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INTERMENTS
§ 92.060 PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEE.
   No grave shall be opened, nor shall a body be interred, disinterred or re-interred, in a city cemetery unless an application in writing shall first have been made to the Clerk of the Board of Trustees and a permit is issued by him or her for the interment, disinterment or re-interment. The fee for filing the application for the permit required by this section shall be $10.
(1994 Code, § 92.45) (Ord. 110, passed 10-31-1960) Penalty, see § 92.999
§ 92.061 APPLICATION FEE MAY BE APPLIED TO COST OF OPENING GRAVE.
   In the event that the application for the permit required by this subchapter is granted, the amount paid to the Clerk of the Board of Trustees as a fee for the filing of the application shall be credited upon the sum to be paid to the Clerk to cover the cost of opening the grave.
(1994 Code, § 92.46) (Ord. 110, passed 10-31-1960; Ord. 176, passed 1-8-1968)
§ 92.062 PAYMENT OF COSTS OF OPENING GRAVE PREREQUISITE TO GRAVE OPENING; CITY EMPLOYEE TO OPEN GRAVES.
   No city cemetery grave shall be opened until a fee, in the sum of $475 for the opening of said grave, has been paid to the Clerk of the Board of Trustees. No grave shall be opened, except by an employee of the city under the direct supervision of the caretaker of the cemetery.
(1994 Code, § 92.47) (Ord. 110, passed 10-31-1960; Ord. 10-05, passed 6-14-2010)
§ 92.063 PROCEDURE UPON GRANTING OF PERMIT.
   Upon the issuance of a permit required under § 92.061 of this chapter, and upon the payment of the fee as set forth in § 92.062 of this chapter, the Clerk shall forthwith notify the caretaker of the cemetery to open the grave for which the permit has been issued and the caretaker of the cemetery shall cause said grave to be opened. Following the interment, re-interment or removal of the body, if the body is not returned to the grave, the caretaker shall cause the grave to be filled and the lot to be restored to its original condition.
(1994 Code, § 92.48) (Ord. 110, passed 10-31-1960; Ord. 369, passed 4-11-1988; Ord. 388, passed 5-14-1990; Ord. 94-006, passed 6-13-1994; Ord. 2002-07, passed 5-13-2002; Ord. 08-02, passed 5-27-2008; Ord. 10-05, passed 6-14-2010)
§ 92.064 SPECIFICATIONS FOR GRAVE OPENINGS AND VAULTS.
   (A)   All grave openings for burials in the city cemetery shall be at least five feet deep, except infant burials. In infant burials, the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized agent may determine burial at whatever depth may be necessary, but in no event shall any grave opening be less than four feet deep.
   (B)   The head end of the grave or burial openings must be two feet from the west lot line of the burial lot of which the burial space is a part.
   (C)   No wooden boxes for vaults shall be used for interments in the city cemetery known and designated as Caledonia Cemetery.
(1994 Code, § 92.49) (Ord. 110, passed 10-31-1960; Ord. 25, passed 5-21-1945; Ord. 243, passed 2-5-1973) Penalty, see § 92.999
§ 92.065 CLOSING OF GRAVE; RESTRICTIONS ON DECORATIONS.
   (A)   After burial in a city cemetery, the lot shall be restored to the original surface level.
   (B)   No grave mounds or ridges shall be permitted on any burial lot. No person shall plant any tree, bush, shrub or flower upon any grave lot, nor shall any person place or cause to be placed anything whatsoever upon the lot which may interfere with care of the lot in any way, except as provided in this code or other ordinance of the city.
(1994 Code, § 92.50) (Ord. 19, passed 12-7-1942; Ord. 25, passed 5-21-1945) Penalty, see § 92.999
§ 92.066 PROOF OF BURIAL REQUIRED; FORMS; CONTENT.
   (A)   Within 24 hours after an interment, burial or removal of a body is made by any undertaker or other person, the undertaker or other person must file a certificate with the Clerk of the Board of Trustees showing the disposition of the body, the exact location of the interment or removal, the lot number and the grave number and other information as may be required.
   (B)   Proper forms for the certificate required by this section shall be furnished by the city and may be obtained at the office of the City Clerk.
(1994 Code, § 92.51) (Ord. 19, passed 12-7-1942)
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