Resolution 2017-017 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, ADOPTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO
GOVERN THE OPERATION OF LAKE TRAFFORD MEMORIAL GARDENS,
EFFECTIVE UPON ADOPTION.
WHEREAS, Collier County acquired a twenty(20) acre site by Warranty Deed dated December 15, 1964,
from J.C. Turner Lumber Company and recorded in the Public Records of Collier County in O.R. Book 180, Page
773 on December 21, 1964, for use as a public cemetery known as the Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens
("Cemetery"); and
WHEREAS, on July 27, 1982, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida ("Board"),
adopted a policy (Resolution 82-105) governing the rights of administration, maintenance and operation of the
Cemetery, including the disposition and rights of interment for indigent deceased; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2010, the Board adopted Resolution No. 2010-23, which revised the 1982
Policy by adding and adopting cremation policies and procedures relative to indigent deceased; and
WHEREAS,the need exists to further revise the 2010 Policy, separating the two types of disposition since
indigent cremations or burials are currently managed by the Collier County Community and Human Services
Division under separate Standard Operating Procedures dated September 27, 2014, and the sale of burial plots to
the public are currently managed by the Division of Facilities Management.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
1. All previous policies and procedures or rules and regulations for Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens are
hereby revoked and rescinded; and
2. The attached 2017 Policies and Procedures, Exhibit "A," which places responsibility for enforcement
of said Policies and Procedures with the County Manager or designee(s), a copy of which shall be set
forth in the Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners for this day are hereby declared to be the
Policies and Procedures or Rules and Regulations which shall henceforth govern the administration,
maintenance, and operation of Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens.
3. This Resolution is effective upon adoption.
This Resolution adopted this 14th day of February,2017,after motion,second,and majority vote.
ATTEST`: BOARD OF CO TY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROCK,.CIerk COLLIE' Oji 'Y,FLORIDA
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BY. i s "+411MA -I BY:
Attest as to,Chairman S Deputy'Clerk PENNY T/V LOR,Chair
signature only:
Approved as to form and legality:
JENNIFER A'.BELPEDIUsistant County Attorney
Exhibit "A"
LAKE TRAFFORD
MEMORIAL GARDENS
1155 Little League Road
Immokalee, FL 34142
(Collier County's Public Cemetery)
2017 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Adopted Pursuant to Resolution No. 17 - / I
Effective Date: Foie4-WilIV, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PURPOSE 1
II. ESTABLISHMENT OF 2017 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
GOVERN ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LAKE TRAFFORD MEMORIAL GARDENS 1
III. ENFORCEMENT OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 1
IV. DEFINITIONS 2-3
V. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
5.1 Responsibilities of Cemetery Manager 4
5.2 Responsibilities of Funeral Director 4
5.3 Maintenance Responsibilities by the County 4
VI. BURIAL SPACES—RIGHTS OF INTERMENT
6.1 Sale of Plots 5
6.2 Deeds Certificates/Deeds of Conveyance 5
6.3 Cost of Plots 5
6.4 Manner of Payment 5
6.5 Repurchase of Sold Plots 6
6.6 Use of Proceeds from Sale of Plots 6
VII. INTERMENT AND DISINTERMENTS
7.1 Hours for Any Interment/Disinterment Activity 6
7.2 Notice and Application for Reopening, Disinterment, Removal or Reinterment 6
VIII. REGULATIONS& RULES OF CONDUCT
8.1 Cemetery Hours 6
8.2 Decorum 6
8.3 Persons Permitted 7
8.4 Use of Walkways Required 7
8.5 Traffic Regulations.. 7
8.6 Prohibitions 7
8.7 Identification of Plots 7
8.8 Benches of Other Seating 8
8.9 Decoration of Cemetery Plots 8
8.10 County's Perpetual Care 8-9
8.11 Grandfather Clause 9
IX. LIMITATIONS AND RESERVATIONS OF RIGHTS
9.1 Disclaimer of Liability 9
9.2 Investigation and Remediation 9
9.3 Delay of Burials 9
9.4 Rights Reserved by the County 9-10
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LAKE TRAFFORD MEMORIAL GARDENS
2017 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
I. PURPOSE
On July 27, 1982, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a policy governing the rights of
interment, administration, maintenance and development of Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens; said
policy including the disposition of the County's indigent deceased.
