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Council reviews amendment to cemetery rules for ancestral plots
Summary
City staff presented an ordinance amendment to Chapter 22 (Cemeteries) to clarify procedures for families using ancestral plots; staff removed the words “fee simple title” from the draft and rejected proposed limits on transfers and voting suggested by a commenter.
A city staff member identified as Val presented a proposed amendment to Chapter 22 of the City Code governing cemeteries to clarify procedures for families who wish to use ancestral plots still recorded in the name of a deceased ancestor.
Val told council she removed the phrase “fee simple title” from the ordinance’s first paragraph because cemeteries are not conveyed in fee simple and the wording could create confusion. She said staff circulated the proposed ordinance…
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