§ 25.60.050. Reservations, use and disinterment of burial sites.

A.

The reservation, use and disinterment of burial sites within the Anchorage Memorial Park shall be accomplished only upon the issuance of an appropriate permit by the cemetery director. All such permits shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any regulations promulgated under the authority of section 25.60.030, any necessary authorization of any respective church, veteran or fraternal organization which owns the tract encompassing the grave site, and any applicable state or federal laws.

B.

A one-time reservation fee as specified in the current municipal schedule of fees will give the reservation holder exclusive use of the lot so identified. As public law prohibits the actual sale of cemetery land, there is no conveyance of title or land ownership involved in the reservation of a gravesite. Such reservation is essentially a "lifetime easement" which guarantees such exclusive use.

C.

Reservations are accepted under "family member" title or name. Up to six reservations per family member are permitted in the public tracts.

D.

Reservations will be renewed at five-year intervals at no extra charge. At each five year interval, the cemetery director shall attempt to contact the reservation holder or the reservation holder's designated alternate by any reasonable method, including telephone, electronic transmission (email) or by first class mail. If after 60 days, the director is unable to make contact, the cemetery director shall send a certified letter to the reservation holder and designated alternate. If neither the reservation holder nor the designated alternate confirm the reservation within 30 days of the certified letter, the cemetery director may cancel the reservation.

E.

The transfer of any interment right by any reservation holder or private tractowner shall not be binding upon the cemetery unless same shall first be duly approved in writing by the cemetery director. The right then must be reconveyed to the cemetery or private tractowner, at which time a new conveyance will be issued to the new owner.

F.

Each reservation holder is vested with the right to his or her interment only. If the owner dies intestate, the owner of interment rights may dispose of same by will, subject to the foregoing conditions. Interment rights will descend to his or her heirs according to the laws of descent, except as otherwise provided in the ordinances at such time.

(AO No. 97-95, § 1, 7-1-97; AO No. 2001-90, § 8, 5-22-01; AO No. 2009-81, § 2, 7-7-09; AO No. 2016-22, § 1, 3-8-16 )

Note— Formerly AMCR § 25.60.008.