On December 14, 2010, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a policy governing the
operation of Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens which included policies specifically for indigent
cremation and burial.
The need exists to further separate the two types of disposition since indigent burials or
cremations are currently managed by Collier County Community and Human Services Department
under separate Standard Operating Procedures dated September 27, 2014.
II. ESTABLISHMENT OF 2017 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN
ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LAKE TRAFFORD MEMORIAL GARDENS
Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens, a cemetery acquired and maintained by Collier County for the
public benefit under authority of Chapter 63-1243, Special Acts of the Florida State Legislature, and
as recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 32 through 40 of the Public Records of Collier County, Florida, is
subject to the following rules and regulations prescribed for the protection of owners' interment
rights therein and for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the cemetery.
All rules and regulations set forth in the preceding "Operation of Lake Trafford Memorial
Gardens Policy", which was put into place by way of Resolution No. 2010-231, are hereby rescinded.
III. ENFORCEMENT OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The County Manager shall enforce these Policies and Procedures, and any person whose
actions are not in compliance with these Policies and Procedures shall be notified by the County
Manager or designee(s), verbally or in writing, to remedy non-compliance issues within a timeframe
established by the County Manager or designee(s) at the time of notification.
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IV. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of these Policies and Procedures, the following definitions shall apply unless
the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Casket means a rigid container that is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is
usually constructed of wood or metal, ornamented, and lined with fabric.
Cemetery means Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens.
Cemetery Manager means the County Manager's designee(s) responsible for the operation, general
maintenance, and sale of Plots for immediate or pre-need use.
County means Collier County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida.
Conveyance, Sale or Transfer means the conveyance of a right to burial in a space and shall not be
deemed to convey fee simple title to the space, subject to any restrictions or limitations contained
herein, for the sole purpose of burial of human remains.
Cremation means any mechanical, thermal, or alternative process whereby a deceased human body
is reduced to ashes and bone fragments, which may be referred to as cremains. Cremation also
includes any other mechanical or thermal process whereby human remains are pulverized, burned,
recremated, or otherwise further reduced in size or quantity.
Deed means a certificate of ownership or deed executed by the County certifying the conveyance to
a purchaser of the right to burial in the identified ground space.
Disinterment means the re-opening of a burial site, the removal of a casket or other enclosure
containing human remains or cremains from the open site, and the closing of the site.
Flagging means the physical identification of a purchased Plot or Gravesite which is due to be opened
and closed for any burial.
Funeral or Funeral Service means the observances, services, or ceremonies held to commemorate
the life of a deceased human being.
Funeral Director means any person licensed by the State of Florida to practice funeral directing.
Indigent means a deceased who, at the time of death, meets one hundred percent (100%) of the
Federal poverty level recognized by the Federal Income Guidelines produced by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
Interment means the opening of a burial site, the placing of a casket or other enclosure containing
human remains in the open site, and the closing of the site.
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Legally Authorized Person is as described in Florida Statute 497.005; including but not limited to the
person designated by the decedent as authorized to direct disposition, a surviving spouse; a son,
daughter, grandchild, or sibling who is 18 years of age or older, a parent, grandparent; or any person
in the next degree of kinship. In addition, if no family member, the legal guardian designated
personal representative, attorney-in-fact, health surrogate, or public health officer or administrator
acting under Part II of Chapter 406. See F.S. 497.005(43) for all-inclusive definition.
Marker or Temporary Marker means a written/stamped/printed identification of the deceased's
name for a particular Plot and shall be provided by the Funeral Director at the time of interment.
Memorial means any type of floral or other decorative item placed upon any Plot for the purpose of
identification, or in memory of the deceased.
Monument means a headstone or memorial of granite, marble or other similar stone, which extends
above the surface of the ground used to permanently identify the Plot or Gravesite.
Natural Person means a real human being, as distinguished from a corporation which is often treated
at law as a fictitious person.
