CHAPTER 3
CEMETERY

SECTION:

6-3-1: Definitions

6-3-2: Name Of Cemetery

6-3-3: Applicability

6-3-4: Cemetery Sexton Powers And Duties

6-3-5: Regulation Of Cemetery And Burials

6-3-6: Memorial Stone And Memorials

6-3-7: Regulations And Prohibited Uses

6-3-8: Fees And Charges

6-3-9: Sale Of Burial Rights

6-3-1: DEFINITIONS:

BURIAL PLOT:	The location, by section and block, identified in a city cemetery for the future exercise of a burial right, or the memorial to a deceased person.
BURIAL RIGHT:	The limited right of a specific individual to be buried in a specific burial lot in any land designated by the city as a cemetery or a columbarium niche.
BURIAL VAULT:	A structure used to hold a casket or container of cremated remains.
CEMETERY OFFICIAL:	The Cemetery Sexton or other authorized City employee.
CERTIFICATE OF BURIAL RIGHT:	A document issued by the city identifying the individual who may be buried in a burial plot.
CREMATED REMAINS:	The remains of a deceased human that have been reduced to ashes.
DISINTERMENT:	The permanent removal of a casket or cremated remains from a burial plot.
EXHUMATION:	The temporary removal of human remains from a burial plot.
GRAVE:	A burial plot in which human remains, including cremated remains, have been buried or which has been excavated in anticipation of burial.
MARKER:	A memorial marker that is flat, flush to the natural grade of a grave identifying the person whose remains are buried in the grave.
MEMORIAL STONE:	A marker or monument stone used to identify the person interred in a burial plot.
MEMORIALS:	Items placed on a burial lot as a remembrance.
RESIDENCY:	Washington City residency shall be determined by proof shown, such as recorded property ownership, voting records, Washington City utility accounts, or other acceptable proof of residency. (Ord. 2022-53, 9-28-2022)

 

6-3-2: NAME OF CEMETERY:

The burial ground of the City shall be known and designated by the name of Washington City Cemetery. (Ord. 2022-53, 9-28-2022)

6-3-3: APPLICABILITY:

The City may maintain a cemetery in any location owned by the City and designated as a cemetery by the City Council. Any designation by the City Council of a cemetery shall be permanent. (Ord. 2022-53, 9-28-2022)