Cemetery Ordinance Definitions

Burial Space Owner
The term “burial space owner" or "purchaser" and "grave owner or purchaser" shall mean the owner or purchaser of burial privileges or the collateral right of use of any burial space evidenced by a deed or burial right for a described burial space or by proved and recognized descent or devise from the original owner.

Burial Space
“Burial Space” means a legal and authorized grave site generally measuring 4 feet by 8 feet, for which 1 Right of Burial may be sold.

Lot
"Lot" means an area generally containing 8 burial spaces.

Block
“Block” means an area generally containing 8 lots.

Plat
"Plat" means an area containing multiple Blocks, namely Plat A, B, C and D.

Resident
"Resident" means any person who is a legal resident of Clinton City defined as follows:

• Any person who had a permanent home within the corporate limits of Clinton City, Utah at the time of death, regardless of the actual place of death.
• Any person owning real property within the corporate limits of Clinton City, Utah at the time of death, regardless of the residence of such person.
• Any person who had a permanent home in the corporate limits of Clinton City, Utah immediately prior to moving from the City for the purpose of receiving medical or residential care.
• Any married person who owns burial rights in 2 adjacent spaces and buries his or her spouse in one of those spaces while both are residents, regardless of his or her residence at the time of death.

Infant
"Infant" means a fetus or a child up to 2 years of age.