Owner or Purchaser means anyone who has purchased a Plot in the Cemetery or, in the case of death
or incapacity of the original Purchaser/Owner, the deceased's Legally Authorized Person(s) entitled
to exercise ownership rights in place of or for the original Purchaser/Owner.
Plot or Gravesite means a platted and identified space of ground within the Cemetery intended to be
used for the underground interment of human remains or cremains.
Pre-Need means the desire to purchase a burial space prior to immediate need. Such an example
would be spouses wishing to purchase Plots next to each other, or a family wishing to purchase a
number of Plots for close family members all in the same general location within the Cemetery.
Staff means the County Manager's staff designated to perform sales of Plots or Gravesites for
immediate or Pre-Need use by the purchaser/owner.
Urn means a receptacle designed to permanently encase cremated remains or cremains.
Vault means an underground container into which as casket is encased.
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V. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
To ensure compliance with these Policies and Procedures, responsibilities of the Cemetery
Manager,the Funeral Director, and the County's maintenance obligations are outlined below.
5.1 Responsibilities of Cemetery Manager.
a. Conveyance, Sale or Transfer of burial rights at the Cemetery;
b. Preparation and storage of documents for the conveyance, sale or transfer of burial rights;
c. Collection of payments for such conveyance, sale or transfer and transmittal of funds to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court Finance Department;
d. Flagging or causing to be flagged, the correct Plot to be opened for any given burial;
e. Preparation of and recording of Deed Certificates for each Cemetery Plot;
f. Any administrative duties related to disinterment of human remains at the Cemetery; and
g. General maintenance of the Cemetery grounds.
5.2 Responsibilities of Funeral Director.
a. The Funeral Director shall obtain a state-issued burial transit permit, and provide the permit
and/or permit number to the Cemetery Manager prior to burial;
b. The Funeral Director is required to provide a concrete grave liner or vault for all burials;
c. The Funeral Director or his/her designee shall be responsible for the opening and closing of
the Gravesite, and shall be present to conduct the burial services in accordance with the
applicable Florida Statutes, as well as these Policies and Procedures;
d. The Funeral Director, his/her representatives, and aides shall be responsible for
transportation of the remains of a deceased person from the funeral coach containing the
remains to the prepared Plot, and at least one person from the Funeral Director's staff shall
be in attendance as a witness during interment of the deceased's remains;
e. Once a casket containing a body is transported into the Cemetery, the Funeral Director or
his embalmer, assistant, or agent, is prohibited from opening the casket without the
consent of a Legally Authorized Person for the deceased, a court order or valid permit;
f. A Temporary Marker shall be provided by Funeral Director. At minimum, this will be a
metal nameplate identifying the name of the deceased, the date of death, and name of the
funeral home; and
g. No Funeral Director shall use any Plot without prior consent of the Cemetery Manager.
5.3 Maintenance Responsibilities by the County.
a. All grading, soil removal, landscaping and improvements of any kind on common areas of
Cemetery property;
b. All natural foliage or County installed trees, shrubs or plantings shall be trimmed, cut or
removed as needed.
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VI. BURIAL SPACES— RIGHTS OF INTERMENT
6.1. Sale of Plots. Purchase of Plots shall be from Collier County only. (The size of a single standard
plot is 4'x 9'of ground space; and an infant plot is 2'8"x 3'9"). No sales shall be made other than to
natural persons, except to Funeral Directors for immediate use or Pre-Need use. No resale of Plots
shall be permitted, except that the County may repurchase by quit claim deed any unused Plot upon
request from the Owner for the original price, less recording or doc stamp fees. No Plot Owner shall
accept payment for the use of his/her Plot. No single buyer shall be permitted to purchase lots in
number beyond his/her reasonable anticipated requirements as determined by the Cemetery
Manager. These provisions are expressly intended for the prevention of any speculation in interment
rights.
