(A) When any lot in this cemetery has been abandoned, the same shall revert to the city and may be resold by the city, or otherwise used for cemetery purposes in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) A lot in the cemetery shall be deemed to have been abandoned when:
(1) No interments have been made therein for 20 years after date of removal of body or bodies which may have been interred in the lot; or
(2) No interments have been made therein and the owner has died and been buried elsewhere and is without heirs or assigns.
(C) Provided that, written notice to the city by the lawful owner of a lot that the lot is still claimed by the owner, shall reestablish the person’s ownership to the lot and, for the purpose of this section, the date of the notice shall be considered to be in lieu of the date of purchase, or date of adoption of this chapter, as the case may be; provided, the notice is received before the expiration of the time hereinbefore specified as constituting an abandonment of the lot; and, provided, the city has given notice in a local newspaper 30 days prior to the date it intends to reclaim a lot under the provisions of this section.
(Prior Code, § 5-31)