§ 16.14. Declaration; Rights If No Declaration.

The owner of a space may present his or her deed to the Cemetery Supervisor designating in writing persons entitled to be buried in the space or spaces owned. This designation may be amended at any time by the owner(s) in the same manner as the original designation. Only relatives by blood or marriage may be designated under this section; provided however, persons other than relatives by blood or marriage may be designated if the owner receives approval of said designation from City Council. In the event the owner fails to designate burial rights for the space or spaces owned, and in the event the property is not transferred or conveyed as provided herein, the right of interment in the space or spaces shall be in the following order:

(1)

One space, niche or crypt shall be forever reserved for the owner and one for the owner's surviving spouse, if any.

(2)

The remaining spaces shall pass to the heirs or devisees of the owner in the same manner as real property passes under Florida Law: provided, however, that no person shall be interred in a space passing under this section unless such person would have been eligible under the provisions of this Chapter to be designated for burial in such space at the date of such person's death or the interment of said person is approved by City Council.

(Ord. of 6-27-1977, § 1; Ord. of 3-30-1981, § 7)