(a) A temporary marker shall be placed at the gravesite at time of interment. A permanent marker is required within 12 months of burial. Should the temporary marker become broken or deteriorated before the installation of the permanent marker, the town may remove the temporary marker at any time.
(b) Monuments, footstones or other appropriate grave markings shall have mowing borders around the base of at least three inches and shall not exceed the grave width or encroach on the grave of other owners.
(c) All monuments, headstones and footstones shall be erected under the supervision of the public works director or designee. All persons shall clean the work site of all unused materials or debris upon completion. If unused material or debris is left at the work site, the public works director or designee will notify the responsible party and request that corrective action be taken. If a monument is incorrectly set, it shall be removed or reset at the cost of the owner.
No monuments or markers shall be set without first notifying the public works director or designee.
(Code 1982, § 7-42; Ord. No. 80-4, § 6.1-15, 1-24-1980; Ord. No. 2014-Code-02, 1-30-2014; Ord. No. 2015-Code-003, 7-9-2015)