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Jardine Funeral Home is seeking approval of a 1,400-square-foot expansion so it can add a crematorium to its Pearl Road business.
The city Planning Commission is expected tonight to review site plans for the project, which would be the first of its kind in Strongsville.
Jason Jardine said he does not expect the plan to be controversial. He said the number of people choosing cremation is on the rise, and the trend is likely to continue.
"It's leaning that way," Jardine said. "My bet is that it will."
At Jardine's request, Strongsville last year amended its zoning code to address crematories.
Law Director Ken Kraus said the city added local requirements to operate a crematory, in addition to existing state regulations.
The legislation says only licensed funeral homes can operate crematories, which cannot be built within 150 feet of a residential property. They can be used only for human remains -- not for animals -- and their design and landscaping would have to be approved by the Architectural Review Board.
Scattering of cremated remains at the funeral home site is prohibited. Also, carbon monoxide emissions would have to meet standards of the Cleveland Division of Air Quality and the crematory could not become "a nuisance by way of particulate matter, offensive smells, noise, smoke or any other reason," the legislation says.
No action on the plan is expected tonight. Jardine said he believes the matter will be referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals because he will need a 20-foot variance.
lyn
9:38 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
EWW!
I picture smokestacks. Probably not, hope not - I would not want to see that every day, twice a day as I drive down Pearl.
I would think that should be off in some secluded corner of the city. I probably have some dated vision of what a crematory would look and smell like.
I say NO on the variance. Stick with the zoning regulations on this one.
YUCK!!
James Murphy
6:32 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
lyn they can buy back the wetlands in back of the place (that will keep them from jambing a school in there
lyn
7:15 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
James- I was kinda thinking along the same lines. But I would rather have them buy the entire 17 acres, and shove that body burner way back off the road. Just gives me the creeps thinking about it. Out of sight, out of mind! Put it way, way back - between the high school and Jardines.
Then at Halloween they can have a creepy haunted house nearby for families to visit, and then gather in the woods for hayrides and bonfires to sing campfire songs by. Hey - (HAY) that sounds like a good idea since Sidells is gone. And since I'm probably the only one creeped out by this, everybody should go for it - a good place for families to gather and have a community experience.
tom m
8:28 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
lyn that depends on what they are going to use as a bonfire
lyn
6:12 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Yummy! Flavored, smoked or burnt marshmallows - your choice!
Alex
10:27 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
I can't believe they are letting a crematory to be built in the middle of town. Have you heard the problems with crematories? Just Google it. Some sites are talking about unregulated mercury levels. There are houses and a school right there. (by the way....i like my marshmallows burnt)
Tom Brennan
6:26 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012
I'd be surprised if this request was not rubber stamped. The Jardines are a well-established family in Strongsville, and definitely a part of Mayor Perciak's circle of trust.
lyn
3:30 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
I wonder if last year, when Jardine's approached the city about the regulations when they had "no immediate plans" to build a crematory, if just maybe, after the city had "to draft an amendment to the zoning code" - they had the regulations custom fit into what would be a go for Jardine's. Like, what needs written in the city's regs so Jardines won't have a problem building.
But, since these regs were just drafted, and this is the first time they are being applied - and its only been a year, why should the city be considering a variance at all????
Seems like only certain businesses are given a pass while others (Giant Eagle to name one), are expected to jump through hoops.