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The town may, and it hereby expressly reserves the right to correct an error which may be made by it either in making any interment, disinterment, or removal, or in the description, transfer, or conveyance of any interment property, either by cancelling the conveyance and conveying in lieu thereof other interment property of equal value and similar location insofar as may be possible, or by refunding the amount of money paid on account of the purchase of the property.
(Ord. 76-77-2, passed 8-9-76)
The town shall undertake and perform the following work in the cemeteries:
(A) All grading, landscape work, and improvements of any kind.
(B) All care of plots.
(C) All planting, trimming, cutting, and removal of trees and shrubs.
(D) All opening and closing of plots.
(E) All interments, disinterments, and removals.
(Ord. 76-77-2, passed 8-9-76)
All improvements or alterations of lots or plots in the cemeteries shall be under the direction of, and subject to the consent, satisfaction, and approval of the Town Manager and owner of the plot. In the event an agreement to such improvements or alterations cannot be reached between the Town Manager and the owner, the request will be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
(Ord. 76-77-2, passed 8-9-76)
(A) No person shall plant any tree, shrub, flower, grass, or other plant of any kind in the cemetery except with the approval of the Superintendent of Cemeteries. If approved, such planting will be under the supervision of the Superintendent or his designated representative.
(B) No person shall prune or cut any tree or shrub except with the approval of, and under the supervision of the Superintendent or his designated representative.
(Ord. 76-77-2, passed 8-9-76)
(A) The town shall not be responsible for floral pieces, baskets, or frames in which, or to which floral pieces are attached.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to remove flowers, floral designs, trees, shrubs, or plants of any kind, unless the owner of the property gives his consent.
(Ord. 76-77-2, passed 8-9-76) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Only one central or family monument shall be placed on a family lot. Markers shall be laid flush with the ground and shall not exceed two feet in length and one foot in width. Markers shall be placed at the end of the grave most distant from the monument. No coping, curb, fencing, hedging, grave mounds, borders, or enclosures of any kind shall be allowed on any burial lot without permission of the Superintendent of Cemeteries and the Town Manager.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect any monument, marker, or mausoleum in the town cemeteries without first obtaining a permit for such erection from the Town Clerk.
(C) It shall be unlawful to use above ground vault lids as grave markers or monuments.
(D) When two remains are interred into one grave due to cremations, no additional monuments or markers are allowed. All names will have to be on the one allowed monument or marker.
(E) No monument shall be erected in the town's cemeteries unless there is a foundation to consist of concrete mixture. The foundations are not to exceed eighteen inches wide and shall be three inches in depth.
(Ord. 76-77-2, passed 8-9-76; Am. Ord. 97-98-05, passed 9-8-97; Am. Ord. 01-02-19, passed 5-13-02) Penalty, see § 10.99
No mausoleum, tomb, building, or other structure of any kind shall be erected on any lot within the cemeteries or within any extension of the cemeteries. However, mausoleums and tombs may be constructed on lots which may be designated on the cemetery plat from time to time by the Board of Commissioners as lots to be used exclusively for that purpose. If any mausoleum, monument, or tomb at any time becomes unsafe, unsightly, or in need of repair or resetting, the Superintendent of Cemeteries shall notify the owner of the lot, or any person having an interest in the lot, and shall request that person to make the needed repairs under his supervision. If the person fails to make repairs within 30 days thereafter, the Board of Commissioners may order such repairs to be made.
(Ord. 76-77-2, passed 8-9-76) Penalty, see § 10.99
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