Anaheim council to review veterans and general cemetery in July

A proposed veterans and general cemetery in east Anaheim was approved by the Anaheim Planning Commission last week.

The Anaheim City Council will now consider the proposal in July, possibly July 23.

The proposed Gypsum Canyon Cemetery project calls for a 238-acre cemetery in east Anaheim open space along the Riverside (91) Freeway and just east of the 241 Toll Road.

The Orange County Cemetery District is the applicant for the project. The agency manages the Anaheim cemetery and others throughout the county.

The plan calls for a 157-acre veterans cemetery and a 126-acre general public cemetery that would be managed by the California Department of Veterans Affairs.

“Cemetery development would span decades,” according to a city release.

“The project would create Orange County’s first veterans cemetery and provide a closer option for those who are interned or visiting the final resting places of their deceased loved ones who served in the military,” said those responsible.

Currently, the most adjacent veterans cemeteries in OC are Riverside National Cemetery, Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, and Los Angeles National Cemetery.

“The public cemetery would also provide a nearby final resting place for loved ones of families in Anaheim and those in Orange County, where cemeteries are lacking burial space,” according to the city.

The Anaheim Planning Commission approved applications to build and operate a cemetery, updated zoning and planning documents and an addendum to a previous environmental analysis for the area, which was once considered for a subdivision known as Mountain Park, according to the city.

More information about the project is available online: Anaheim.net/cemetery.