§ 7-92. Charges for care of burial spaces and lots.

(a)

Burial rights in and to burial spaces and lots shall be granted by the Director upon payment of the charges prescribed therefore as set out in this section which may be increased or decreased or otherwise modified at any time and from time to time by the City Council, provided that the Director may provide, when requested by a licensed funeral director having a place of business in the City, in the City of Petersburg, or in the counties of Hanover, Henrico and Chesterfield, for deferred payment of burial rights in lots when the payment of such charges is guaranteed, in writing, by the funeral director and an amount not less than one-third of the charges is paid when such charge is presented to the funeral director and the balance of such charges is paid in full within 90 days. No additional interments in a lot shall be made until such charges are paid in full.

(b)

Perpetual care and limited seasonal care of burial spaces and lots shall be provided by the Director upon payment of the charges prescribed therefor as set forth in Appendix A to this Code, which may be increased or decreased or otherwise modified at any time and from time to time by the City Council.

(c)

Charitable, eleemosynary, fraternal, philanthropic or religious organizations that make an initial purchase of 25 or more burial spaces will pay ten percent less per burial space for that initial purchase. Further, such organizations that make subsequent purchases of ten or more burial spaces at a later time than their initial purchase of 25 or more burial spaces will pay ten percent less per burial space for that subsequent purchase.

(Code 1993, § 7-64; Code 2004, § 22-119; Ord. No. 2004-90-119, § 1, 5-24-2004)

(Code 1993, § 7-64; Code 2004, § 22-119; Ord. No. 2004-90-119, § 1, 5-24-2004)