(a) Cemeteries are established for the burial of the dead and to perpetuate their memory. All visitors shall respect the solemnity of the Village cemeteries.
(b) No person shall discharge firearms within any Village cemetery, except at military funerals, Memorial Day exercises, or other occasions approved by the Director of Public Service. In no case shall live ammunition be utilized. No hunting of any kind is permitted within the limits of any Village cemetery.
(c) All persons are prohibited from cutting or removing any plants or flowers, whether wild or cultivated, in any Village cemetery and are further prohibited from cutting, trimming or injuring any tree or shrub or marring any monument or landmark or in any way defacing the cemetery grounds.
(d) No person shall deposit any debris or waste material of any kind at any place within the Village cemeteries except in receptacles provided by the Village. Cremated remains will not be permitted to be scattered above or on ground of either cemetery.
(e) The placing of any advertisement of any nature anywhere within a Village cemetery is prohibited.
(f) The use of bicycles in all Village cemeteries is limited to paved areas only.
(g) Dogs are permitted within a Village cemetery only if each such dog is leashed and under the control of the owner or person holding the leash. The owner of the dog shall be responsible for cleaning up after his or her dog. Any person found violating this subsection is guilty of a minor misdemeanor punishable in accordance with the Section 945.99(b).
(h) Only vehicles of those people who are visiting or working in the municipal cemeteries are permitted. All vehicles shall be parked so that all tires of such vehicles shall be located on the hard surface of the cemetery roadway. The speed of all vehicles within all Village cemeteries shall not exceed ten (10) miles per hour.
(i) No person shall enter upon any Village cemetery grounds from sundown to sunup except upon written permission of the Director of Public Service. Any person found within any Village cemetery grounds during such hours without written permission of the Director of Public Service shall be prosecuted in accordance with Section 945.99(a).
(j) The Director of Public Service in their sole discretion, may decorate any veteran graves with a single United States of America flag on Memorial Day through the week following Veterans Day week. Other organizations or individuals shall only adorn graves with expressed written permission of the Director of Public Service.
(Ord. 37-2024. Passed 6-4-24.)