Pursuant to the recommendations set forth in Section I (St.
Joseph Seminary Development Area) of the Township Master Plan adopted
January 20, 2009, amended on August 2, 2010, the intent of the Cemetery
Zone is to accommodate the establishment of a cemetery on a portion
of the former Saint Joseph Seminary property in a manner that preserves
and protects the unique topography and other attributes of the property,
and subject to the requirements and limitations of the New Jersey
Cemetery Act of 2003.
The Cemetery Zone is intended to achieve the following goals:
A. To implement the recommendations set forth in Section I (St. Joseph
Seminary Development Area) of the Township's Master Plan, as amended
on August 2, 2010.
B. To ensure that any cemetery that is established or expanded within
the Zone is designed to integrate harmoniously into the landscape
and topography of the Seminary property, as well as with due regard
to mitigating any negative impact on the adjacent properties and uses.
C. To establish such zoning requirements as are reasonably necessary
to implement the above goals, within the parameters established by
the New Jersey Cemetery Act of 2003.
D. To allow the property to be used in a manner consistent with the
adjacent ECA Educational and Cultural Arts Zone in the event no cemetery
is established.
Any use not expressly permitted in the Cemetery Zone shall be
prohibited.
The minimum tract area in the Cemetery Zone shall be 10 acres.
The minimum tract frontage in the Cemetery Zone shall be 500
feet.
All buildings or structures in the Cemetery Zone, including
mausoleums and crematoria, shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet
from any property line.
A. Parking improvements and driveways shall be set back a minimum of
25 feet from any property line, except that this requirement shall
not be deemed to prohibit use of existing parking facilities incorporated
into the Cemetery Zone or driveway connections to property situated
in the adjacent ECA Zone.
B. Graves with raised headstones shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet
from any property line.
C. Graves without raised headstones shall be set back a minimum of five
feet from any property line.