City of St. Charles, MO Oak Grove Cemetery Regulations

[R.O. 2011 § 250.050; R.O. 2009 § 93.16; CC 1981 § 6-18; Ord. No. 76-12, 2-11-1976; Ord. No. 83-85, 10-5-1983; Ord. No. 86-79, 4-18-1986; Ord. No. 88-232, 11-16-1988; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]

Oak Grove Cemetery grave space may be purchased only by City residents, former City residents, or by a spouse, son, daughter, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt or uncle of a person buried in the cemetery. Any person who is not a current resident or a former resident and who desires to purchase grave space may do so after providing proof to the Sexton that a relative is buried in the cemetery.

Any person desiring to purchase grave space in the cemetery shall pay to the Sexton the price set out in Section 250.070.

Any person who desires to sell or convey a grave space shall first convey or offer to sell the same to the City at the price of the grave space when originally purchased from the City. The City shall either repurchase or refuse to repurchase the grave space within thirty (30) days of the offer to sell or convey the grave space. The offer shall be directed to the Sexton.

[Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023[1]]

[1]

Editor’s Note: Section 6 also set an effective date of 1-1-2024.

If the City refuses to repurchase the grave space in accordance with Subsection (C) of this Section, then the owner or the administrator of owner's estate on the owner's behalf may sell the grave space to any resident or former resident of the City or to a spouse, son, daughter, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt or uncle of a person buried in the City cemetery. The City shall be notified of the sale of the grave space when it is sold or conveyed to someone other than the City.

Section 250.060 Form And Execution Of Deed.

[R.O. 2011 § 250.060; R.O. 2009 § 93.17; CC 1981 § 6-20; Ord. No. 86-79, 4-18-1986]

The deed from the City for the cemetery lot, part of lot or grave space paid for shall be made in the name of the City and shall be signed by the Mayor, countersigned by the City Clerk and sealed with the corporate Seal of the City and shall convey the lot, part of lot or grave space, therein described, to the purchaser and his/her heirs and assigns forever and shall recite the names of the grantee and the price of the lot or space conveyed.

The restrictions contained in Section 250.050(C) and (D) shall also be stated in the deed from the City.

Section 250.070 Schedule Of Prices Of Grave Spaces. [1]

[R.O. 2009 § 93.18; CC 1981 § 6-19; Ord. No. 3516, 9-20-1967; Ord. No. 76-12, 2-11-1976; Ord. No. 79-81, 8-29-1979; Ord. No. 82-12, 3-17-1982; Ord. No. 87-102, 5-20-1987; Ord. No. 93-14, 1-21-1993; Ord. No. 94-311, 12-7-1994; Ord. No. 99-247, 7-22-1999; Ord. No. 03-254, 10-13-2003; Ord. No. 14-076 § 1, 4-15-2014; Ord. No. 16-223 § 1, 11-1-2016; Ord. No. 17-245, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 18-263, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 19-266, 12-17-2019; Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023[2]]

The prices for cemetery grave spaces in City cemeteries shall be as follows:

Infants (1.5 feet by 3 feet)	(Price included in interment fee)
Regular (4 feet by 10 feet)	$1,400.00
Cremation (3 feet by 3 feet)	$800.00

[1]

Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.

[2]

Editor’s Note: Section 6 also set an effective date of 1-1-2024.

Section 250.080 Burial Fees. [1]

[R.O. 2011 § 250.080; R.O. 2009 § 93.19; CC 1981 § 6-21; Ord. No. 3643, 3-12-1969; Ord. No. 76-12, 2-11-1976; Ord. No. 79-81, 8-29-1979; Ord. No. 82-12, 3-17-1982; Ord. No. 86-238, 9-2-1986; Ord. No. 87-102, 5-20-1987; Ord. No. 88-242, 11-30-1988; Ord. No. 93-14, 1-21-1993; Ord. No. 94-311, 12-7-1994; Ord. No. 97-49, 1-31-1997; Ord. No. 99-247, 7-22-1999; Ord. No. 03-254, 10-13-2003; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]

The fees, except when otherwise ordered by the Mayor pursuant to Section 250.140(E), for interment of a human body shall be as follows:

[Ord. No. 14-076 § 2, 4-15-2014; Ord. No. 16-223 § 2, 11-1-2016; Ord. No. 17-245, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 18-263, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 19-266, 12-17-2019; Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023[2]]

Oak Grove Cemetery Fees
Burial Fees
Infant's Grave Including Grave Site
1.	Burial day (completed before 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$680.00
	Saturday	$940.00
	Sunday	$1,200.00
	City holidays	$1,200.00
2.	Burial day (completed after 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$940.00
Infant's Grave On Pre-Owned Grave Site
3.	Burial day (completed before 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$300.00
	Saturday	$560.00
	Sunday	$830.00
	City holidays	$830.00
4.	Burial day (completed after 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$560.00
Single Depth Grave
5.	Burial day (completed before 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$1,600.00
	Saturday	$1,800.00
	Sunday	$2,100.00
	City holidays	$2,100.00
6.	Burial day (completed after 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$1,800.00
Double Depth Grave
7.	Burial day (completed before 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$2,000.00
	Saturday	$2,200.00
	Sunday	$2,500.00
	City holidays	$2,500.00
8.	Burial day (completed after 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$2,200.00
Cremations Without A Service
9.	Burial day (completed before 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$500.00
	Saturday	$850.00
	Sunday	$1,100.00
	City holidays	$1,100.00
10.	Burial day (completed after 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$850.00
Cremations With A Service
11.	Burial day (completed before 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$850.00
	Saturday	$1,100.00
	Sunday	$1,650.00
	City holidays	$1,650.00
12.	Burial day (completed after 3:00 P.M.)	Fee
	Monday – Friday	$1,100.00

