§ 7-06 Mausoleum.
RCNY § 7-06
(a)No mausoleum shall be constructed without prior written approval of the Commissioner. No such approval shall be granted until satisfactory design plans and construction contracts have been submitted to the Commissioner.
(b)The plot holder shall make, at his/her own expense, a survey; provide and pay for his/her own contractor to excavate and construct the mausoleum foundation; and have his/her contractor provide the cemetery with a guarantee that only first grade materials will be used; that it will be executed in first grade workmanship; and should fault develop within five years due to setting, treatment or handling, the required repairs or replacements will be made by the contractor without cost to the cemetery. Unless such guarantee in writing is furnished the Commissioner, approval for construction of a mausoleum cannot be had. Foundations must be at least six feet below grade.
(c)The plot holder must provide for perpetual care and maintenance of a mausoleum by payment to the cemetery of fifteen percent of the total cost of the structure within thirty days of completion of construction.
(d)Only substantially non-corrosive metals of approved permanency shall be permitted for mausoleum or memorial fixtures, such as doors, window grilles, statutary, etc.
(e)Care and maintenance of mausoleums shall include cleaning the interiors and stained glass; cleaning and oiling bronze work unless otherwise requested; repainting and cleaning the exterior stone where and when necessary; and repairing damage caused by wear and tear.
(f)In the event the mausoleum, due to any reason, is badly damaged in the opinion of the Commissioner, he/she shall request the Estate of the deceased or the plot holder restore the mausoleum to a condition satisfactory to the Commissioner. If these repairs are not made within a reasonable time, not to exceed sixty days, the Commissioner reserves the right to remove the remaining mausoleum and inter the bodies in the plot over which the mausoleum had been constructed.