6.2 Deed Certificates/Deeds of Conveyance.
a. Cemetery Plots may be requested and purchased during the County's regular office hours,
Monday through Friday (excluding County-observed holidays), through the Cemetery
Manager or designee(s), either by phone, email or facsimile; or in person at the Cemetery
Manager's physical office location. Plots may be purchased directly by a decedent's family
or other representative, by a Funeral Director on behalf of a decedent or the family for
immediate use, or by any individual on a Pre-Need basis;
b. A Request for Interment form will be provided by Cemetery Manager or designee(s) which
must be completed by the Purchaser and returned to Cemetery Manager for issuance of the
Plot number. At the same time, an invoice will also be issued to the Purchaser and is
payable upon receipt, but in no event, later than 30 days from the date of invoice;
c. At his/her option, Cemetery Manager shall reserve the right to require payment in full by
any purchaser prior to issuing a Plot;
d. In the case of a Pre-Need request, the person wishing to make such purchase will be
provided with a Request for Pre-Need Burial Plot form and payment must be made upon
issuance of the Plot;
e. No deed of conveyance shall be executed and/or recorded by the County before the cost of
the Plot has been paid in full. No time payments or partial payments will be accepted; and
f. Cemetery Manager or designee(s) will prepare, process and record the Deed Certificate
with the Clerk of Court whereupon an electronic copy will be available at any time after
recording.
All Deeds of Conveyance are hereby declared to incorporate and shall be subject to all policies,
procedures, rules, regulations and conditions in place at the time of interment.
6.3 Cost of Plots. The cost of Plots will not increase more than 10% per year, at the discretion of the
BCC. Associated documentary stamps and recording fees may also increase. Current rates will always
be provided at the time of purchase or are available upon request.
6.4 Manner of Payment. Full payment for Plots shall be made in cash or by check.
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6.5 Repurchase of Sold Plots. The Owner of interment rights for any unused Plot or group of unused
Plots may make application to the Cemetery Manager for return of the purchase price of such Plot(s),
less recording fees and any other determinable original costs. Upon receipt of such request, the
Cemetery Manager shall have the Owner execute a quit claim deed for the Plot(s) repurchased in favor
of Collier County, and give the Owner in exchange thereof, a receipt specifying the amount of refund to
be payable upon acceptance of the quit claim deed. Cemetery Manager will secure a refund check
from the Clerk of the Circuit Court Finance Department, which shall be delivered by either person-to-
person exchange, via Certified U.S. Mail-Return Receipt Requested, or some other manner of delivery
providing confirmation of receipt.
6.6 Use of Proceeds from Sale of Gravesites. Proceeds from the sale of Gravesites shall be used for
administration and general maintenance of the Cemetery.
VII. INTERMENTS AND DISINTERMENTS
7.1 Hours for Any Interment/Disinterment Activity. Interments and Disinterments shall be made
between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, any day of the week as agreed upon and arranged
for by the Funeral Director or other legally permitted/court ordered professional.
7.2 Notice and Application for Reopening, Disinterment, Removal or Reinterment.
a. Requests for any reopening, disinterment, removal or reinterment of human remains or
cremains shall be submitted to the Cemetery Manager. At least 5 business days' notice
must be given, unless in the case of emergency court order;
b. The reopening, disinterment, removal or reinterment of human remains or cremains shall
require the physical presence of a Funeral Director and his/her assistants or designees, and
verbal or written advance notice to the Cemetery Manager or his/her designee shall be
made. The Funeral Director shall obtain written, notarized authorization from a Legally
Authorized Person prior to the disinterment and reinterment of human remains or
cremains, except in the case of a court order; and
c. Any reopening, disinterment, removal or reinterment shall be performed in accordance
with all applicable Florida Statutes.
VIII. REGULATIONS& RULES OF CONDUCT
8.1 Cemetery Hours. The Cemetery gates shall be open to vehicular traffic during daylight hours
only. No one is permitted in the Cemetery (whether on foot, bicycle or in a motor vehicle) from sun
down to sun up.
8.2 Decorum. Strict decorum shall be observed at all times within the Cemetery, whether set forth
in these regulations and rules or not. At the discretion of the Cemetery Manager, any activities
within the confines of the Cemetery which are conducted in disregard of its solemnity, including but
not limited to loitering, drunkenness, hunting, picnics, or the disposition of trash or litter thereon, are
strictly prohibited. Offenders shall be evicted from the premises and may be subject to prosecution.
