(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or maintain an undertaking establishment in the city without first having obtained a license to do so. Applications for such license shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 110.
(B) No undertaking establishment shall be used for the purpose of exposing or exhibiting the body of any deceased person to the public, other than to friends and relatives of the deceased.
(C) Every undertaking establishment shall be conducted in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Board of Health and in such a manner as not to subject the public or any person to contagious diseases. Such establishments shall at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(D) It shall be the duty of the City Health Officer and he or she is hereby authorized and empowered to inspect and examine all undertaking establishments from time to time for the purpose of ascertaining whether all of the ordinances of the city and the regulations of the Board of Health are being complied with at such establishments. A record of each inspection shall be made and kept on file in his or her office, and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the Mayor. The City Health Officer, upon making such inspection, shall issue a certificate showing that such undertaking establishment is conducted in compliance with the city ordinances, and the regulations of the Board of Health, if such inspection warrants.
(E) It shall hereafter be unlawful to establish an undertaking establishment in any place where a majority of the buildings within a radius of 400 feet are used exclusively for residence purposes without first having secured the written consent of the owners of a majority of the lots or parcels of ground within such radius.
(F) The fee for a license to operate or maintain an undertaking establishment shall be $25 per year.
(Ord. 1612, passed 5-6-2003) Penalty, see § 128.99