(a) As used in this section, “grave” shall mean a space within a City-owned cemetery which is designated for the burial of one (1) dead body; “grave-site” shall mean a space within a City-owned cemetery which contains one (1) or more graves; “receipt” shall mean the document which evidences the City’s original conveyance of rights in a grave to a member or members of the public; and “certificate of purchase” shall mean the document which evidences the City’s original conveyance of rights in a grave site to a member or members of the public.
(b) When so requested by the owner of a receipt or a certificate of purchase, his or her successor(s) or assign(s), and upon receiving said receipt or certificate, the Commissioner of Park Maintenance may repurchase a grave which is the subject of the receipt or certificate.
(c) When the Commissioner agrees to repurchase a grave, he or she shall do so for the price at which the grave was originally sold by the City less ten percent (10%) of that price to cover administrative costs incurred in the repurchase process. In the case of a grave which has been vacated through disinterment, the Commissioner may credit the repurchase price against the cost of disinterment. The portion of the repurchase price which exceeds the cost of disinterment, if any, shall be paid to the seller of the grave.
(d) When a grave has been repurchased by the Commissioner, the cemetery records shall reflect the availability of that grave for purchase.
(Ord. No. 2044-92. Passed 12-7-92, eff. 12-14-92)