A. Interments; Burial Permits:
1. No interment shall take place without a burial permit, and not until all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relative to burials have been complied with. No grave shall be opened unless the grave space has been paid for, with the exception of indigent cases, or when the funeral director assumes the responsibility of payment for such grave space or spaces. Funeral directors making arrangements for burials shall be responsible for all interment charges if not paid by the owner or agent. If the deceased to be interred is not a member of the immediate family of the lot owner, permission in writing from such owner must be filed with the city council or other duly appointed cemetery personnel. This permission must be filed before the interment is made. (1985 Code § 16-141)
2. Only one interment in any one grave shall be permitted, except two (2) infants may be permitted to be buried in one grave when approval is given by the cemetery sexton. The city council or other duly appointed cemetery personnel shall not be held responsible for errors in location of graves on lots arising from improper instructions of lot owners. Orders from funeral directors shall be construed as orders from owners. Under no circumstances shall the city assume responsibility for error in opening graves when orders are given by telephone.
B. Disinterments; Permission Required: Disinterment and removal of a body shall not be made without the permission of the city administrator or other duly appointed cemetery personnel, the lot owner, or the next of kin of the deceased. Graves shall not be opened for inspection except for official investigations. (1985 Code § 16-141; amd. 2004 Code)