(a) The entire grounds shall be mowed and trimmed by the City in compliance Section 905.01 of this Code. If inclement weather precludes scheduled maintenance, the City will mow and trim the grounds as soon as practicable.
(b) Visitors and Owners shall take notice of the City's obligation to maintain the lawns and trim the grass around Memorials, which maintenance shall occur throughout the grass mowing season. Digging the ground or placing rods or brackets to emplace pots and containers at places of interment is not permitted at any time of the year, since this disturbs the turf and may damage expensive maintenance equipment.
(c) Statuary, wrought iron, urns, benches, vigil lights, flag poles, decorative pavers, glass, wire, wood chips, marble chips, and other decorative materials are not permitted at any time and will be removed by the City without notice.
(d) No Planting is permitted. All flowers or acceptable decorations shall be placed either on the marker, such as a saddle bouquet, or in vases on the side of the marker, so as not to interfere with the trimming and mowing of the grounds.
(e) The City assumes no responsibility for flowers and/or decorations not properly secured, especially during adverse weather conditions. The City also assumes no responsibility for flowers and/or decorations not removed by posted disposal dates, or flowers/decorations removed from the premises without permission of Owners or Cemetery or City personnel.
(f) Flags and flag holders will only be permitted on individual graves for seven (7) days before and after the Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day holidays. Any flags and flag holders not removed from the Cemetery by the 8th day following one of these holidays will be removed by the City and stored for general distribution at the next proper holiday.
(g) No articles of any kind except those specifically authorized by these Rules and Regulations shall be permitted on any interment space, lot, or other part of the Cemetery. The City shall have full authority to remove immediately, from any type of interment space or any part of the Cemetery, anything that may have been placed thereon without such specific authorization.
(h) ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS THAT IS A RESULT OF NOT OBSERVING THE ABOVE RULES AND REGULATIONS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INTERMENT RIGHT OWNER. (Ord. 29-23. Passed 10-2-23.)