A. No interment will be permitted, nor will any body be received for burial, unless a proper certificate is furnished to the park and cemetery director, or his or her designee, setting forth the name of the deceased, the residence of the deceased at the time of his or her death, the name of his or her nearest relative, and the time, place and cause of death.
B. At least twenty four (24) hours' notice must be given to the park and cemetery director before any interment. Such notice shall give the size of the case used and the location of the grave.
C. Only one interment shall be made in the grave, except that a parent and infant, or two (2) children, may be placed in one casket, or one interment, and one cremains in the lot or two (2) cremains only in the lot, two (2) cremains in cremain lots K-1-A, K-5-A and K-10-A, and also except that double depth interment may be made in section B, blocks 1-6, 6A and 6B.
D. No interment or disinterment shall be made except by cemetery employees under the direction of the park and cemetery director, and upon the written consent of the record owner of the lot, his or her surviving spouse and/or members of the immediate family.
E. The city is not liable for any damage done to any casket, burial case or urn incurred in disinterment.
F. The city is not liable for any mistake made in the issuance of the interment permit nor for any mistake of identity of the person interred. The city is not liable for any order given by telephone, or for any mistake occurring from the want of precise and proper instructions as to the particular space, size or location of the plot where interment is made.
G. No interment will be allowed and no marker may be placed in or on any cemetery until the lot or block reserved has been paid for and the services rendered are paid in full.
H. Every earth interment shall be enclosed in a concrete vault or liner. Vaults made of heavy noncorrosive metal, fiberglass or other materials which meet or exceed the performance standards and specifications of concrete liners will also be permitted.
I. No interments, disinterments or removals shall be permitted on Sunday or any of the legal holidays recognized by the city except Veterans Day, Presidents' Day, Labor Day and the day after Thanksgiving; provided, however, that when the death was caused by contagious disease and interment has been ordered within twenty four (24) hours after death by the health officer, such interment may be made on other such holidays.
J. Two (2) cremain burials will be allowed in the same lot in Forest Cemetery on lots with trees which cannot otherwise be used for full burial. Said lots will also be restricted to flat markers set flush to the ground and not to be wider than twelve inches (12") or longer than thirty six inches (36"). All cremains are to be placed in a nonperishable container prior to interment in ground or niche wall.
K. One cremain urn is allowed in each niche in the cremain niche wall, except where companion niches are provided, then two (2) cremain urns are allowed. A standard nameplate will be provided by the cemetery. Purchaser of cremain niche is responsible for engraving of nameplate and cost of the nameplate including installation. No other nameplates will be allowed except for veteran administration nameplates made of bronze and measuring eight and one-half inches by five and one-half inches (81/2" x 51/2"). When a niche with a nameplate is vacated at the owner's request and nameplate is to be removed, the owner making the request will be responsible for a new niche door.
L. Opening and closing services and costs are not the responsibility of the city. The mayor and city council may, by resolution, provide criteria under which a private contractor may perform opening and closing services in the cemetery.
M. A memorial stone or plaque can be placed on a lot but must not extend beyond the four feet (4') authorized for the headstone and secondary stone on a lot. A memorial stone must be placed within a collar of the headstone or secondary stone and be flush to the ground, a flat bronze memorial plaque can be secured to the collar of a headstone or secondary stone. A "memorial stone or plaque" is defined as a third stone or plaque on a lot memorializing someone that is not actually interred in the lot. The first interment would have a headstone, the second interment would have the secondary stone. The secondary stone must be flush with the ground, placed directly at the base of the headstone and cannot exceed two feet by two feet (2' x 2') in size. (Ord. 3382 §17, 2010)