12.15.100 Interments.
A. Nothing other than human remains shall be interred within the West Point City cemetery, and no cemetery shall be established without the express written permission of the city council.
B. Before burying human remains in the cemetery, there shall be procured from the cemetery office an interment order for the deceased person in such plot, lot, block and plat as may be designated by the responsible party. This order must be executed at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled funeral service.
C. Under no circumstances will the city assume responsibility for errors in opening plots when orders are given by telephone or for any mistake occurring from want of precise and proper instructions as to the particular plot, size of plot, and location where interment is desired.
D. Funeral directors must schedule the use of the cemetery, have the interment order signed, and have fees paid in full before arrangements with the family are concluded.
E. No person, except the certificate holder of a lot upon which interment is to be made, shall use a plot or lot in the cemetery, without first obtaining written permission from the certificate holder of said lot, or nearest relative of the certificate holder thereof, or legal heirs, which permission shall be filed with the cemetery office.
F. No interment of two or more bodies shall be made in one plot except in the case of a parent and child buried in one casket, two infants buried in one casket, or an urn and casket as approved by the city manager or his designee.
G. The human remains must be delivered to the cemetery at or before 3:00 p.m. for interment if the plot is to be filled in with earth the same day.
H. There shall be no interments on Sundays or the legal holidays of New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Pioneer Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
I. Burial plot spaces are placed in rows with the head of the casket at the west and the foot of the casket at the east. The monument or marker is placed at the west end of the burial space.
J. All remains placed within a full-size casket shall be placed in a vault made of concrete, stone, or metal (copper, steel, bronze, etc.) that is 12 gauge or heavier. Infant caskets and urns may be also be placed in a vault made of reinforced polyethylene material. All vaults must be sealed.
K. Cremated remains that are placed in an urn are not required to be placed in a vault if the urn is constructed of concrete, stone, metal, reinforced polyethylene material, or substantially similar material that is pre-approved by the city manager or his designee. All urns must be sealed.
L. The dimensions of a full-size vault must not exceed 40 inches wide by 90 inches deep by 40 inches tall, unless pre-authorization is received from the city manager or his designee.
M. A portion of the cemetery is designated for the burial of infants and urns and is subject to the following regulations:
1. All burials therein must meet the same requirements as outlined in regards to vault or urn material. All urns and vaults placed in this section must not exceed 48 inches wide by 48 inches deep by 25 inches tall, unless pre-authorization is received from the city manager or his designee.
2. All monuments or markers therein must not extend above the level of the ground.
N. No plot will be opened in the cemetery until the interment fee, burial right fee and other applicable fees, as established from time to time by resolution of the city council, are paid in full. The interment fee is solely determined by the residential status of the deceased at the time of death and not by the person(s) who assumes responsibility for paying for interment. The city may make other arrangements as approved by the city manager.
O. Once a casket containing the human remains is within the confines of the cemetery, no funeral director nor his embalmer, assistant, employee, agent, or any other person shall be permitted to open the casket or to touch the body without the written consent of the legal representative of the deceased or any order signed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
P. West Point City employees designated by the city manager are the only persons who will be permitted to open plots and will do so according to WPCC 12.15.110, with the following exceptions:
1. When the cemetery is directed to make a disinterment by order of a court of competent jurisdiction and a certified copy of such order has been filed with the city.
2. When the coroner directs the disinterment for the purpose of holding an inquest and has filed with the cemetery office his signed authorization to release the body to himself and his lawful agents. In such case, the disinterment must be made by the coroner or his lawful agents. City employees will not be permitted to assist the coroner or his agents.
Q. The city will not be liable for the identity of the person to be interred.
R. The city council, with the advice of the city manager, may designate a portion of the cemetery for the burial of indigents. A burial of an indigent in the cemetery must be approved and administered by current policy as set forth by Davis County in conjunction with local morticians prior to interment.
S. Certificate holders shall not allow interments in their plots or lots in return for remuneration of any kind.
T. Persons responsible for the deceased will have full liability for the remains of the deceased when it enters the grounds of the cemetery and will have complete charge of those remains and will cause the deceased to be lowered into the plot site. After this has been accomplished, the city will take charge of the remains and will proceed thenceforth with the closing of the plot.
U. The city has the perpetual right of ingress and egress over any part of the cemetery burial plat areas and shall use reasonable care in protecting all existing turf, markers, monuments, flowers, decorations, trees or existing shrubbery in order to cause the opening and closing of plots with the required vehicles, equipment, tools and personnel.
V. Saturday and after-hours services will be charged an additional fee as set forth by resolution of the city council in addition to the standard interment fee. [Ord. 09-21-2021A § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 08-06-2013B § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 06-19-2012A § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 05-05-2009. Code 2000 § 12-3-5. Formerly 12.15.050].