5136-91
ORDINANCE NO. 5136-91
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE
MUNICIPAL CEMETERY;' AMENDING SECTIONS 29.01 THROUGH 29.05, CITY
CODE, DELETING PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES; INCREASING THE PRICES FOR THE PURCHASE OF
CEMETERY SPACES, AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN FEES; AMENDING PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF SPACES, RULES FOR
INTERMENT, AND OTHER CEMETERY RULES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. Sections 29.01 through 29.05, Code of Ordinances, are amended
to read:
Sec. 29.01. Management and supervision.
.(a-} The responsibility for the management, operation, maintenance and
general supervision of the a-4 municipal cemetery eemeteries. shall be vested in
the parks and recreation department.
(b) While reasenab4"reeautlen5 w411 be taleen to prevent damage 4y-
fad-Appei+*tixefft, The eity manager sha,','-a???'r?a-supervi-r+6etder+f-er
Sec. 29.02 29.03. Purchase and conveyance of lots.
(a) Prices and fees Lo} ^ en. Spaces t4t-& within the municipal
cemetery eemeteries shall be sold for 4hwe, the -Following prices *a4ua-t4-en and
shall be subject to the following fees:
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JU Prices.
Infant space All baby spaees $ 125.00 59.90
Adult space All adult spaces 4n Bleeles 1 through 16 500.00 200,00
Urn space 125.00 100.09
(2) Fees.
Stakinq_fee
Weems 30.00
Saturdays,. Sundays, legal holidays 50.00
Consent to transfer of ownership 25.00 plus
recording fee.
Recordina fee, deed or consent to transfer As provided by law
(b) Method of purchase. Any person desiring to purchase a space 4-04 or
spaces for the purpose for which it is intended, shall be permitted to do
so upon payment of the purchase price set forth herein, plus the fee for
recording the deed in the Publicrecords !at Ya4a . The Purchase Price and
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montns• roviaea tnat the palance snail ne aia in Tuil nerore tine space may
be utilized. There shall be no discrimination in the sale of lots based upon
race, _religion_,_ or national origin.
(c) Manner of conveying. Conveyance of burial spaces 4et-& shall be by
deed executed in the name of the city by the city manager, mayor-commissioner,
city clerk and approved by the city attorney. -Sueh eenyeyanee shall be made
subjeet to the fe4lowing and-i-t iens;
(d) Recordation of deed. At the time the city conveys any burial space
4ei:, the city cleric, in addition to collecting the purchase price thereof, shall
collect from the purchaser an amount sufficient to have the conveyance recorded
with the clerk of the circuit court.
(e) Records of ownership. The city clerk shall keep full and complete
records of the ownership of all spaces 4&ts, in the municipal cemetery ceme+^rje ,
which shall include the burial capacity of each space 4et, the location of each
grave, names and ages of persons buried in each grave, and the date of burial.
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Sec. 29.03 29.94. Rules for interment.
(a) No deeea d person shall be interred in the,-any municipal cemetery
until the City Clerk has issued_ abu_rial permit.
_(bj The Cit Clerk will issue a burial permit when the following
conditions are met:
(1) The space That thein which burial is to be made has been fully
and burial pepm4t 4ssued,-
paid for
(2) The That he person .- for whom such burial is being arranged
has the right to the use of such space 4-";
(3) The space ,-; - u eh lam is not used beyond its capacity. A maximum
of two (2) burials in one adult space shall be permitted provided at least one
person has been cremated or is an infant _ land, only Only one burial
shall be allowed in an infant or-urn space.
.(Aj A funeral director licensed in the State of Florida is su
the interment: and
M The staking fee has been paid.
jcj Except when religious tenets preclude it, a minimum of 24 hours
shall be required prior to anv interment. The cemeterYgroundskeeper
shall
(d) The funeral director shall be responsible for the o enin and closing
of the grave-site and the removal of excess dirt after the closing.
jej A casket shall require either a vault: or an outside concrete
receptacle.
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Sec. 29.04 29.05. Other cemetery rules
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(b ? -(-c Receptacles for f lowers sha11 be located at ground level when not
in use, with no part of such receptacle being aboveground in sections 14_,15 and
16.
,(c) .4+ Bronze, marble or granite markers or tablets shall be permitted;
however, such markers or tablets must be located flush with the ground in
sections 14, 15 and 16. Use of homemade markers is prohibited.
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(a) Aboveground monuments, memorials, and enclosures or P!aRt4„°L for an
space in sections-14, 15or 16,_ are prohibited. Above-around plantings are
prohibited throughout the cemetery.
(d) +g A temporary marker may be placed at each lot following burial;
however, such temporary marker may not remain longer than one year from date of
burial.
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING October 3, 1991
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED 0 tober 17, 1991. :
Rita Garvey
Mayor-Commissioner
Attest: Approved as to form and correctness:
Cynt is E. Gou eau M. A. Ga rait , r.
Cite Clerk City Attorney,
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