[1974 Code § 8-22; Ord. #78-55 § 1]
As used in this chapter:
Shall be defined by reference by N.J.S.A. 8A:1-2.
Shall mean any mausoleum containing six (6) or more crypts.
[1974 Code § 8-23; Ord. #78-55 § 2]
All applications for construction of public mausoleums shall
be subject to the requirements of the Site Plan Ordinance of the Township
of Woodbridge.[1]
[1974 Code § 8-24; Ord. #78-55 § 3]
Maximum height of all public mausoleum buildings shall be thirty-five
(35) feet and the maximum ground coverage shall not exceed forty thousand
(40,000) square feet. Public mausoleums shall not account for more
than thirty (30%) percent of the total lot coverage of any cemetery.
No more than eight thousand (8,000) bodies shall be interred in a
public mausoleum that is twenty (20) feet in height with a maximum
ground coverage of forty thousand (40,000) square feet and no more
than fourteen thousand five hundred (14,500) bodies shall be interred
in a public mausoleum that is thirty-five (35) feet in height with
a maximum ground coverage of forty thousand (40,000) square feet.
[1974 Code § 8-25; Ord. #78-55 § 4]
The minimum open space between a public mausoleum and any property
line shall be two hundred fifty (250) feet. No mausoleum, in-ground
burials or other cemetery uses are permitted within fifty (50) feet
of the exterior walls of any public mausoleums. No public mausoleum
shall be constructed within twenty-five (25) feet of an area of moderate
or special flood hazard. A proper landscaping plan shall be submitted
to the appropriate municipal body.
[1974 Code § 8-26; Ord. #78-55 § 5]
No public mausoleum shall be constructed unless, before construction
is commenced, there is available in the cemetery another plot of ground
which is equal in size to that upon which the public mausoleum is
being built and which satisfies all of the requirements of a public
mausoleum site that are set forth herein. This second plot of ground
shall be reserved by the cemetery for construction of a public mausoleum
to replace the one which is being built. The cemetery shall designate
such site for a replacement mausoleum on any application for a building
permit to construct a public mausoleum. Construction of a replacement
mausoleum shall be directed by the Mayor and Council when a duly authorized
Township Inspector shall determine that, because of uncorrectable
defects, an existing public mausoleum presents a danger to the health,
safety or property of the public at large or any individual member
thereof.
[1974 Code § 8-27; Ord. #78-55 § 6]
The exterior walls of all public mausoleums, not utilized to
gain access to individual crypts or columbariums, must be constructed
of reinforced concrete poured in place, concrete masonry or granite
or other natural stone. No public mausoleum shall be constructed of
reinforced concrete poured in place unless the exterior walls are
at least six (6) inches thick if the mausoleum is not more than twenty
(20) feet in height and at least ten (10) inches thick if the mausoleum
is more than twenty (20) feet in height. No public mausoleum shall
be constructed of concrete masonry unless the exterior walls are at
least eight (8) inches thick if the mausoleum is not more than twenty
(20) feet in height, and at least twelve (12) inches thick if the
mausoleum is more than twenty (20) feet in height. In computing the
thickness of the exterior walls, any veneer which may be applied to
the outside surface shall not be computed as a part of the minimum
required thickness of the wall. The computable thickness shall be
determined by reference to a single homogenous monolithic formation
of the bearing wall. All exterior finished materials shall be of equal
quality. Standards for the strength and curing of concrete and other
standards for the material used in the construction of the exterior
walls of a public mausoleum shall be ascertained by reference to appropriate
national standards.
[1974 Code § 8-28; Ord. #78-55 § 7]
There shall be no access to crypts or columbariums during hours
when the cemetery is not open to the public. There shall be no more
than two (2) interments to a crypt. No crypt or columbarium is to
be below ground level.
[1974 Code § 8-29; Ord. #78-55 § 8]
The roof of a public mausoleum shall be constructed of granite,
pre-stressed reinforced concrete or cast-in-place reinforced concrete.
The roof shall be covered with a suitable material creating an impervious
membrane. The roof shall be sloped for drainage at a pitch of at least
ten (10°) degrees.
[1974 Code § 8-30; Ord. #78-55 § 9]
All crypt spaces shall be vented to the atmosphere above the
roofline. A specially prepared vent cap shall be used to cover the
vent riser as it protrudes through the roof to prevent any water from
entering the drain system. The vents and drainage system shall be
constructed of a durable noncorrosive material which will outlast
the need for ventilation and drainage. Each crypt shall be furnished
with a vent lateral and drain lateral which are to remain capped until
entombment. The drainage system shall discharge into a trench of a
porous fill material located under the vents and contained within
the foundation beams. Whenever a vent or drain opening occurs, it
shall be suitably covered with noncorrosive screening material of
proper mesh fine enough to reasonably prevent the possibility of dissemination
of insects, larvae or vermin. Provision shall be made for the attachment
to vents of appropriate antipollution devices.
