PURCHASE OF LOTS; PRICES.

Raleigh City Code § 9-4002

in effect

Sec. 9-4002. - PURCHASE OF LOTS; PRICES. (a) Persons desiring to purchase lots in the City's cemeteries must apply to the Director of Finance or his appointed representative whose duty it shall be to execute the sale of lots and receive cash or to assess charges. All fees for lot purchases are to be paid or assessed as provided in §9-4010(d) prior to execution of deed. (b) Prices for purchases of grave space in City cemeteries are set forth in the City of Raleigh Fee Schedule. Prices shall be seventy (70) per cent of the local prevailing market price, as determined by the superintendent and according to a schedule of charges approved annually by the City Manager. "Local prevailing market price" shall be the average fee charged by non-church-related, commercial cemeteries in the City as of July first of each year. (c) A schedule of all cemetery charges (lot prices, inter and disinter fees, etc.) shall be available for inspection in the offices of the Cemeteries Supervisor and the Budget and Management Services Department. A schedule of all cemetery charges shall be made available to all funeral directors within the City. (d) A person has the option of purchasing one, two (2), three (3), or four (4) lots. No more than four (4) lots will be sold to an individual. No lot or lots may be resold except back to the City at the original sale price to the owner. (e) The superintendent may limit the sale of lots to one section at a time. (Ord. No. 1991-736, §1, 2-19-91; Ord. No. 2019-949, §§1(Att.), 7, 6-4-19, eff. 7-1-19)

Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT9PARECUAF_CH4CE_S9-4002PULOPRFetched: 11/1/2026