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Burial on Private Property

Andie

Fri, Jan 10, 2020 5:25 PM

Thanks.

Ted

Ted W. Haxel (OBA#3997)
Attorney at Law
108 North Second St.
P.O. Box 367
Purcell, OK 73080
405-527-5888 phone
405-527-6666 fax

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I represent a municipality that has been contacted by an individual that wants to be buried on his property. He lives within the corporate city limits but has several acres in a very rural area. He says he has obtained "state approval" and we are obviously checking this out. We also have no ordinances addressing this issue one way or another and no permitting process. Has anyone run into this and does anyone have ordinances in this regard? Thanks. Ted Ted W. Haxel (OBA#3997) Attorney at Law 108 North Second St. P.O. Box 367 Purcell, OK 73080 405-527-5888 phone 405-527-6666 fax HOURS: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-noon. The information contained in this message is confidential information intended only for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you have received this transmission in error, do not distribute, disclose or copy this message. Please immediately notify us by telephone or by return email, and delete this email and any attachments from your electronic files.

Rick Knighton

Fri, Jan 10, 2020 5:30 PM

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Thanks.

Ted

Ted W. Haxel (OBA#3997)
Attorney at Law
108 North Second St.
P.O. Box 367
Purcell, OK 73080
405-527-5888 phone
405-527-6666 fax

HOURS: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-noon.

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Norman does not but we have addressed this issue previously. State law does not prohibit burying remains on private property. If there is a prohibition, it will most likely be in a zoning ordinance or restrictive covenants. Rickey J. Knighton II | Assistant City Attorney | City of Norman 201 West Gray | P.O. Box 370 | Norman, Oklahoma 73070 ' 405.217.7700 | 6 405.366.5425 | * rick.knighton@normanok.gov<mailto:rick.knighton@normanok.gov> | þ www.normanok.gov<http://www.normanok.gov/> This e-mail is the property of the City Attorney's office, City of Norman, Oklahoma, and the information contained in this e-mail is protected by the attorney-client and/or the attorney work product privilege. It is intended only for the use of the individual named above and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by e-mail. If the person actually receiving this message or any other reader of the message is not the named recipient or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify us and return the original message. From: Oama <oama-bounces@lists.imla.org> On Behalf Of Andie via Oama Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 11:26 AM To: oama@lists.imla.org Subject: EXTERNAL EMAIL : [Oama] Burial on Private Property I represent a municipality that has been contacted by an individual that wants to be buried on his property. He lives within the corporate city limits but has several acres in a very rural area. He says he has obtained "state approval" and we are obviously checking this out. We also have no ordinances addressing this issue one way or another and no permitting process. Has anyone run into this and does anyone have ordinances in this regard? Thanks. Ted Ted W. Haxel (OBA#3997) Attorney at Law 108 North Second St. P.O. Box 367 Purcell, OK 73080 405-527-5888 phone 405-527-6666 fax HOURS: Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-noon. The information contained in this message is confidential information intended only for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you believe you have received this transmission in error, do not distribute, disclose or copy this message. Please immediately notify us by telephone or by return email, and delete this email and any attachments from your electronic files.