[R.O. 2011 § 250.040; R.O. 2009
§ 93.15; CC 1981 §§ 6-14 — 6-15]
A. Definition. Whenever the words "the cemetery"
shall appear in this Article, they shall be construed to mean the
Oak Grove Cemetery.
B. Purpose. The cemetery shall be for the
purpose of affording persons of all classes and conditions a place
of burial.
[R.O. 2011 § 250.050; R.O. 2009
§ 93.16; CC 1981 § 6-18; Ord.
No. 76-12, 2-11-1976; Ord. No. 83-85, 10-5-1983; Ord. No. 86-79, 4-18-1986; Ord. No. 88-232, 11-16-1988; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]
A. Oak Grove Cemetery grave space may be purchased
only by City residents, former City residents, or by a spouse, son,
daughter, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt or uncle
of a person buried in the cemetery. Any person who is not a current
resident or a former resident and who desires to purchase grave space
may do so after providing proof to the Sexton that a relative is buried
in the cemetery.
B. Any person desiring to purchase grave space in the cemetery shall pay to the Sexton the price set out in Section
250.070.
C. Any person who desires to sell or convey
a grave space shall first convey or offer to sell the same to the
City at the price of the grave space when originally purchased from
the City. The City shall either repurchase or refuse to repurchase
the grave space within thirty (30) days of the offer to sell or convey
the grave space. The offer shall be directed to the Sexton.
[Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023]
D. If the City refuses to repurchase the grave space in accordance with Subsection
(C) of this Section, then the owner or the administrator of owner's estate on the owner's behalf may sell the grave space to any resident or former resident of the City or to a spouse, son, daughter, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt or uncle of a person buried in the City cemetery. The City shall be notified of the sale of the grave space when it is sold or conveyed to someone other than the City.
[R.O. 2011 § 250.060; R.O. 2009
§ 93.17; CC 1981 § 6-20; Ord.
No. 86-79, 4-18-1986]
A. The deed from the City for the cemetery
lot, part of lot or grave space paid for shall be made in the name
of the City and shall be signed by the Mayor, countersigned by the
City Clerk and sealed with the corporate Seal of the City and shall
convey the lot, part of lot or grave space, therein described, to
the purchaser and his/her heirs and assigns forever and shall recite
the names of the grantee and the price of the lot or space conveyed.
B. The restrictions contained in Section
250.050(C) and
(D) shall also be stated in the deed from the City.
[R.O. 2009 § 93.18; CC 1981 § 6-19; Ord. No. 3516, 9-20-1967; Ord. No. 76-12, 2-11-1976; Ord. No. 79-81, 8-29-1979; Ord. No. 82-12, 3-17-1982; Ord. No. 87-102, 5-20-1987; Ord. No. 93-14, 1-21-1993; Ord. No. 94-311, 12-7-1994; Ord. No. 99-247, 7-22-1999; Ord. No. 03-254, 10-13-2003; Ord. No. 14-076 § 1, 4-15-2014; Ord. No. 16-223 § 1, 11-1-2016; Ord. No. 17-245, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 18-263, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 19-266, 12-17-2019; Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023]
The prices for cemetery grave spaces
in City cemeteries shall be as follows:
Infants (1.5 feet by 3 feet)
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(Price included in interment fee)
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Regular (4 feet by 10 feet)
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$1,400.00
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Cremation (3 feet by 3 feet)
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$800.00
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[R.O. 2011 § 250.080; R.O. 2009
§ 93.19; CC 1981 § 6-21; Ord.
No. 3643, 3-12-1969; Ord. No. 76-12, 2-11-1976; Ord. No. 79-81, 8-29-1979; Ord. No. 82-12, 3-17-1982; Ord. No. 86-238, 9-2-1986; Ord. No. 87-102, 5-20-1987; Ord. No. 88-242, 11-30-1988; Ord. No. 93-14, 1-21-1993; Ord. No. 94-311, 12-7-1994; Ord. No. 97-49, 1-31-1997; Ord. No. 99-247, 7-22-1999; Ord. No. 03-254, 10-13-2003; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]
A. The fees, except when otherwise ordered by the Mayor pursuant to Section
250.140(E), for interment of a human body shall be as follows:
[Ord. No. 14-076 § 2, 4-15-2014; Ord. No. 16-223 § 2, 11-1-2016; Ord. No. 17-245, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 18-263, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 19-266, 12-17-2019; Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023]
Oak Grove Cemetery Fees
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Burial Fees
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Infant's Grave Including Grave Site
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1.
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Burial day (completed before 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$680.00
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Saturday
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$940.00
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Sunday
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$1,200.00
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City holidays
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$1,200.00
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2.
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Burial day (completed after 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$940.00
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Infant's Grave On Pre-Owned Grave
Site
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3.
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Burial day (completed before 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$300.00
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Saturday
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$560.00
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Sunday
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$830.00
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City holidays
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$830.00
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4.
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Burial day (completed after 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$560.00
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Single Depth Grave
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5.
