09.02A Cemetery - Ordiance Amendment

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issue deeds as proof of ownership. Attached to the deed will be a set of regulations for the owner's information. The City Administrator�is also responsible for keeping accurate records of the burial lots, ownership and occupancy. 1. Burial lots will be sold in multiples of one. 2. The price of each burial lot will be set by resolution annually by the City Council. A charge will be set by resolution annually by the City Council for staking and clearing snow from lots for winter interments. The charge for staking and clearing snow from lots is applicable beginning on the date of first measurable accumulation of snowfall through April 30�'. 3. The owner of a burial lot is not authorized to sell such lot to another person. If for some reason the owner may wish to dispose of a burial lot, it can be re-sold to the City at the price the owner paid for it upon proper proof of such price and presentation of adequate proof of ownership. Section 5-2.4. INTERMENTS All interments, disinterments or removals must be made at a time and in a manner approved by the City and upon payment which shall be set by the City Council. 1. No interment shall be permitted in any lot until such lot is fully paid for except as may be provided in the sales agreement. 2. The City reserves the right to require at least forty-eight (48)hours' notice prior to any interment and at least forty-eight(48)hours' notice to any disinterment or removal. 3. The City reserves the right to refuse the interment and to refuse to open any burial lot for any purpose except upon written application by a lot owner of record or his/her authorized representative. 4. In order to assist in maintaining the constant beauty of Pequot Lakes Cemetery no interment shall be made without the use of a concrete steel reinforced vault. 5. When instructions received from a lot owner or his/her legal representative regarding the location in a lot of an interment space are indefinite or when for any reason the interment space cannot be opened where specified, the City may at its discretion open such other location in the lot as is deemed best and proper to avoid delaying the interment service. The City shall not be made liable for payment of damages for such action or for any error that might develop therefrom. Section 5-2.5. LIABILITY OF THE CITY The City shall not be held responsible for the execution of any order given by telephone or for any error occurring from lack of the receipt of proper written instructions pertaining to the funeral service or interment.