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ORDINANCE NO. 4714
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.35.060 “CEMETERY”
FEES.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco (City) provides cemetery services for the benefit of the
public, which include associated fees, for those services that are billed to the customer; and
WHEREAS, the City Council shall from time to time, by ordinance, provide for the setting
of base charges and fees for cemetery goods and services as it deems appropriate.
WHEREAS, the cemetery fees have not been updated since 2008; and
WHEREAS, the combination of inflation and market comparability has created a need for
the cemetery fees to be adjusted; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this amendment is to update cemetery fees to meet current
costs associated with operating this cemetery.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the PMC Section 3.35.060 “Cemetery” is hereby amended and shall
read as follows:
Section 3.35.060 Cemetery
Base fees and charges. (Other fees and charges set based on market conditions.)
Fee/Charge Reference
Charge for lots exclusive of
endowment care
Baby $250.00 Ord. 3881
Adult and juvenile $650.00 $700.00-
$900.00 Ord. 3881 ______
Juvenile $400.00 Ord. _____
Urn $340.00 $400.00 Ord. 3881 ______
Urn (on existing grave) $170.00 $200.00 Ord. 3881 ______
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Charge for lots exclusive of
endowment care Niche prices posted at cemetery Ord. 4109
Charges for burials, inurnment
Baby $450.00 Ord. 3881
Adult and juvenile $725.00 $850.00 Ord. 3881 ______
Juvenile $450.00 Ord. _____
Urn (burial) $275.00 $300.00 Ord. 3881 ______
Niche (inurnment) $275.00 Ord. 3881
Charges for disinterment
Baby $450.00 Ord. 3881
Adult and juvenile $725.00 $850.00 Ord. 3881
Juvenile $450.00 Ord. ____
Urn $275.00 $300.00 Ord. 3881
Niche $275.00 Ord. 3881
Charges for endowment care 30% of cost Ord. 3881
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word
of this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this
Ordinance.
Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 20th day of May,
2024.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Krystle Shanks, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorneys
Published: Sunday, May 26, 2024