(A) The installation of any kind, type, or form of grave marker or monument within a city-owned and maintained cemetery prior to the written issuance of a grave marker installation permit is prohibited and declared to be unlawful. Any marker or monument installed prior to the proper issuance of a grave marker installation permit shall be subject to immediate removal by city forces at the cost of the owner and/or dealer placing the marker or monument.
(B) Prior to beginning any work to install a grave marker or monument, the installer or employee thereof must contact the Cemetery Supervisor and procure a written grave marker installation permit from the City of Asheboro in accordance with the standard operating guidelines utilized by the Cemetery Supervisor and approved by the City Manager. Any and all work performed pursuant to a grave marker installation permit must be performed in strict compliance with the provisions of the issued permit. In addition to any other available remedy, any marker or monument installed in a manner that does not comply with the issued grave marker installation permit shall be subject to immediate removal by city forces at the cost of the owner and/or dealer installing the marker or monument.
(C) No grave or plot may be marked except with a marker or monument installed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(D) The city expressly reserves the right to deny an application for a grave marker installation permit when, in the sole opinion of the Cemetery Supervisor, the proposed installation of a marker or monument does not comply with the procedural requirements and/or technical specifications prescribed by the standard operating guidelines utilized by the Cemetery Supervisor and approved by the City Manager for the issuance of a grave marker installation permit.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any plot or burial space owner, monument dealer, funeral director, or any employee, contractor, or agent of one of the aforementioned individuals or entities to alter to any degree the position or manner of installation of a lawfully set monument or marker without the prior written consent of the city. If written consent is given by the city to such an alteration, any actions taken pursuant to such written consent must be taken in strict compliance with the conditions stated within the document or permit authorizing the alteration. In addition to any other available remedy, any marker or monument altered in a manner that does not comply with this division shall be subject to immediate removal by city forces at the cost of the owner, monument dealer, and/or funeral director acting in contravention of the provisions of this division.
(Ord. 10-05, passed 3-10-05; Am. Ord. 15-05, passed 5-5-05)