A. Notice Required:
1. The city shall require a twenty four (24) hour notice by the owner of the lot or his duly authorized representative before a grave is opened.
2. The owner of the lot shall be required to also give twenty four (24) hours' notice to the city if a person not of the owner's immediate family is to be buried.
B. Number Of Persons In Single Grave Plot:
1. No more than one adult shall be buried in a single grave plot, except by written consent of the city (this does not refer to the possible burial of a child or children with an adult). Stacked vaults are not permitted.
2. Ashes from cremation are not considered human remains. Ashes may be buried in an occupied grave plot. The ashes must be buried at least eighteen inches (18") deep, in a container within a gravesite owned by the family.
C. Rights Of Deceased Plot Owner: Property rights of deceased plot owners will be held inalienable for the family or descendants. (1991 Code § 16-101; amd. 2013 Code; Ord. 22-38, 10-11-2022)