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In pursuance of the powers conferred upon the Town Council of the Town of Little Compton by Title 23, Chapter 18 Section 10 of the General Laws of Rhode Island as amended.
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No cemetery, nor any extension of an already existing cemetery,
shall hereafter be established in the Town of Little Compton without
the consent and approval of the Town Council.
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No person shall remove from its place of burial in this Town
the body of any human being without first securing a permit from the
Town Clerk. No cadaver or remains shall be removed as aforesaid unless
the owner of such land shall give notice by certified mail to the
nearest of kin known to him, and by advertising in one or more daily
newspapers having circulation within the Town at least once a week
for three successive weeks. In the event there shall be no nearest
of kin known to such owner or that the nearest of kin shall neglect
or refuse to approve the removal and interment, the Department of
Health shall cause the cadavers or remains to be removed, transferred
and interred in such other cemetery in accordance with the laws, rules
and regulations of the religious denomination, if any shall be known
or ascertained, to which the deceased subscribed.
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The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to supersede
any provision of the zoning laws of the Town, or any amendment or
addition thereto, relative to the use of land for cemetery purposes.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to bury, or cause to be
buried any dead body or dig or cause to be dug any grave in the Town
except in an already existing cemetery or one hereafter established
by the Town Council.
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Any application for the establishment of a cemetery or the establishment
of an extension to an existing cemetery shall set forth the name and
post office address of the owner of the land, the part or parts thereof
to be used for burial purposes, and the part or parts thereof to be
used for screening purposes, and such other information as may be
helpful to the Town Council in its consideration of the application.
Such applicant shall pay to the Town Council a sum sufficient to pay
for the cost of advertising the application. This information shall
be submitted on a plat plan and said plan if approved shall be filed
in the Land Evidence Records of the Town.
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Any application for the establishment of a cemetery or for an
extension to any already existing cemetery shall be referred to the
Planning Board for its consideration and recommendations.
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The Planning Board shall consider, among other things, the need
for the proposed cemetery or extension, and the desirability of its
location, as to population density and public health, and report its
findings to the Town Council.
The Planning Board may also consider and recommend to the Town
Council any conditions that should be imposed on the applicant relative
to landscaping and the setting aside of part of the proposed area
for screening purposes. It may also recommend that a bond be furnished
by the applicant for the fulfillment of any conditions imposed by
the Town Council, and the amount thereof.
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On receipt of the report of the Planning Board the application
required by this section shall be set down for a public hearing to
a day certain, and the Town Clerk shall cause notice thereof to be
mailed, postage prepaid, to every person owning land within 200 feet
of the proposed cemetery or extension and public notice thereof by
advertisement once in a newspaper having a general circulation in
the Town.
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In case the Town Council grants the application to create or
extend a cemetery, it shall set forth specifically the area to be
used for burial purposes and such other conditions as it may see fit
to impose on the applicant.
