(a) Anyone desiring to plant flowers shall do so per the following standards:
(1) No planting of woody plants is permitted on any grave.
(2) Flowers may be planted in a bed next to the monument foundation. However, flowers may not be planted around any flat marker.
(3) All flower beds shall be maintained by the lot owner or next-of-kin. If a flower bed becomes unsightly, cemetery personnel shall remove the bed and re-seed.
(4) Temporary floral arrangements may be set next to the grave for a period of seven days before and seven days after Memorial Day.
(5) For new graves, floral arrangements will be permitted to remain for seven days after burial services.
(6) The City Manager or his designee has the authority to remove any and all plantings, including shrubs and trees, which are dead, have outgrown their usefulness, or have spread beyond control.
(b) Between November 15 and April 1, winter wreaths or grave blankets will be permitted. Winter wreaths and grave blankets must be removed by April 2 or they will be removed by the City.
(c) General cleaning of the cemetery will begin each year during the second full week following Easter. All grave decorations must be removed from the cemetery grounds.
(d) Due to health and safety concerns for the public and maintenance workers, as well as to avoid the appearance of clutter, the following items will not be allowed on the cemetery grounds or around gravesites:
(1) Styrofoam cups and containers;
(2) Decorative fencing;
(3) Rocks and stones;
(4) Wire or objects made of wire;
(5) Glass, ceramics, or other similar ornamental objects;
(6) Cardboard or paper;
(7) Toys or stuffed animals;
(8) Balloons or inflatable items.
(e) Deteriorated, unsightly and inappropriate grave decorations, as determined by the City Manager or his designee, shall be removed. The cemetery personnel will not retain or store items removed from a grave.
(f) No temporary or permanent installation of bricks, concrete, blocks, stone, fence, hedge, railing or other landscaping fixtures shall be placed on or around any grave site.
(g) The general care of the cemetery is assumed by the City. The City shall cut the grass at reasonable intervals, rake and clean the grounds, and prune shrubs and trees that may be placed by the City. No person other than employees of the cemetery or contract labor of the City shall perform any maintenance on the lots.
(Ord. A-2566. Passed 5-27-08; Ord. A-2657. Passed 9-13-10.)