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Burial day (completed before 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$1,600.00
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Saturday
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$1,800.00
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Sunday
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$2,100.00
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City holidays
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$2,100.00
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6.
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Burial day (completed after 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$1,800.00
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Double Depth Grave
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7.
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Burial day (completed before 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$2,000.00
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Saturday
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$2,200.00
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Sunday
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$2,500.00
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City holidays
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$2,500.00
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8.
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Burial day (completed after 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$2,200.00
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Cremations Without A Service
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9.
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Burial day (completed before 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$500.00
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Saturday
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$850.00
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Sunday
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$1,100.00
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City holidays
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$1,100.00
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10.
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Burial day (completed after 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$850.00
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Cremations With A Service
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11.
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Burial day (completed before 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$850.00
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Saturday
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$1,100.00
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Sunday
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$1,650.00
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City holidays
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$1,650.00
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12.
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Burial day (completed after 3:00
P.M.)
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Fee
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Monday – Friday
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$1,100.00
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B. The fee herein prescribed shall be payable
before burial and shall also cover the services of the Sexton for
registering the burial.
C. For each grave opening, the Sexton shall
pay over to the Director of Finance for deposit in the City Treasury
to the credit of the General Fund the total amount of funds collected
for the opening and closing of graves.
[R.O. 2011 § 250.090; R.O. 2009
§ 93.20; CC 1981 § 6-22; Ord.
No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010; Ord. No. 16-223 § 3, 11-1-2016; Ord. No. 17-245, 11-21-2017; Ord. No.
18-263, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 19-266, 12-17-2019; Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023]
When an interment has been made in
the cemetery and a disinterment is desired for the purpose of moving
the body to another grave in the cemetery or to another cemetery,
the person causing such disinterment shall pay the Sexton the fees
as follows:
1.
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Infant Grave Disinterment (completed
before 3:00 P.M.)
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Monday – Friday
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$470.00
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2.
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Single Depth Grave Disinterment (completed
before 3:00 P.M.)
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Monday – Friday
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$1,800.00
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3.
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Double Depth Grave Disinterment (completed
before 3:00 P.M.)
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Monday – Friday
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$2,200.00
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4.
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Cremations Disinterment (completed
before 3:00 P.M.)
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Monday – Friday
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$580.00
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[R.O. 2011 § 250.100; R.O. 2009
§ 93.21; CC 1981 § 6-23; Ord.
No. 86-78, 4-18-1986; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]
A. Three-fourths (3/4) of the proceeds of
the sale of the lots, half-lots, single grave spaces or cremation
spaces/niches in the cemetery shall become and constitute a Perpetual
Care Fund which shall be kept separate and apart from any monies belonging
to the City and no part of the principal of the fund shall ever be
used or expended for any purpose whatever, but shall be loaned out
by the City at the highest rate of interest obtainable, to be secured
by real estate security or invested in approved Municipal, State or
National Government Bonds, and the income and interest therefrom arising
shall be used under the direction of the City Council in repairing,
beautifying and improving the cemetery and in paying the expense necessary
in the management of the fund and for no other purposes.
B. The remaining one-fourth (1/4) of the proceeds
of the sale of the lots, half-lots, single grave spaces or cremation
spaces/niches in the cemetery shall be deposited into a Lot Repurchase
Fund which shall be kept separate and apart from any monies belonging
to the City and from the Perpetual Care Fund, such money as shall
accumulate in the fund shall be used only to repurchase lots, half-lots,
single grave spaces and cremation spaces/niches which had previously
been sold to persons. This Section shall not be construed so as to
require the repurchase of any lot, half-lot, single grave space or
cremation spaces/niches in the cemetery.
[R.O. 2011 § 250.110; R.O. 2009
§ 93.22; CC 1981 §§ 6-24 — 6-28; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]
A. Fences, Coping And Railing. No fences,
coping or railing around lots or graves in the cemetery shall hereafter
be constructed.
B. Corner Or Line Markers. No markers or construction
of any type marking the corners or lines of any lot shall be constructed
or allowed unless the same shall be on or below the level of the ground
surface.
C. Level Of Lots Filled In Or Graded. No lot
in the cemetery shall be filled in or graded to more than ten (10)
inches above the level of the adjacent walk or roadway.
D. Planting Trees And Shrubs. The planting
of trees and shrubbery will not be permitted in or about the cemetery,
except as done or ordered by the City staff.
E. Grave Stones And Markers — Monuments.
No wooden grave markers will be allowed. All gravestones and markers
and lot and grave monuments extending above the ground level shall
have a four-inch apron of concrete or stone on all sides thereof and
such apron shall not extend above the ground level. Foundations for
monuments and grave markers shall be constructed according to the
specifications of the City and such foundation work and apron work
shall be done by or under the supervision of the Sexton.
[R.O. 2011 § 250.120; R.O. 2009
§ 93.23; CC 1981 § 6-29; Ord.
No. 81-82, 9-2-1981]
No person shall be allowed in Oak
Grove Cemetery from one (1) hour after sunset continuing to one (1)
hour before sunrise without first obtaining permission from the Sexton.