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8.3 Persons Permitted. Children under 16 years of age shall not be permitted within the Cemetery
unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
8.4 Use of Walkways Required. Persons within the Cemetery shall use the existing walkways and
roads.
8.5 Traffic Regulations. No person shall drive any motor vehicle within the Cemetery at a speed
greater than is reasonable in light of any activity then occurring within the Cemetery and no motor
vehicles shall be operated at a speed greater than ten miles per hour, in a counter-clockwise
direction. All motor vehicles shall at all times remain on the paved portions of the roadway. No
motor vehicles shall be parked or driven on or upon any pedestrian paths, walkways or unpaved
areas adjacent to any open grave, except when in attendance for the services in connection
therewith. However, a funeral hearse or other casket transport vehicle may drive onto the grass.
8.6 Prohibitions.
a. Littering — Littering is expressly prohibited anywhere within the Cemetery. There are trash
cans provided for the purpose of discarding wilted real flowers and floral arrangements, or
faded artificial floral memorials and pieces.
b. Peddling or Soliciting is prohibited within the boundaries of the Cemetery.
c. Notices and Advertisements — No signs, notices or advertisements of any kind shall be
allowed in the Cemetery unless placed by the County.
d. Pets - No pets shall be allowed on the Cemetery grounds unless on a leash and under the
express control of its owner. Owner is responsible for cleaning up after their pets.
e. Placement of National Flags—As this is an American cemetery, one County-issued American
flag shall be flown and properly lighted in the Veteran's Section of the Cemetery.
Accordingly, no other flag or flag pole exceeding three (3') feet in height shall be placed by
or on any Plot. The Cemetery Manager may remove any non-conforming flags with or
without notice.
8.7 Identification of Plots. The placement, location, installation and construction of all permanent
monuments and markers within the Cemetery shall be done by licensed and insured installers subject
to the approval of the Cemetery Manager. In no event shall any monument or marker in the
Cemetery exceed three (3') feet in height. No curbs, bricks, cinder blocks, decorative stone or coping
around the plot(s) shall be permitted. No enclosures of any type, such as fences, trellises or arches
around a plot or group of plots shall be permitted. If any Owner makes improvements or alterations
that affect or encroach on plots other than their own, the Cemetery Manager may remove or modify
the improvement or alteration at the expense of the Owner. Upon the effective date of these
Policies and Procedures, all future monuments and markers shall be located within the confines of
the purchased Plot(s).
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8.8 Benches or Other Seating. Owners may place benches or other forms of seating within the
confines of their Plot(s) provided that the placement conforms to the size of the plot(s) for which it is
intended. (Again, a single standard plot is 4'x 9'of ground space; an infant plot is 2'8"x 3'9") The
Cemetery Manager shall have the authority to remove any benches, or other seating of any kind or
nature from the Cemetery if the seating encroaches on other Gravesites or when, in the judgment of
the Cemetery Manager,the seating becomes unsightly, dangerous or encroach on other Gravesites.
8.9 Decoration of Cemetery Plots.
a. The Cemetery Manager shall have the authority to remove all artificial floral designs,
flowers, wilted floral arrangements, weeds, trees, shrubs, plants or herbage of any kind
from the Cemetery as soon as, in the judgment of the Cemetery Manager, they become
unsightly, dangerous or diseased, without any advance notice to Owner. The Cemetery
Manager shall not be responsible for plants or herbage of any kind, or for plantings,
damages caused by the elements, thieves, vandals, or by other causes beyond his/her
control. The Cemetery Manager reserves the right to regulate the method of decorating
plots so that a uniform appearance may be maintained.
b. No trees, plants or shrubs shall be planted, pruned or removed except with the prior
written approval of the Cemetery Manager or designee.
c. The placing of boxes, shells, toys, metal designed ornaments, chairs, glass, wood, or iron
cases, plastic or metal fences or arches, and similar articles upon plots shall not be
permitted. No shepherd's hooks, lit candles, torches, lanterns, lamps, or open flames of any
kind shall be placed on sites. If such items are so placed, the Cemetery Manager shall have
the right to remove same without advance notice to Owner should they, in his/her opinion,
become unsightly or potentially dangerous or detrimental to other Cemetery visitors;
d. No potted plants containing soil, Perlite or other loose materials are permitted in the
Cemetery except for the holidays of Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Veteran's Day and
Christmas. In those instances, the potted plants must be removed within forty-eight (48)
hours after the holiday. If left there longer, they may be removed and disposed of at the
discretion of the Cemetery Manager, without advance notice to Owner.
e. Cemetery Manager may also remove or change any improvement or alteration by Owner, at
the Owner's expense, if at any time in the Cemetery Manager's judgment; they become
unsightly or unsafe; such as in the case of wilted floral arrangements or broken glass at,
near or upon any Plot.
