(A) The ground planting of flowers, plants, shrubs or trees by the lot or space owner is not permitted. The city shall have the authority to remove all floral designs, flowers, weeds, trees, shrubs, plants or herbage of any kind, if in the judgment of the Cemetery Superintendent, they do not conform to the standards maintained and policy adopted. Any existing trees, shrubs or plants that are already on lots, should they die, shall not be replaced. These existing plants will be removed if they become a menace to other sites, pedestrians or create an unpleasant atmosphere or to allow for excavation of an adjoining grave.
(B) The placing of glass containers or tin cans of any kind are not permitted.
(C) The city reserves the right to remove all monuments, markers, flowers, plants, trees, decorations, or other similar things without liability to the owner whenever any of these objects become unsafe, unsightly, dangerous, detrimental, diseased or when they do not conform to the standards maintained or policy adopted.
(D) All monuments and washes must have a one-inch hole drilled for a flower stand.
(E) Flowers and decorations in planters or pots or those attached as part of the marker or stone are allowed during any time of the year. Other decorations, not prohibited by other sections of the policy shall be allowed to be placed on the grave site no sooner than one week prior to Memorial Day and will be allowed to remain no longer than one week following Memorial Day. Decorations not removed during the allowed time will be removed and disposed of.
(F) The loss or disposal of any flowers or decorations will not be the responsibility of the city.
(G) Special ornamentation is allowed during funerals but must be removed within five days. If these are not removed by the date, the ornamentation will be removed and disposed of and the city will not be liable for such loss.
(H) Lot or space owners shall not change the grade of any lot or space nor interfere with the general plan of the improvement of the cemetery in any way.
(I) Fences are not permitted within the cemetery.
(Ord. 306, passed 3-20-2017)