(A) Interments will be made on a family lot only with written consent of the lot owner or his or her representative, or where prior reservation exists.
(B) The cemetery shall not be responsible for any order authorizing an interment given by telephone, nor for any mistakes occurring as a result of a lack of precise and proper instruction as to the particular size, space and location in a lot where interment is desired.
(C) All interments and disinterments shall be arranged with the Cemetery Manager. At least 24 hours' notice shall be given to the Cemetery Manager before any interment, and at least 1 week's written notice shall be given before any disinterment or a transfer reinterment. The cemetery reserves the right to schedule interment services when conflicts of time are involved.
(D) The cemetery reserves the right to require the next of kin to remove from a vault and have interred or cremated any remains not in a good state of preservation work when the cemetery deems it necessary.
(E) After the funeral service is concluded, and the casket is ready for burial or to be placed in the receiving vault, the cemetery reserves the right to refuse permission to anyone to open the casket or to touch the remains without the consent of a legal representative of the deceased or without a court order.
(F) Every interment under ground shall be made enclosed in an outer container or receptacle of an airtight and watertight design made of stone, concrete, brick, metal or combination of such substances necessary to prevent movement of earth or for proper preservation of the casket and remains, and to prevent the exchange of body fluids and embalming fluids with the earth surrounding the grave and contamination of groundwater. All metal vaults used shall be constructed of a material not lighter in weight than 12 gauge, and the gauge shall be clearly stamped on all the vaults. No other materials are approved for use as an outer container.
(G) All tents, lowering devices, artificial grass and other equipment used in making interments and disinterments shall be the equipment owned by the city and provided by the Cemetery Manager. Provisions for the use of this equipment shall be included in the cost of opening and closing the grave site; provided, however, in the event the Cemetery Manager determines that it is necessary to schedule 2 or more interments on the same day, the equipment owned by the city will be used at the interment of which the Cemetery Manager first receives notice pursuant to this chapter. Any persons desiring other interments for the same date must arrange for interment equipment acceptable to the Cemetery Manager and provide the equipment at his or her own expense.
(H) Burial shall not be allowed to any remains not being accompanied to the cemetery by the Kentucky Department of Health Burial-Transit Permit.
(I) Two persons may be interred in 1 grave space only in the following situations:
(1) Two cremations in 1 grave space, provided that the first cremation must be at least 12 inches from the placement of the headstone and the second cremation is placed toward the foot of the grave; or
(2) One regular burial and 1 cremation in 1 grave space, provided that the regular burial must occur first.
In either situation, proper identification of both interments must appear on the memorial erected on the grave site.
(J) The lot owner is required to provide a suitable memorial marker identifying each set of remains in a particular lot. If the owner of the lot or the family of the person interred has not paid for the installation of a marker for the grave within 2 years of the interment of the family member, the Special Care Endowment Fund or the city from its general fund may at their discretion pay for the cost of a marker and claim a lien against any open and unused grave spaces within the lot.
(K) Upon reaching the boundary of the cemetery, all funerals and transportation of remains shall be under the supervision of the cemetery management. The Manager, or his or her appointed representative, shall be required to be present at and to superintend every interment.
(L) The interment fees provided by this subchapter shall be paid before an interment can be made.
(1997 Code, § 860.2) (Ord. 860.1, passed 8-10-1981; Ord. passed 7-8-1985; Am. Ord. 92-021, passed 12-7-1992; Am. Ord. 2009-23, passed 12-21-2009; Am. Ord. 2019-003, passed 5-20-2019; Am. Ord. 2022-010, passed 11-21-2022)