§ 4. Cemeteries.

4-1.

General. The standards contained herein shall apply to all new cemeteries, expansions of existing cemeteries, or parcels upon with burial/cemetery lots will be created. All cemeteries and individual burial plots within cemeteries or upon individual parcels shall conform to the requirements of a platting action as established in Article 2, Section 4-13.

4-2.

Land Area and Height. Cemeteries are not limited to a minimum or maximum parcel size. The height of all structures in cemeteries shall adhere to those required by their zoning classification.

4-3.

Setbacks. Individual burial plots within cemeteries located along any platted public or private roadway shall not be located in the applicable front yard setback as required by the Horry County Zoning Ordinance. All structures within new cemeteries or expanded portions of existing cemeteries shall adhere to setback requirements of the Horry County Zoning Ordinance.

4-4.

Access, parking, maintenance, and buffers/landscaping.

A.

External access. Access to cemeteries five acres or less shall be provided via a public or private road right-of-way or a shared private driveway easement. For cemeteries greater than five acres, access shall be provided via a public or private road right-of-way. Cemeteries shall conform to the lot frontage requirements established in Article 4, Section 3-2(B) of these regulations and the access management standards of Article 7.

Access to cemeteries via a public or private road right-of-way shall require the driveway within the right-of-way to be paved to the applicable county standards based on the anticipated average trips the cemetery will generate.

B.

Internal access. Cemeteries greater than five acres in size shall provide a 20-foot wide internal non-exclusive and appurtenant access easement to the burial plots. Such access is not required to provide access to every burial plot; however, should be arranged in such a manner that the access drive loops through the cemetery providing ingress and egress as well as parking for all burial plots.

Access drives shall be designed and constructed in a manner that users will not be required to back off the cemetery property on to a public or private road right-of-way. The access easement shall have sufficient vehicle storage capacity to allow funeral parking within the boundaries of the cemetery.

All cemeteries shall adhere to the parking standards set forth in the Horry County Zoning Ordinance.

C.

Maintenance. Methods for the maintenance of internal non-exclusive and appurtenant access easements by perpetual care cemeteries shall conform to applicable state legislation.

D.

Buffers/landscaping. Cemeteries shall conform to landscaping and buffering standards established in the Horry County Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 169-01, 11-20-01; Ord. No. 08-04, § 1, 2-17-04)