§ 26-42. Installations, foundations, vaults, markers, and memorials.

(a)

No material shall be allowed to remain in the cemetery longer than is reasonably necessary for any construction work, and no work in the cemetery shall be started on Saturday which cannot be completed on that day.

(b)

Cemetery lot owners are prohibited from erecting vaults which shall extend above the ground. No vault top or concrete slab shall be placed over a grave less than 18 inches below the surface of the ground.

(c)

No more than two inscriptions will be permitted on the face of any crypt in a mausoleum in the cemetery, no more than one inscription will be permitted on the face of any niche and all inscriptions shall be limited to the name of the deceased, the date of birth and date of death of such deceased.

(d)

All foundations shall be built by the city at the cost of the owner, and the city shall assume the responsibility for the proper construction of the foundation.

(e)

The charges for building foundations shall be established by the city manager and shall be reasonable and uniform.

(f)

Only concrete or metal vaults shall be permitted to be used in the cemetery.

(g)

No marker shall be set at any location unless the location has been first approved by the cemetery supervisor and the grave space is paid for in full.

(h)

No material except granite, a good grade of white marble, cut stone from recognized monument quarries, or standard bronze shall be used for markers or monuments. The use of two or more kinds of granite in any one lot varying materially in color or texture shall not be permitted.

(i)

Reserved.

(j)

Reserved.

(k)

Interments of non-cremated remains in crypts shall be made in hermetically sealed caskets or boxes. Cremated remains placed in a crypt or niche must be in the original sealed container as provided by the crematory.

(l)

In all new additions, only one grave memorial will be permitted on one space. No memorial may be set to embrace two or more grave spaces except a companion or a family memorial unless approved in writing by the city manager at the time of the sale of the interment rights. All memorials shall be set on uniform lines as prescribed by the cemetery supervisor to conform to the general plan of the cemetery.

(Code 1988, § 7-43; Ord. No. 04-02, 2-12-04)