[1974 Code § 8-31; Ord. #78-55 § 10]
No expansion joint shall be located under any crypt or columbarium.
[1974 Code § 8-32; Ord. #78-55 § 11]
All public mausoleums shall be constructed in accordance with
the requirements of Federal, State, County and local rules and regulations,
standards and building codes to the extent that same are more restrictive
than the within regulations.
[1974 Code § 8-33; Ord. #78-55 § 12]
After each entombment, a crypt opening shall be sealed with
a concrete slab three (3) inches in thickness. The seal shall be continuous
around all edges of the slab and shall be formed by a grout material
providing a permanent impervious seal. If a crypt provides for two
(2) interments, each interment is to be sealed separately. Accurate
records of each interment shall be kept by the cemetery management,
and the appropriate code enforcement official and the Board of Health
of the Township shall be notified immediately of each interment, for
the purpose of inspecting the sealing of the crypt. The cemetery management
shall pay to the Township a fee of ten ($10.00) dollars per crypt
and five ($5.00) dollars per niche for the inspection. In the event
that the appropriate code enforcement official or the Board of Health
deems it necessary to engage independent expertise, the cemetery management
shall bear the cost of the inspection and shall be guided by the expert's
recommendation.
[1974 Code § 8-34; Ord. #78-55 § 13]
There shall be permanent access roads to public mausoleums,
and, at the time of construction, there shall be an on-site parking
area adjacent to each public mausoleum with a minimum of ten (10)
public parking spaces or a number of spaces equal to two (2%) percent
of the total number of potential interments, whichever is greater,
with additional parking spaces to be added as the number of interments
increases. Each year following the construction of a public mausoleum,
the cemetery management shall submit to the appropriate code enforcement
official an annual total of actual interments in that mausoleum so
that the number of additional parking spaces needed can be calculated.
The cemetery management shall then add that number of parking spaces
directed by the Mayor and Council.
[1974 Code § 8-25; Ord. #78-55 § 14]
No interment of a disinterred body shall be made in any niche,
crypt or columbarium unless such disinterred body shall first have
been placed in a sealed container. If the coffin, casket or other
container in which the body was originally interred shall at the time
of disinterment be contained in a vault, the integrity of which has
not been disturbed, the vault shall remain undisturbed and reinterment
in the crypt, niche or columbarium shall be made in that vault, where
possible. All such disinterment shall be subject to inspection by
the State and Local Boards of Health and a permit for disinterment
shall be obtained from either or both of the Boards if required by
law.
[1974 Code § 8-36; Ord. #78-55 § 15]
All public mausoleums shall be subject to yearly health and
structural inspection by an independent expert in each respective
field, to be chosen by the Mayor and Council. The cost of the inspection
shall be borne by the cemetery management. The independent experts
shall report to the Mayor and Municipal Council, who shall, within
twenty (20) days of the Mayor's and Council's receipt of the reports,
notify the cemetery management of any violations. If the violations
are not corrected or the correction commenced within thirty (30) days
following receipt of the notice or if the corrective work is not completed
within sixty (60) days, a fine of five hundred ($500.00) dollars per
day shall be imposed. If the corrective work cannot reasonably be
completed within sixty (60) days, cemetery management may apply to
the Mayor and Municipal Council for an extension, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
[1974 Code § 8-37; Ord. #18-55 § 16]
The Municipal Council of the Township recognizes that the presence
of flowers has a tendency to attract insect life to the area in and
around mausoleums and intends to minimize the presence of insects
in and near such structures while, at the same time, honoring the
desires of family members or friends to honor a deceased with floral
arrangements or other plant life. Therefore, organic flowers and other
plant life shall only be displayed or permitted to remain in or near
a public mausoleum during hours when the public mausoleum is open
to the public, provided that such flowers or other plant life is in
reasonably good condition.
[1974 Code § 8-38; Ord. #78-55 § 17]
Prior to construction of a public mausoleum, the cemetery management
shall submit to the Mayor and Municipal Council a maintenance program
for the public mausoleum building and for that cemetery property which
will be kept vacant in accordance with the provisions of this section
when the public mausoleum is built. The Maintenance Program will be
subject to the approval of the Mayor and Municipal Council and the
cemetery management shall adhere to and include in its program all
reasonable requests and/or suggestions of the Mayor and Municipal
Council.
