A public hearing regarding the proposed expansion of a South Surrey cemetery is set for Monday (Nov. 9).
According to a City of Surrey planning report, four hectares at 19036 16 Ave. is eyed for expansion purposes at Heritage Gardens, with a plan to convey, at no cost to the city, 1.49 hectares of stream-side area adjacent to the Little Campbell River.
The subject property – located within the South Campbell Heights Special Study Area – currently has two single-family dwellings and a few barns on the site, all of which are proposed to be removed.
The applicant seeks rezoning of the property from general agricultural (A-1) to cemetery zone (PC), and is proposing to consolidate the site with the existing cemetery, the report states.
Heritage Gardens opened as a “sustainable cemetery” – with services including green burial – in spring of 2018, on 8.5 acres at 19082 16 Ave., adjacent to the city-owned Hazelmere Cemetery.
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If the expansion is approved, access to the new area would be through the existing cemetery, the report notes.
Due to the pandemic, options for participating in Monday’s public hearing include: submit written comments to council via email to clerks@surrey.ca by noon of the date of the hearing; register to speak via telephone (call between noon and 5 p.m. on the date of the hearing to be added to the queue; or, to request attending in person, call 604-591-4132.
Only those with reservations will be allowed inside city hall.
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