§ 38-62. Application.

Application for a permit shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

(a)

Evidence of ownership of the land on which the cemetery or burial ground is located in the form of a legal opinion based upon a title search;

(b)

A report prepared by an archeologist as defined in paragraph (2) of O.C.G.A. § 36-72-2, as amended, stating the number of graves believed to be present and their locations as can be determined from the use of minimally invasive investigation techniques, including remote sensing methods and the use of metal probes, which activities shall not require a permit;

(c)

A survey prepared by or under the direction of a registered surveyor showing the location and boundaries of the cemetery or burial ground based on an archeologist's report;

(d)

A plan prepared by a genealogist as defined in paragraph (7) of O.C.G.A. § 36-72-2, as amended, for identifying and notifying the descendants of those buried or believed to be buried in such cemetery. If those buried or believed to be buried are of aboriginal or American Indian descent, the genealogist, in preparing the notification plan, shall consult with the Council on American Indian Concerns created pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-12-280, as amended, and shall include in the notification plan not only any known descendants of those presumed buried but also any American Indian tribes as defined in paragraph (2) of O.C.G.A. § 44-12-260, as amended, that are culturally affiliated; and

(e)

A proposal for mitigation or avoidance of the effects of the planned activity on the cemetery or burial ground. If the proposal includes relocation of any human remains or burial objects, the proposal shall specify the method of disinterment, the location and method of disposition of the remains, the approximate cost of the process, and the approximate number of graves affected.

(Ord. No. 2006-58, § 1, 8-29-06)