Fulton Interment procedures ordinance (§ 30-39)

(a) The number of interments which may properly be made upon a grave in the city cemeteries is definitely fixed at one per grave space at the time of purchase, and no more will be permitted. Furthermore, the number of inurnments or cremated burials which may properly be made upon a grave is definitely fixed at two per standard grave space. This information is further outlined below in subsection 30-39(b).

(b) Normal, standard graves will be four feet wide by ten feet long and may only be used for one of the following options: one standard burial, two cremated burials, or one standard burial and one cremated burial. Additionally, some four-foot by five-foot graves are available in the lower portion of Hillcrest Section 7 and can be used for one cremated burial or one memorial grave.

(c) The arrangement and location of graves upon a lot is determined by the city, as it is necessary that uniformity shall prevail.

(d) No interment may be made unless the remains are accompanied by a city burial permit or written approval by the city clerk's office.

(e)

Except in emergency cases, one working day's notice is required for the preparation of a grave, and interments are not to be made before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m.

(f) With the exception of military honors, no bands or musical ensembles are allowed to enter the cemetery without prior permission from the sexton.

(g) As a minimum, all standard interments will incorporate the use of a casket and a concrete grave liner with lid in which the casket will be placed. Cremated or infant interments shall incorporate the use of a container approved by the sexton.

(h) The city shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate burials in a different space of equal value should the purchased space be deemed unable to be excavated due to rock or other unspecified debris or objects.

(i) Should the family wish to proceed with burial in spite of the additional cost and equipment required, the family shall be required to pay the city's grave opening contractor the additional cost as specified in the city's contract with the grave opener.