Cemetery lots or burial spaces sold after the effective date of the chapter and remaining vacant 40 years from the date of their sale shall automatically revert to the township upon occurrence of the following events:
(A) Notice shall be sent by the Township Clerk by first-class mail to the last known address of the last owner of record informing him or her of the expiration of the 40-year period and that all rights with respect to said lots or spaces will be forfeited if he or she does not affirmatively indicate in writing to the Township Clerk within 60 days from the date of mailing of the within notice his or her desire to retain said burial rights; and
(B) No written response to said notice indicating a desire to retain the cemetery lots or burial spaces in question is received by the Township Clerk from the last owner or record of said lots or spaces, or his or her heirs or legal representative, within 60 days from the date of mailing of said notice.
(Ord. 22, passed 6-1-1999; Ord. 22, passed 7-6-2010)