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CITY OF MILBANK, SOUTH DAKOTA CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
CHAPTER 91: NUISANCES
CHAPTER 92: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 93: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 94: FIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 95: CEMETERY REGULATIONS
§ 95.01 GENERALLY.
§ 95.02 PRICE OF LOTS AND LOT PREPARATION FEE.
§ 95.03 EMPLOYEES.
§ 95.04 RECORD AND MAP KEEPING.
§ 95.05 WORK SUPERVISION.
§ 95.06 MONUMENT; ERECTION AUTHORITY.
§ 95.07 MONUMENT; INSTALLATION STANDARDS.
§ 95.08 MONUMENT; WORKMANSHIP AND PATENTS.
§ 95.09 MONUMENT; FOUNDATION.
§ 95.10 MONUMENT; FAMILY LOTS.
§ 95.11 MARKER PLACEMENT.
§ 95.12 TOMB CONSTRUCTION APPROVAL.
§ 95.13 VAULT SPECIFICATION.
§ 95.14 GRAVE FILLING.
§ 95.15 LOTS; PLANTINGS AND FENCES.
§ 95.16 PLANTINGS PERMITTED WHEN.
§ 95.17 ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.
§ 95.18 FIREARMS PROHIBITED.
§ 95.19 GRAVE OPENING.
§ 95.20 TAKING OBJECTS OR EXCAVATING.
§ 95.21 OBSTRUCTING OR DESTROYING PROPERTY.
§ 95.22 OBJECTIONABLE STRUCTURES REMOVED.
§ 95.23 VEHICLE REGULATIONS.
§ 95.24 CHILDREN ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT.
§ 95.25 NOISE AND NETS PROHIBITED.
§ 95.26 LITTERING.
CHAPTER 96: PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
§ 95.12 TOMB CONSTRUCTION APPROVAL.
   Mausoleums or tombs, either wholly or partially above ground, shall be constructed only on lots designated by the Parks and Recreation Director. Plans, specifications, and location of a mausoleum or tomb on a lot are subject to the approval of the Public Works Director.
(Prior Code, § 2.36.120) (Ord. 307, passed - -1964)
§ 95.13 VAULT SPECIFICATION.
   All burials shall be within a vault and such vault shall be constructed of cement or a material approved by the Parks and Recreation Director.
(Prior Code, § 2.36.130) (Ord. 307, passed - -1964; Ord. 620, passed - -1995)
§ 95.14 GRAVE FILLING.
   The Parks and Recreation Director shall have authority to fill and level graves and plant grass thereon. All graves shall be filled, tamped, and finished to the same level as the surrounding ground.
(Prior Code, § 2.36.150) (Ord. 307, passed - -1964; Ord. 620, passed - -1995)
§ 95.15 LOTS; PLANTINGS AND FENCES.
   (A)   No plantings of any kind will be permitted either around or on top of grave markers, or in such a manner as to constitute a lot enclosure. Fences around lots are prohibited.
   (B)   The Parks and Recreation Director shall have the right to enter upon any lot and cut down or remove any tree, shrub, or planting, or any part thereof which is deemed detrimental to the cemetery or unsightly or inconvenient to the public or to adjoining lots and the Parks and Recreation Director shall be authorized to enter upon any lot to make any improvement deemed for the advantage of the grounds.
(Prior Code, § 2.36.160) (Ord. 307, passed - -1964; Ord. 563, passed - -1991; Ord. 620, passed - -1995)
§ 95.16 PLANTINGS PERMITTED WHEN.
   Plantings shall be permitted in a flower box or urn, which shall be placed only in front of monuments or markers.
(Prior Code, § 2.36.170) (Ord. 307, passed - -1964)
§ 95.17 ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.
   Artificial flowers or wreaths shall be prohibited, except upon Memorial Day, and shall be removed the day following. Thereafter, the Parks and Recreation Director shall remove such flowers and wreaths, and shall be removed by October 1. Thereafter, the Parks and Recreation Director shall remove such plantings.
(Prior Code, § 2.36.180) (Ord. 307, passed - -1964)
§ 95.18 FIREARMS PROHIBITED.
   No person shall discharge any firearms or have possession of any firearms within the cemetery grounds, except in case of military funerals and on Memorial Day, without the written permission of the Parks and Recreation Director.
(Prior Code, § 2.36.190) (Ord. 307, passed - -1964) Penalty, see § 10.99

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