(A) The city will undertake to maintain, as may be practicable, the planting of trees and shrubs and to preserve and maintain landscape features within the cemetery grounds.
(B) (1) There shall be no individual beds of shrubbery or flowers or personalized landscaping allowed on individual lots. This includes the installation of copings, rock, mulch, bark, trees, bushes, grasses, toys, boxes, metal or glass containers of any kind. If said landscaping material is discovered it will be removed by the city at the owner's expense. An attempt will be made to contact the family in reference to a violation. A registered letter outlying the violation will be sent to the last address (if known) of a family member. If no response (from the family) is received within five working days of the letter being sent, the cemetery sexton and the commissioner in charge of the Cemetery Department will determine what action should be taken.
(2) All landscaping on the ground prior to the approval of this chapter will be allowed to remain (grandfathered) until such time the landscaping design becomes dilapidated and or unsightly. At that time it (the landscaping) will be removed by the cemetery staff.
(C) (1) There shall be no jars, glass, or metal receptacles, or other containers used on the premises for the holding of floral bouquets. All such form of decoration shall be in approved containers.
(2) Approved containers are described as: Vases attached to the monument, hanging baskets, and monument saddles.
(D) The city shall not be responsible for any kind of plantings damaged by the elements, vandals, thieves or by other causes beyond its control. The cemetery sexton shall have the authority to remove all floral designs, flowers, weeds, trees, as in the judgment of the sexton, they become unsightly, dangerous, detrimental, or diseased, or when they do not conform to the rules and regulations as stated herein.
(E) The city shall not be liable for floral pieces, baskets, or frames placed on or near gravesites that are damaged or stolen.
(Ord. 744, passed 9-13-10)