(1) Notwithstanding ORS 307.022, upon compliance with ORS 307.162, the following property is exempt from taxation:
- (a) Burial grounds, tombs and rights of burial, and lands and buildings on the land, not exceeding 30 acres, used for the sole purpose of a crematory or alternative disposition facility, as defined in ORS 97.010, and for burial of incinerated or reduced remains.
- (b) Lands used or held exclusively for cemetery purposes, not exceeding 600 acres.
- (c) Burial lots or space for burial of incinerated or reduced remains in buildings or grounds used or held exclusively for burial purposes.
- (d) Buildings on land described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection that are used to store machinery or equipment used exclusively for maintenance of burial grounds.
- (e) Personal property used exclusively for cemetery, crematory or alternative disposition facility purposes.
- (2) The statement required under ORS 307.162 shall be filed by the owner of the property described in subsection (1) of this section.
- (3) Any property exclusively occupied and used as a family burial ground is exempt from ad valorem taxation.
[Amended by 1987 c.756 §4; 1999 c.398 §7; 2009 c.455 §1; 2021 c.296 §32]