§ 7-01 Definitions.
RCNY § 7-01
Annual Care. The term "Annual Care" means care provided by the cemetery on a year-by-year basis upon payment of an annual fee by or on behalf of a Plot Holder. Burial Grounds. The term "Burial Grounds" means any burial ground which formerly was the public property of any town, village or city consolidated into and now a part of the City of New York. Burial Right. The term "Burial Right" means only the privilege of interment or entombment in the cemetery. It does not convey an ownership of land or other interest in the grave, or plot to which it refers. Care. The term "Care" means the cutting of the grass on plots at reasonable intervals, the raking and cleaning of the plots and the maintaining of the grade and turf of the plots; meaning and intending the general preservation of the plots to the end that said plots shall remain and be reasonably cared for as cemetery plots. The term "Care" shall in no case be construed to mean the maintenance, repair or replacement of any gravestones or monumental structures or flowers or ornamental plants; nor the maintenance or doing of any special or unusual work in the cemetery; nor does it mean the reconstruction of any marble, granite, bronze or concrete work on any section or plot, or any portion or portions thereof in the cemetery or buildings, or structures, caused by the elements, an act of God, common enemy, thieves, vandals, strikers, malicious mischief makers, explosions, unavoidable accidents, invasions, insurrections, riots or by order of the military authorities, whether the damage be direct or collateral, other than as herein provided. Cemetery. The term "Cemetery" means the Canarsie Cemetery (Block 8038, Lot 1; Block 8038, Lot 10; Block 8039, Lot 1; Block 8041, Lot 1; and Block 8041, Lot 2: Borough of Brooklyn), a former town Burial Ground within the meaning of § 100.01 of these Rules and Regulations. Certificate of Burial Right. The term "Certificate of Burial Right" means a document granting only the privilege of interment and entombment as defined above and not to be construed as a deed to the land itself. Commissioner. The term "Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Division of Real Estate Services, or authorized representative designated in writing by the Commissioner or his/her successor in office. Domestic Partner. The term "Domestic Partner" means a person who has registered a domestic partnership in accordance with applicable law with the City Clerk, or has registered such a partnership with the former City Department of Personnel pursuant to Executive Order 123 (dated August 7, 1989) during the period August 7, 1989 through January 7, 1993. (The records of domestic partnerships registered at the former City Department of Personnel are to be transferred to the City Clerk.) Grave. The term "Grave" means a space of ground (approximately three feet by nine feet) in the Cemetery used or intended to be used for the burial of human remains. Interment. The term "Interment" means the permanent disposition of the remains of a deceased person by entombment or burial. Memorial. The term "Memorial" means a monument, marker, tombstone, tablet, headstone or private mausoleum or tomb for family or individual use. Park Area. The term "Park Area" means a landscaped area and includes Sections 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12 of the cemetery. Perpetual Care. The term "Perpetual Care" means care provided by the cemetery forever upon payment of a one-time fee by or on behalf of a plot holder. Plot. The term "Plot" means a lot, plot, plat or part thereof or a grave in the Cemetery. Plot Holder. The term "Plot Holder" means any person having a burial right in a plot in the cemetery. Traditional Area. The term "Traditional Area" means Sections A, B, C, 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 14 of the Cemetery. Urn Gardens. The term "Urn Gardens" means that portion of the cemetery set aside for the burial of cremated remains. Visitor. The term "Visitor" means any person who may enter the former town burial grounds or cemetery grounds and includes plot holders and workers of all kinds.
