Zoning irks funeral homes ; City plans solution to aid mortuaries.

Columbia Daily Tribune | January 18, 2009| | Copyright

The struggles of two entrepreneurs in the funeral home industry have prompted the Columbia City Council to rethink city ordinances that outline where mortuaries can find a home.

John Bach was looking last fall to expand the Carr-Yeager Funeral Home LLC with a Columbia location at Garth and Texas avenues. He hit a snag after learning city ordinances only allowed such businesses in commercially zoned areas.

Many funeral homes occupy former church buildings, which are permitted in residential zoning areas.

Neighbors of the proposed Carr-Yeager site bristled at the idea of commercial zoning in ...

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