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Augusta Council adopts ordinance clarifying cemetery transfers, allows more cremations per space
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 22-50 amending Chapter 12, Article 5 to clarify lot transfers after death, set burial and monument rules, require advance notice for services, and allow more cremation burials (where physically possible) to extend cemetery life.
The Augusta City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 22-50, a package of amendments to Chapter 12, Article 5 of the municipal code that clarifies lot-transfer procedures, burial allowances, monument specifications and scheduling rules at the city cemetery.
Staff who drafted the ordinance said changes were largely codifications of existing practice and requested language funeral directors had recommended. The ordinance adds explicit language on transferring lots after an owner’s death, spells out the process for…
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