8.10 County's Perpetual Care. The County shall endeavor at all times to provide general
maintenance and care to the Cemetery. The perpetual care of the Cemetery includes the cutting of
the grass at reasonable intervals, maintenance of the common grounds, paths or roadways, and the
pruning of shrubs and trees. Perpetual care by the County shall in no case mean the maintenance,
repair or replacement of any memorial, monument, marker, bench, or other decorations placed or
erected in the Cemetery; nor the doing of any special or individualized work to any purchased Plot(s)
in the Cemetery; nor does it mean the reconstruction of any marble or granite work for any
memorial, monument or marker which may become damaged by the elements, an act of God,
thieves, vandals, or unavoidable accidents, whether the damage be direct or collateral. The County
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shall be under no obligation to maintain any set standard for such care and upkeep. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the County reserves the right to make emergency repairs to any improvements within
the Cemetery in its sole discretion.
8.11 Grandfather Clause. Any existing markers, memorials or monuments in place prior to the
effective date of these Policies and Procedures may remain in place unless they become unsightly or
dangerous, at which time the Cemetery Manager may remove without advance notice to the Owner,
and they shall not be replaced unless they are in accordance with these Policies and Procedures.
IX. LIMITATIONS AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
9.1 Disclaimer of Liability. The County shall take reasonable precautions to protect Owners and the
burial rights of Owners within the Cemetery from loss or damage; but it expressly disclaims liability
for errors in location of burial sites arising from inaccurate information provided by others, and any
loss or damage from causes beyond its control, damages caused by the weather, an act of God,
thieves, vandals, intentional malicious action or civil disturbances.
9.2 Investigation and Remediation. Florida Statute 497.260, as amended, governs consumer
complaints for exempt cemeteries.
9.3 Delay of Burials. The County shall not be liable for any delay in the interment of a body due to
circumstances beyond its control, including the inability of vault companies or grave diggers to open
a grave for interment due to soil being too wet from heavy rains or any other act of God that might
cause a delay in the burial.
9.4 Rights Reserved by the County.
a. The County reserves and shall have the right to refuse admission to the Cemetery at any
time to any person(s) whom the County may deem to be in violation of the provisions of
these regulations and rules of conduct;
b. The County reserves and shall have the right to enlarge, reduce, replat, or change the
boundaries or grading of any or all sections of the Cemetery including the right to modify
and change the locations of or remove or re-grade roads, drives, walkways or any part
thereof;
c. The County reserves and shall have the right to lay, maintain and operate, or alter or change
water lines for irrigation and electrical systems, and reserves an easement along all lot lines
for utility purposes as needed;
d. The County reserves and shall have the right to use Cemetery property not sold to
individual Plot Owners for any other authorized use deemed necessary by the County;
e. The County reserves to itself, and to those lawfully using the privileges of the Cemetery, a
perpetual right of ingress and egress over lots for the purpose of passage to any or from
other Plots;
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f. The County reserves and shall have the right to correct any errors in the description,
transfer or conveyance of any interment rights by cancelling such conveyance and
substituting and conveying in lieu thereof other interment property of equal value and
similar location to the extent possible or as may be selected by the Cemetery Manager, and
Owner shall be provided with corrective documentation;
g. The County reserves and shall have the right to adopt additional Policies and Procedures or
to amend, alter or repeal any rule or regulations established by these Policies & Procedures;
and
h. These Policies and Procedures shall be amended or rescinded only by the authority of the
Board of County Commissioners.
X. EFFECTIVE DATE
These Policies and Procedures will take effect upon adoption.
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