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§ 95.13 DAYS WHEN BURIALS ARE PROHIBITED.
   Burial shall not occur on Christmas, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Sundays. Provided, however, that a burial may be permitted on any of the days described above if the deceased died of a contagious disease, or if other health or welfare concerns so require.
(Ord. 2001-001, passed 2-12-01)
§ 95.14 DOUBLE DEPTH BURIALS PROHIBITED.
Double depth burials are prohibited except where authorization has previously been granted by the city in writing.
(Ord. 2001-001, passed 2-12-01)
§ 95.15 EAST-WEST BURIALS.
   All burials shall be with the length of the casket on an east-west alignment unless the lot or parcel is not large enough or so aligned as to allow east-west burial; then upon application to the Sexton, such burial will be allowed to be on a north-south alignment. The Sexton shall give permission for the irregular burials only under those circumstances when the markers would be compatible with others already established in the same area. The markers for all north-south burials must be level with the ground.
(Ord. 2001-001, passed 2-12-01)
§ 95.16 OPERATION OF VEHICLES AND SPEED LIMIT.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a vehicle on cemetery grounds except on clearly designated areas designed for motor vehicle traffic.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any motor vehicle within the limits of the cemetery at a rate of speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour, or in any other manner that would endanger persons or property.
(Ord. 2001-001, passed 2-12-01)
§ 95.17 CURFEW AND DEFACING PROPERTY.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized by the City Sexton to be in the cemetery from one-half hour after sundown to one-half hour before sunrise of any day. A person will be considered to be “in the cemetery” if he or she is within the perimeter of the cemetery as established by a fence, or is upon any portion of the property set aside as present or future cemetery property as designated in the appropriate records of the city and county.
   (B)   Cemetery patrons only are allowed in the cemetery. It shall be unlawful for any person to climb over or crawl under the cemetery fence or to damage a cemetery fence.
   (C)   Children under twelve (12) years of age must be accompanied at all times on the cemetery property by a parent or some supervising adult eighteen (18) years of age or older.
   (D)   It shall be unlawful to engage in recreational or other inappropriate activities on the cemetery property.
   (E)   It shall be unlawful for any person to injure or deface any monument, marker, tree, shrub or any other property in the city cemetery.
   (F)   The Sexton, any person working for the Sexton’s office or any peace officer is empowered to enforce the provisions of this section and to abate any vandalism or trespassing within the cemetery property.
   (G)   Any violation of this chapter will constitute a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2001-001, passed 2-12-01)
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