cemetery

Question 1

site criteria for memorial parks or cemeteries

Answer 1

• periphery of town center, little hazard to life/health

- # of cemeteries to be allowed will be based on needs/death rate in municipality as well as future catchment areas

Question 2

location of memorial parks/cemeteries

Answer 2

• for cemetery based on CLUP
• if none, CLUP - open space (not within SAFDZ) or agricultural (not prime agri land, not tenanted, not part of CARP, not irrigated)
• if without CLUP - adjacent to existing cemetery, area w/in 100m is neither residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or area deemed by board as appropriate and aligned with PUD principles

Question 3

what is PUD

Answer 3

planned unit development

one concept of real estate dev/land dev scheme aiming to optimize use of land through innovative site layout etc

Question 4

physical suitability of cemeteries

Answer 4

• not in environmentally critical areas (Proclamation no. 2146)

Question 5

Water table should not exceed ___ below ground surface as certified by NWRB (National Water Resources Board)

Answer 5

4.5 m

Question 6

site accessibility

must be served by a road with minimum ROW of ____ m

Answer 6

8.00

Question 7

ratio for saleable area

Answer 7

no fixed ratio

Question 8

for memorial parks, MINIMUM ___% to be utilized for ground interment to maintain park-like character

Answer 8

50%

Question 9

burial plot size

ground interment

Answer 9

1 x 2.44 minimum

1. 5 minimum depth
2. 0 setback for plots fronting ROW (no above ground structure)
3. 4 MAX height of structure above ground

Question 10

burial plot size

tomb

Answer 10

1. 6 x 3 minimum
2. 3 minimum setback
3. 0 minimum setback fronting ROW

Question 11

burial plot size

mausoleum

Answer 11

4 x 5 minimum

0. 5 setback
1. 0 setback fronting ROW

Question 12

minimum dimensions for cinerarium

Answer 12

0.3 x 0.3 x 0.6

Question 13

burial plot size

columbarium/ossuary

Answer 13

0.3 x 0.3 x 0.6

Question 14

no plot shall be more than ___ meters away from roadway

Answer 14

60

Question 15

no plot shall be more than ___ meters away from pathway

Answer 15

30

Question 16

minimum ROW for major roads

Answer 16

8 m

6m carriageway, 2m sidewalk or 1m easement both sides

Question 17

minimum ROW for minor roads

Answer 17

6. 5m

4. 5m carriageway, rest = sidewalk or easement

Question 18

cul-de-sac minimum diameter

Answer 18

15m

Question 19

paving material of roads and pathways + minimum path width

Answer 19

either concrete or asphalt

1m minimum - nonslip

Question 20

for memorial parks located along national primary and secondary roads, a distance of at least ___ meters from edge of ROW shall be imposed with no burial plot

Answer 20

25

Question 21

buffer strip from national road can be utilized for:

Answer 21

service road
parking purpose
admin building
other facilities

Question 22

for memorial parks with <=1ha, main pathwalk should be ___ meters minimum width from main gate and ___ meters width pathwalk network

Answer 22

2, 2

Question 23

if cemetery abuts street/road, setback should be sufficient to accommodate ___ vehicles simultaneously

Answer 23

10

Question 24

cemetery perimeter fence max height

Answer 24

3m

Question 25

solid reinforced concrete wall height to be able to construct tombs, vaults, mausoleums etc up to the walls

Answer 25

2-3m

Question 26

if wall is not solid reinforced concrete, clearance of __ meters to be maintained between perimeter fence and nearest interment plot

Answer 26

5

Question 27

cemetery, memorial park or any place duly authorized by law for permanent disposal of the dead

Answer 27

burial grounds

Question 28

place of burial consisting of galleries or passages with side recesses for tombs

Answer 28

catacomb

Question 29

a public or private land used for the burial of the dead and other uses indicated for cemetery purposes, to include landscaped grounds, driveways, walks, columbaria, crematories, mortuaries mausoleums, niches, graveyards and public comfort rooms.

Answer 29

cemetery

Question 30

niche in a tomb or columbarium to accommodate an urn containing the ashes of a cremated body

Answer 30

cinerarium

Question 31

sepulcher with niches for cinerary remains

Answer 31

columbarium

Question 32

any designated place duly authorized by law to cremate dead persons

Answer 32

crematorium

Question 33

exclusive area designed for private family mausoleums, with well-kept manicured lawns adorned with neatly trimmed hedges and shady tree

Answer 33

family estate area

Question 34

ideal place for underground interment characterized by raised structures and niches

Answer 34

garden area

Question 35

serene garden covered with lush carpet of well-maintained grass. It provides an ideal site for underground interment distinctly identified with flat marble marker

Answer 35

lawn area

Question 36

large stately tomb to accommodate one or more interments, usually with provisions for an ossuary or a cinerarium

Answer 36

mausoleum

Question 37

monument, marker, tablet, headstone, tombstone, private mausoleum or tomb for family or individual use

Answer 37

memorial

Question 38

privately-owned cemetery with well-kept landscaped lawns and wide roadways and footpaths separating the areas assigned for ground interments, tombs, mausoleums and columbaria; with or without a mortuary chapel; and provided with a systematic supervision and maintenance and where park-like atmosphere is its outstanding quality

Answer 38

memorial park

Question 39

tombstone, or memorial of concrete, granite, marble or other durable stone extending above the surface of the ground, usually with decorative urns or symbolic statuary

Answer 39

monument

Question 40

place in which dead bodies are temporarily kept pending identification or burial

Answer 40

morgue

Question 41

interment space for remains

Answer 41

niche

Question 42

interment space for bones of the dead

Answer 42

ossuary

Question 43

family or individual or other similar exclusive burial ground established and authorized subject to these rules and regulations

Answer 43

private burying ground or place of enshrinement

Question 44

burial ground, government or privately owned, open for general use of the public

Answer 44

public cemetery

Question 45

burial place solidly built of stone or concrete

Answer 45

sepulcher

Question 46

above ground sepulcher without roof or canopy

Answer 46

tomb