8-3-6: MONUMENT SPECIFICATIONS, OWNERSHIP AND DECORATIONS:
Mountain View Cemetery is divided into sections in which raised monuments or gravestones are allowed and sections in which they are not allowed. In the sections in which raised monuments or gravestones are not allowed, no monument, marker or gravestone shall exceed ground level. No monument, marker or gravestone of any kind shall be placed or set in Mountain View Cemetery without the prior approval of the method of setting or placing by the Cemetery Sexton. All gravestones and monuments shall be set by a marker company or an installer approved by the Cemetery Sexton. The concrete surrounding the headstone shall contain at least one hole for decoration placement. Once a gravestone or monument is set in Mountain View Cemetery it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the cemetery lot to maintain the gravestone or monument placed or set on the lot, or if the owner is deceased, it shall be the responsibility of the spouse, children or grandchildren of the person buried in the lot to maintain the gravestone or monument. If there is no owner or family member who is capable or willing to maintain the gravestone or monument upon the declaration of the Mayor any gravestone or monument on the lot shall become the property and responsibility of the City of Mountain Home. Except on Memorial Day decorations of any kind shall only be placed at the head of the grave and no decorations shall be placed on a headstone in the center or at the foot of any grave. Any questions pertaining to monument specifications, placement or decorations shall be addressed to and decided by the Cemetery Sexton. (Ord. 1618, 5-27-2014)