County Imposes Moratorium on Crematory Applications

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The Cherokee County Commission at its Tuesday meeting voted to impose a 60-day moratorium on accepting applications related to crematories.

Commissioners voted 4-0-1, with District 3 Commissioner Brian Poole abstaining, to impose the temporary halt.

The resolution calling for the moratorium applies to applications for land disturbance permits for crematories on properties zoned general commercial or office-institutional and petitions to rezone land to either office-institutional or general commercial for the construction of a crematory.

See also:

• Towne Lake Residents Continue Push Against Funeral Home
• Brandon Beach Seeks To Expand Distance Requirements For Crematories
• Amid Outcry, Poole Seeks Another Location For Funeral Home
• Towne Lake Residents Fight Proposed Funeral Home, Crematorium

Poole recused himself from the measure, as his proposed project to build a funeral home at the corner of Eagle and Rose Creek drives in Towne Lake propelled county leaders to review permitted uses in zoning districts.

Poole’s plans initially included an operating crematorium along with the funeral home at the Towne Lake location, but he later decided to seek another location for the crematory portion of his business.

Poole stated groundbreaking for the funeral home project “will not be too far away now.”

Residents who’ve expressed opposition to Poole’s plans continue to hold regular protests at the site of the proposed development and discuss their concerns on the HEADS UP Woodstock - Neighbors Against Poole Funeral Home and Crematory’s Facebook page.

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