a. Artificial flowers, cut flowers and decorations are not to be placed on the ground from March 1st through October 31st each year, except on Easter Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day and the decedent’s birthday. All seasonal flower arrangements shall be removed within thirty (30) days after date of placement. All flower arrangements, saddles, trinkets and urns placed at time of burial will be removed from graves when they deteriorate or discolor.
b. All landscape improvements shall be approved by the Cemetery Division Manager and the Cemetery Maintenance Crew Supervisor, or designees, prior to completing. The person listed on the certificate of burial or family of the decedent requesting and completing any landscape improvements shall be responsible for the continued maintenance thereof. The Cemetery Division Manager and Cemetery Maintenance Crew Supervisor, or designees, shall not be responsible for the maintenance of any such landscape improvements and reserves the right to remove any landscape improvements that are not properly maintained. Private landscaping of lots located in Sections P and Q of Fairview Cemetery No. 2 shall only be allowed in designated sites as indicated in the Cemetery Master Plan or through the City of Bowling Green’s Memorial Tree Program.
c. The Cemetery Division Manager, Cemetery Maintenance Crew Supervisor or City Park Arborist shall have the authority to remove any tree or shrub which has become detrimental, dangerous or inconvenient to adjacent lots, walks or avenues.
(Ord. BG2003-37, 7/1/2003; Ord. BG2012-7, 4/3/2012; Ord. BG2024-4, 3/19/2024)