§ 5-1-11 GRAVE; LOCATION; EXCAVATION.

   Upon exhibition of a burial permit, and payment of the grave-digging fee, it shall be the city employee designated by the City Manager shall locate and excavate the grave.

(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)

§ 5-1-12 SAME; DEPTH.

   The top of the burial vault shall be buried at a depth of not less than two feet below the surface of the ground.

(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)

§ 5-1-13 BURIAL VAULTS; REQUIRED; EXEMPTION.

   (A)   All bodies interred in Fairview Cemetery shall be enclosed within a burial vault constructed of concrete, metal, or fiberglass, except as herein provided. Upon a request in writing for an exemption from such requirement, signed by the survivor(s) by whom burial arrangements are being made, the requirement shall be waived by the Cemetery Supervisor:

      (1) If the Supervisor shall find in writing the deceased held, or that such survivor(s) hold, a belief, based upon religious or philosophical grounds, that a body should not be interred within any container constructed of material (other than wood) which will impede disintegration of the body;

      (2)   If such survivor(s), prior to interment, shall pay into the Cemetery Fund of the city an additional fee in the amount of $750 to hold the city harmless from the expense of additional maintenance of the grave or adjacent areas which may become necessary because of absence of a burial vault; and

      (3)   If the body is interred in a container constructed of wood.

   (B)   Family columbarium (located on family-owned burial space) will include event costs for additional right of interment columbarium opening and closing after funeral space purchase.

(Ord. 2734, passed - -1982; Ord. 4215, passed 7-3-2017; Ord. 4250, passed 10-21-2019)

§ 5-1-14 OPEN HOURS.

   Cemetery grounds shall be open during hours established by the Director of Parks and Recreation.

(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)

§ 5-1-15 FLOWERS, PLANTS, SHRUBBERY, TREES, AND WILDLIFE.

   It shall be unlawful for any person other than an authorized employee of the city to gather, remove, disturb, or damage flowers, plants, shrubbery, or trees, either wild or cultivated, or to feed or disturb birds or animal life in a cemetery of the city.

(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)

§ 5-1-16 SIGNS AND NOTICES.

   No signs, notices, or advertisements shall be erected or placed in a cemetery of the city, except regulatory or informational signs erected by the city.

(Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)

§ 5-1-17 LITTERING; REFRESHMENTS.

   It shall be unlawful to throw or leave any rubbish upon the cemetery grounds or cemetery buildings, or to have in possession or consume any refreshments within the cemetery grounds or buildings. This section shall not be construed to prohibit city employees assigned to duty in a cemetery from eating their lunches or having coffee breaks within the cemetery grounds or buildings.

(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)

§ 5-1-18 MOTOR VEHICLES.

   Motor vehicles shall not be operated within a cemetery of the city at a speed in excess of 15 mph, shall be operated only on the right side of the roadways, and at no time, except while in attendance at a funeral, shall be parked within any of the main roadways or in front of an open grave.

(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)

§ 5-1-19 CHILDREN.

   No child under 15 years of age shall come, or be permitted to come, upon the cemetery grounds or within the cemetery buildings unless accompanied by an adult.

(Ord. 1116, passed 2-25-1957; Ord. 2177, passed - -1976)