A. Floral Regulations: The City shall have authority to remove all floral designs, flowers, weeds, trees, shrubs, plants or herbage of any kind from the cemetery as soon as, in the judgment of the Sexton, they become unsightly, dangerous, detrimental or diseased, or when they do not conform to the standards maintained. The city shall not be liable for floral pieces, baskets or frames in which or to which such floral pieces are attached. Floral frames removed by the city must be called for within five (5) days by those lawfully entitled to them, or they may be thereafter disposed of by the city in any manner it sees fit. The city shall not be liable for lost, misplaced or broken flower vases. The city shall not be responsible for plants, herbage or plantings of any kind damaged by the elements, thieves, vandals or by other causes beyond its control. The city reserves the right to regulate the method of decorating plots so that a uniform beauty may be maintained. The city reserves the right to prevent the removal of any flowers, floral designs, trees, shrubs or plants, or herbage of any kind unless it gives its consent.
B. Regulations For Ornaments: The placing of boxes, shells, toys, metal designs, ornaments, chairs, settees, wood or iron cases, and similar articles upon spaces shall not be permitted, and, if so placed, the city may remove same. Vases or other containers for floral arrangements are permitted only temporarily for temporary arrangements, must be placed in areas designated by the sexton, and must be removed when the floral arrangements become unsightly.
C. Prohibited Structures: No person shall erect or maintain any fence, corner post, coping, hedge or boundary of any kind upon any space or plot in the cemetery. No person shall grade the ground or land of any space in the cemetery, except under the supervision of the sexton. The sexton shall, whenever requested, furnish the true lines of the spaces according to the official markers, and shall prevent and prohibit any grading thereof that might destroy symmetry of the land.
D. Mausoleums: Mausoleums are permitted. In order to construct a mausoleum, a person must own a minimum of six (6) adjoining spaces.
1. The construction and specifications of the mausoleum must first be approved by the sexton. In the event the person's specification and construction plans are not approved by the sexton, the aggrieved person shall have the right to seek permission from the city council to approve the proposed construction standards and specifications. Should the petitioner's request be denied, the petitioner shall have the right to seek a judicial review. The petition for judicial review shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the date that the petition before the council was denied.
2. The number of remains/cremains that may be interred within the mausoleum or in the unoccupied land within the six (6) adjoining spaces is subject to the discretion of the sexton. In the event the person's requested interments are denied by the sexton, the aggrieved person shall have the right to seek permission from the city council to approve the interments. Should the petitioner's request be denied, the petitioner shall have the right to seek a judicial review. The petition for judicial review shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the date that the petition before the council was denied. (Ord. 2947, 2015: Ord. 2645 § 6, 1999: Ord. 2165, 1985)