[2]

Editor’s Note: Section 6 also set an effective date of 1-1-2024.

The fee herein prescribed shall be payable before burial and shall also cover the services of the Sexton for registering the burial.

For each grave opening, the Sexton shall pay over to the Director of Finance for deposit in the City Treasury to the credit of the General Fund the total amount of funds collected for the opening and closing of graves.

[1]

Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.

Section 250.090 Disinterment Fees.

[R.O. 2011 § 250.090; R.O. 2009 § 93.20; CC 1981 § 6-22; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010; Ord. No. 16-223 § 3, 11-1-2016; Ord. No. 17-245, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 18-263, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 19-266, 12-17-2019; Ord. No. 23-138, 11-21-2023[1]]

When an interment has been made in the cemetery and a disinterment is desired for the purpose of moving the body to another grave in the cemetery or to another cemetery, the person causing such disinterment shall pay the Sexton the fees as follows:

1.	Infant Grave Disinterment (completed before 3:00 P.M.)
	Monday – Friday	$470.00
2.	Single Depth Grave Disinterment (completed before 3:00 P.M.)
	Monday – Friday	$1,800.00
3.	Double Depth Grave Disinterment (completed before 3:00 P.M.)
	Monday – Friday	$2,200.00
4.	Cremations Disinterment (completed before 3:00 P.M.)
	Monday – Friday	$580.00

[1]

Editor’s Note: Section 6 also set an effective date of 1-1-2024.

Section 250.100 Cemetery Funds.

[R.O. 2011 § 250.100; R.O. 2009 § 93.21; CC 1981 § 6-23; Ord. No. 86-78, 4-18-1986; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]

Three-fourths (3/4) of the proceeds of the sale of the lots, half-lots, single grave spaces or cremation spaces/niches in the cemetery shall become and constitute a Perpetual Care Fund which shall be kept separate and apart from any monies belonging to the City and no part of the principal of the fund shall ever be used or expended for any purpose whatever, but shall be loaned out by the City at the highest rate of interest obtainable, to be secured by real estate security or invested in approved Municipal, State or National Government Bonds, and the income and interest therefrom arising shall be used under the direction of the City Council in repairing, beautifying and improving the cemetery and in paying the expense necessary in the management of the fund and for no other purposes.

The remaining one-fourth (1/4) of the proceeds of the sale of the lots, half-lots, single grave spaces or cremation spaces/niches in the cemetery shall be deposited into a Lot Repurchase Fund which shall be kept separate and apart from any monies belonging to the City and from the Perpetual Care Fund, such money as shall accumulate in the fund shall be used only to repurchase lots, half-lots, single grave spaces and cremation spaces/niches which had previously been sold to persons. This Section shall not be construed so as to require the repurchase of any lot, half-lot, single grave space or cremation spaces/niches in the cemetery.

Section 250.110 Construction Requirements For Grave Sites. [1]

[R.O. 2011 § 250.110; R.O. 2009 § 93.22; CC 1981 §§ 6-24 — 6-28; Ord. No. 10-185 § 1, 9-8-2010]

Fences, Coping And Railing. No fences, coping or railing around lots or graves in the cemetery shall hereafter be constructed.

Corner Or Line Markers. No markers or construction of any type marking the corners or lines of any lot shall be constructed or allowed unless the same shall be on or below the level of the ground surface.

Level Of Lots Filled In Or Graded. No lot in the cemetery shall be filled in or graded to more than ten (10) inches above the level of the adjacent walk or roadway.

Planting Trees And Shrubs. The planting of trees and shrubbery will not be permitted in or about the cemetery, except as done or ordered by the City staff.

Grave Stones And Markers — Monuments. No wooden grave markers will be allowed. All gravestones and markers and lot and grave monuments extending above the ground level shall have a four-inch apron of concrete or stone on all sides thereof and such apron shall not extend above the ground level. Foundations for monuments and grave markers shall be constructed according to the specifications of the City and such foundation work and apron work shall be done by or under the supervision of the Sexton.

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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.

Section 250.120 Persons Prohibited On Grounds At Night. [1]

[R.O. 2011 § 250.120; R.O. 2009 § 93.23; CC 1981 § 6-29; Ord. No. 81-82, 9-2-1981]

No person shall be allowed in Oak Grove Cemetery from one (1) hour after sunset continuing to one (1) hour before sunrise without first obtaining permission from the Sexton.

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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 100.150.