(a) Regular Hours. Interments shall be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Interments shall not be made on Saturdays, Sundays or city holidays except
as provided in paragraph (b) and paragraph (c). City holidays are defined as New Year's
Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Other holidays may be designated
by the city commission from time to time.
(b) Saturdays. Where a burial must be scheduled on a Saturday, interments shall be made between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Interments to be scheduled on a Saturday shall
require a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours' notice to the cemetery manager except
where immediate burial is required by the laws of the State of Florida, the rules
and regulations of the board of health, or for religious reasons. The notice requirement
may be waived by the city manager or his designee if extenuating circumstances prevent
twenty-four (24) hours' notice.
(c) Sundays and holidays. Where immediate burial is required by the laws of the State of Florida, the rules
and regulations of the board of health, or for religious reasons, interments may be
made on Sundays or city holidays after payment of a service charge in the amount of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) by the funeral director. Interments shall be made
between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m.
