46-7. Identification of Abandoned Public Cemeteries
Any person or entity may make application to the Board of Commissioners requesting that the Board of Commissioners assume possession and control of an abandoned public cemetery located in the unincorporated areas of Henderson County. Such application shall be made on a form approved by the Board of Commissioners, but shall, at a minimum, include the following information:
- Name of applicant.
- Special relationship to any of the deceased buried in the abandoned public cemetery or other special interest, if any.
- Location of abandoned public cemetery, including address, parcel identification number as shown on the Henderson County Geographical Information System (GIS), and a GIS map showing approximate location of the abandoned public cemetery on the parcel identified.
- Name of last person or entity owning or controlling the property on which the abandoned public cemetery is located.
- Sufficient evidence to support a finding by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners that the cemetery which the Board is requested to assume possession and control over is an abandoned public cemetery as defined by this Part 1.
