Mounds.
Norfolk City Code § 12-246
in effectSec. 12-246. - Mounds.
No grave shall have a mound more than three (3) inches above the ground level, after a reasonable time for settling of the dirt has elapsed. No mounds shall be permitted in the sections designated: Maple Lawn, Linden Lawn, Crape Myrtle Lawn, Cedar Lawn, Locust Lawn, Sections K and L, Tree of Life, Sections I and II, Grecian Gardens, Live Oak Lawn, Pine Gardens, Sections I and II, Ash Lawn and Grecian Gardens, Hellenic Section, in Forest Lawn Cemetery; in Elm Lawn, Ash Lawn, Turner Gardens, Section 23, and Oak Lawn in Calvary Cemetery; in Single Grave and Four-Grave Sections Additions to Blocks B, D, G, I, L, N, Q, S, V and X in Magnolia Cemetery; or in Sycamore Gardens and Subdivision of Blocks F, G and H, Sycamore Gardens, in West Point Cemetery. No mounds shall be permitted in any cemetery subdivision established subsequent to November 30, 1971.
(Code 1958, §§ 10.1-80, 10.1-92)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH12CE_ARTIIIGERURE_S12-246MOFetched: 11/1/2026