(A) Ownership of burial space in a columbarium shall be considered the same as ownership of other cemetery property and shall descend according to state statutes.
(B) One or two urns may be entombed in a columbaria niche, provided there is adequate space.
(C) Purchase of a columbarium niche shall include one bronze front plaque, regardless of the number of remains entombed, the size, design and color of which shall be prescribed by the city.
(D) No item shall be affixed to the columbarium, unless herein provided. One one-and-one-half inch veteran’s medallion may be affixed on the lower left face of a columbaria niche. All medallions shall be uniformly installed on columbaria niches by authorized cemetery personnel only. Other medallions are not allowed on a columbaria niche.
(E) The lot owner is responsible for the maintenance of the medallion. The city is not responsible for maintaining medallions. If items are affixed contrary to the memorial permit, they may be removed by the city at the lot owner’s expense.
(F) The city shall provide a central planter near columbaria for placement of flowers and other ornamentation, at the lot owners’ expense, as permitted herein.
(G) The opening of a sealed niche for a second urn is considered an interment and is subject to established fees.
(2004 Code, § 94.19) (Ord. 00-266, passed 1-25-2000; Ord. 13-702, passed 1-22-2013; Ord. 22-830, passed 7-26-2022) Penalty, see § 10.99