The following definitions shall be used to clarify the meanings of words and/or phrases as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise clearly dictates. The Town Attorney will be the final authority where any further interpretations are necessary.
BLOCK: A geographical subdivision of the Meadow Town Cemetery that contains one, two (2) or four (4) lots within its boundary.
CEMETERY: A tract of land dedicated to earth interments of the human deceased.
CERTIFICATE OF BURIAL RIGHTS: A certificate issued by the Meadow Town Corporation describing the block, lot and plot within the Meadow Town Cemetery to which a purchaser owns rights of burial. The certificate conveys to the purchaser the right to burial only, and not the ownership of the described real property, which shall remain the property of the Meadow Town Corporation.
CREMAINS: All that remains of a human body, plus its container, after the cremation process has occurred.
GOVERNING BODY: The Mayor and Town Council of the Meadow Town Corporation, Millard County, Utah.
INTERMENT: The disposition of the remains of a deceased human by earth burial.
LOT: A further subdivision of a block in the Meadow Town Cemetery that consists of eight (8) adjoining graves or plot spaces that are used or intended for use for earth interment of the human deceased.
MARKER: A memorial stone or plaque installed flush with the ground in the tribute area of a burial space indicating the given and/or family name and other information intended to perpetuate the memory of the deceased.
MEADOW TOWN CORPORATION, MEADOW TOWN OR THE TOWN: Terms understood to be synonymous, and which may be used interchangeably.
MEMORIAL: A monument, marker or other commemorative item.
MONUMENT: A memorial stone extending above the ground level in the tribute area of a burial space inscribed with the given and/or family name and other information designed to perpetuate the memory of the deceased.
OLD SECTION OR OLD PART OF THE MEADOW TOWN CEMETERY: That part of the Meadow Town Cemetery which generally centers around the point of the cemetery's origin, in which there are many forgotten, lost or unidentified burials. Attempted burials within this region have ended in unpleasant results in the past. Burials within this region are highly discouraged or prohibited, as may be determined under the guidance of the Sexton.
PERPETUAL CARE: The maintenance and care that Meadow Town agrees to give on a continual basis.
PLOT: A single space of ground, or individual grave within a lot, that is used or intended to be used for the interment and permanent disposition of human remains by burial. A plot has a physical measurement of four feet by eight feet (4' x 8') in most lots, but four feet by eight and one-half feet (4' x 81/2') in some others. The definition for the term "plot" shall be synonymous with the definitions for the terms "grave", "grave space" or "burial space".
PLOT OWNER OR PURCHASER: The owner or purchaser of burial rights or the collateral right of use of any burial plot evidenced by a deed or certificate of burial rights for described plot, or by proven and recognized descent or devise from the original owner (will or trust).
RESIDENT: An individual whose legal place of inhabitation is within the boundaries of Meadow Town and/or is the owner of taxable property there. For the purposes of this chapter, a person is a resident of Meadow Town if the person:
A. Has his/her principal place of inhabitation within Meadow Town and has a present intention to continue residency within Meadow Town permanently.
B. Moves or is moved to another location for, or because of, healthcare needs, military service or incarceration, but who does not intend to make that location their residence shall also be considered a resident of Meadow Town.
C. Has legal or official ownership, individually or jointly with another, of any real property which is subject to assessment by Meadow Town for ad valorem Property Taxes.
RIGHT OF BURIAL OR BURIAL RIGHTS: The right for the holder of a certificate of burial rights, eligible decedent or heir to be buried in the Meadow Town Cemetery.
TRIBUTE AREA: That part of the surface of a grave located within thirty six inches (36") of the head end (west boundary) of a grave, wherein memorials, monuments and markers are allowed to be placed. (Ord. 2010-1, 6-15-2010; amd. 2016 Code)