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September 15th
RESOLTITIoN N(). 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA. IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE MEMORIAL PARK AND WESTLAWN CEMETERIES TO
AMEND THE CEMETERY RULES AND RECULATIONS:
ESTABLISHING THE POLICY THAT SOLELY DANIA BEACH
RESIDEN'IS THEIR I}I\IEI)ITE F-\}IIL\' AND THEIR DIRECT
DESCENDANTS MAY UTTLIZE MAUSOLEUM SPACES AND
ENTOMBMENTS. AND CEMETERY PLOTS, AND OTHER CEMETERY
SERVICES; EXCEPTION; AND MODIFYING THE CITY,S FEE SCHEDULE
TO CLARIFY THAT THE NONRESIDENT FEE IS ONLY FOR PLOTS
PURCHASED PzuOR TO SEPTEMBER 25, 2025; PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach has limited remaining capacity in its two
cemeteries, Memorial Park and Westlawn; and
WHEREAS, due to this limited capacity, the City seeks to amend its cemetery policy by
restricting the use of available entombments, burial plots, and related cemetery services at
Memorial Park and Westlawn to Dania Beach residents, their immecliate family' members, and
their direct descendants: and
WIIEREAS, for purposes of this policy, "immediate famill'" shall include a fathr:r,
mother, spouse, domestic partner, children, stepchildren, siblings, half-sihlings, and in-
lan s; and
WIIEREAS, a resident may purchase multiple cemetery plots or lots (encompassing
several plots or spaces), and all interments within such lots are limited to the resident, their
immediate famill members, and their direct descendants; and
WHEREAS, ownership of a cemetery plot or lot shall descend through the family
bloodline, and the rrniira{xrr or a-F of a CryBlhlrt lot owner shall
retain the right ofburial; and
WHEREAS, exceptions to this residency requirement shall apply to any former Mayor
or City Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, the resolution also includes Exhibit B, which modifies the current cemetery
fee schedule to reflect these policy changes as to nonresidents may not purchase plots after
adoption of this resolution;
June 24tl'
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR THE MEMORIAL PARK AND WESTLAWN CEMETERIES TO
AMEND THE CEMETERY RULES AND REGULATIONS:
ESTABLISHING THE POLICY THAT SOLELY DANIA BEACH
RESIDENI'S MAY UTILIZE MAUSOLEUM SPACES AND
ENTOMBMENTS. AND CEMETERY PLOTS. AND OTHER CEMETERY
SERVICES. AND MODIFYING THE FEE RESOLUTION TO REMOVE
REFERENCE TO NONRESIDENT FEES: PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTSI
FURTHER. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach has limited space remaining in its two cemeteries -
Memorial Park and Westlawn; and
WHEREAS, due to the limited space, the City is seeking to modifr its policy relating to
use of the cemeteries, limited the remaining entombments, cemetery plots and other cemetery
services for Memorial Park and Westlaw to Dania Beach residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TII[, CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. That the foregoing findings are incorporated by reference and they are
made a part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Solely City of Dania Beach resitlents shall be entitled to use the
entombment. cemetery plots and other cemetery services of the Memorial Park and Westlawn
cemeteries going forward, due to the limit space remaining in the cemeteries. This modification
is reflected in the amended Cemetery Rules and Regulations attached and incorporated by
reference into this Resolution as Exhibit A.
Section 3. Resolution 2010-022, is modified to remove fees for nonresident
intemments, entombments, or other cemetery services. This modification is reflected in the
amended fee schedule attached and incorporated by reference into this Resolution as Exhibit B.
Section 3. That all Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conJlict with any portion
of the provisions in this Resolution are repealed to the extent ofsuch conflict.
Section 4. That this Resolution sha[[ be effective 10 days after passage.
Hierarchy of lmmediate Family and Descendants
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