A. Indigent interment will only be allowed in available lots at the Olympus and Buzzard Cemeteries. Available lots will be determined by the cemetery sexton.
B. For a person to be eligible for indigent interment, the funeral home director or family must submit documentation and a written notice to the city manager requesting an individual be considered as indigent. Upon review of documentation, the city manager will make the final determination.
C. Prior to any interment being made, the funeral director, owner, or purchaser of the lot on which the interment is to be made, shall make application for a burial permit to the city clerk at least twenty four (24) hours prior thereto, and the city clerk shall be informed at such time of the size of the outside case to be used, the location of the grave on the lot, who is to be buried and any other information necessary to comply with state and local laws and ordinances.
1. If the application is found to be in order, and fees have been paid, the city clerk shall issue a burial permit.
2. In the event a "direct burial", as defined herein, is performed and only under such circumstances that do not allow adequate time to obtain a burial permit from the city clerk, the cemetery sexton or his/her designee may approve the application, collect the fee and provide a burial permit.
D. Only contractors that are bonded and licensed to perform work within the city of Grove shall be eligible to open a grave. No grave shall be opened without a burial permit being first issued and record made thereof. Any person may make said application only when the lot owner or purchaser has given his permission for interment, and said applicant must be able to furnish proof of such permission to the city clerk or funeral director at the time the application is made.
E. No service, funeral, or burial shall take place within the cemetery except by a funeral director who is licensed to perform work within the state of Oklahoma and the city of Grove.
1. Funeral directors are encouraged to schedule services, funerals or burials between the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M. on Monday through Friday. Although discouraged, Saturday, Sunday and holiday services, funerals or burials are allowed in time of an emergency.
F. All interments, including cremations, shall be placed in the appropriate section of the cemetery according to the plans and specifications on file in the city clerk's office and approved by the city.
G. The city shall be notified a minimum of twenty four (24) hours in advance of any service, funeral or burial for which a grave shall be marked prior to opening. If such notice is not given there will be an additional service fee. Marking of graves prior to opening shall be accomplished according to the specifications and shall be marked by the cemetery sexton, or other designated city representative.
H. All graves shall be level with surrounding areas and no mounds shall be allowed. Each burial plot shall be limited to the following:
1. Buzzard Cemetery: The interment of one human body.
2. Olympus Cemetery: The interment of one human body.
3. Olympus North: Determined by section:
a. Standard grave: The interment of one human body; and with city approval may also include one cremation urn in a manner consistent with the applicable laws of the state of Oklahoma.
b. Inground cremations: The interment of no more than four (4) cremation urns.
c. Baby land: The interment of one infant body less than one year old.
d. Scattering garden: Scattered cremations of one human body for each memorial plaque space on the section C common monument wall.
4. Vaults shall be located at least six inches (6") inside of the lot boundary as follows:
Standard Graves | Inground Cremations | Baby Land | |
Lot size | 5' x 10' | 5' x 5' | 5' x 5' |
Opening | 42" x 8' | Container size | Container size |
Depth | 5' - 51/2' | 21/2' - 3' | 21/2' - 3' |
In order to maintain a high standard of care and to eliminate sunken graves caused by the collapse of caskets or urns, and to give peace of mind to the remaining bereaved families all burials, except for scattered cremations in the scattering garden, must be made in high strength reinforced concrete vaults, which may be procured from any source, provided they are high strength reinforced concrete. No wooden, polypropylene, fiberglass, metal or other nondurable vaults shall be allowed for placement of any casket or urn.
I. Anyone planning to make improvements on lots or gravesites shall receive written permission from the city before the project is started. No curbing of cemetery lots will be allowed. No crushed rock or quartz shall be placed on any grave. (Ord. 675, 1-7-2014)