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Cemetery board approves variance to allow three cremations on one grave space
Summary
The Oakwood Cemetery Board approved a variance for Section GM, Lot 54, Grave 5 to permit three cremations in a single grave space, exceeding the rules' two-cremation limit; the motion passed unanimously with Cunningham absent.
The Oakwood Cemetery Board voted May 14 to grant a variance allowing three cremations to be placed on one grave space in Section GM, Lot 54, Grave 5, a departure from the board's rules that permit two cremations per grave space. Hillis moved and Sage seconded the motion, which carried unanimously (Cunningham absent).
Board members described the vote as a specific exception to the published interment rules for the single lot described in the variance application. "MOVED Hillis SECONDED Sage to approve the variance request for Section GM, Lot 54, Grave 5 to allow for 3 cremations to be placed on one grave space instead of two cremations as stated in the rules and regulations. Motion Carried Unanimously ABSENT: Cunningham," the minutes record. The action is listed as approved with no amendment recorded at this meeting.
The board did not record additional conditions attached to the variance in the minutes. Any implementation steps or records required to reflect the variance on cemetery plats and in deed records were not specified in the meeting record.
