[CC 1992 §135.010; R.O. 1979 §17.000; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003]
A. The
City Cemetery property, consisting of the Platte City Graveyard, Platte
City Cemetery, Platte Memorial Park and River View Cemetery, shall
be managed by a Cemetery Committee consisting of not less than three
(3) persons nor more than five (5) persons to be appointed by the
Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen.
B. The
Cemetery Committee shall meet from time to time, consider policy and
make recommendations to the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1992 §135.020; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003; Ord. No. 1435 §1, 8-24-2005; Ord. No. 1547 §1, 9-5-2007; Ord. No. 1702 §1, 8-23-2011]
A. The
City shall sell cemetery lots to persons wishing to purchase same
in the Platte City Cemetery at prices to be set by the Board of Aldermen.
Cemetery lots shall be sold at the lot sale price plus the cost of
recording the deed(s) as follows:
2. Recording fee per deed: $34.00.
B. Payment
in full must be received by the City Clerk and delivered to the City
Collector prior to the delivery of said deed(s).
C. The
City Clerk or designee shall keep a written and computer record of
said lot purchase.
D. The
City Clerk or designee shall deliver to the County Recorder of Deeds
in a timely manner the completed deed for any lot sold, which shall
be duly recorded and returned to the purchaser.
[CC 1992 §135.040; R.O. 1979 §17.300; Ord. No. 380 §2, 4-11-1984; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003]
A. There
shall be established a Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund used for the sole
purposes of preservation, care, upkeep and adornment of the Platte
City Cemetery properties.
B. The
full amount of the purchase price of a grave lot will be deposited
in the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund. The accumulated balance from
lot sales shall not be encroached upon, but shall serve to generate
interest income. Interest income alone shall be used for the perpetual
maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery.
C. The
income from the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund shall be expended for
the preservation, care, upkeep and adornment of the Platte City Cemetery
properties and for no other purpose whatsoever.
D. The
principal of the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund shall not be encroached
upon for any purpose except for the repurchasing of cemetery lots
previously sold. Money may be transferred out of the fund to be invested
in bonds of the United State Government or other accounts backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States Government or insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
[Ord. No. 1284 §1(135.045), 1-29-2003; Ord. No. 1435 §2, 8-24-2005; Ord. No. 1547 §2, 9-5-2007; Ord. No. 1631 §2, 8-26-2009; Ord. No. 1702 §2, 8-23-2011]
A. There
is hereby established a cemetery maintenance fee to be used for the
purpose of grounds care which shall include, but not be limited to,
mowing, tree maintenance, weed control, insect control, pest control
and road maintenance.
B. The
cemetery maintenance fee may be used for monument repair should said
monument be in need of repair and at such time a family member within
the third degree cannot be located.
C. The
cemetery maintenance fee shall be collected at the time of a burial
request in addition to the grave opening and closing fee. The cemetery
maintenance fee shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
D. The
cemetery maintenance fee shall be combined with interest earned on
the Perpetual Care Fund and private donations for the purpose of maintaining
the cemetery.
[CC 1992 §135.050; R.O. 1979 §17.400; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003]
A. At
the regular Board meeting in April of each year, the Mayor shall,
with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, appoint a person as Sexton
who has been a resident of the City for a period of at least one (1)
year prior to appointment.
B. The
Sexton shall hold office for one (1) year or until a successor shall
have been appointed and qualified.
C. The
Sexton shall, at the expiration of his/her term of office, deliver
to his/her successor all books, charts, plats, tools and other things
pertaining to his/her office and shall impart to his/her successor
all useful information in his/her possession as may better able his/her
successor to discharge the duties of Sexton.
D. The
Sexton's fee shall be established by resolution of the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 95-31 §2, 7-25-1995; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003]
A. The
Sexton shall identify and mark all graves upon notification of a burial.
B. The
Sexton shall supervise the digging of all graves which shall be a
uniform minimum depth of five and one-half (5½) feet for standard
burial and a minimum depth of twenty (20) to twenty-four (24) inches
for cremation urn burial.
C. The Sexton shall supervise the erection of monuments as described in Section
140.070 of this Chapter.
D. The
Sexton shall investigate in a timely manner complaints received regarding
the City Cemetery.
E. The
Sexton shall assist in the prosecution of all violations of the provisions
of this Chapter.
F. The
Sexton shall during the months of November through March remove funeral
service flowers within seven (7) days of burial.
G. The
Sexton shall from time to time review the lawn maintenance of the
City Cemetery to ensure that lawn care is being conducted in accordance
with the specifications.
H. The
Sexton shall perform duties as assigned by the Cemetery Committee.
[CC 1992 §135.060; R.O. 1979 §17.500; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003; Ord. No. 1301 §1, 5-13-2003]
A. The
owners of lots shall be permitted to ornament such lot in any reasonable
way and to erect thereon a reasonable monument, except that no lot
shall be enclosed by any fence or railing.
B. The
monument shall be erected in the following manner:
1. Monument companies must contact and make arrangements with the City
Clerk or Sexton forty-eight (48) hours prior to installation of footing.
2. Installation of footing and/or monument must take place between the
hours of 7:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. (Note: Special
arrangements for Saturday installation with proper notice.)
3. The contractors will provided a copy of a signed work order and a
diagram showing layout and location of monument forty-eight (48) hours
prior to the installation of the footing. (Note: Can be faxed 816-858-5402.)
4. Contractor will be charged a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) installation/inspection
fee per monument to be paid prior to the installation of the footing.
5. The City will flag all monument locations for the contractor. (White
flags.)
6. All monuments will be placed at the head of the grave facing the
east, unless otherwise specified and approved. All foot markers will
be set flush with the ground.
7. All monuments to include headstone, vases, decorative sculptures
and lanterns, etc., will be set on a concrete pad.
8. Stones under twenty-four (24) inches in length will have one (1)
pier of six (6) inches minimum diameter that is three (3) feet deep
or rests on the burial vault.
a. Stones between twenty-four (24) and forty-eight (48) inches will
have a minimum of two (2) piers set no less than eight (8) inches
from either end of the stone, a six (6) inch minimum diameter that
are at least three (3) feet deep or rests on the burial vault.
b. Stones over forty-eight (48) inches will have a minimum of three
(3) piers set appropriately spaced to provide maximum support for
the stone with a six (6) inch minimum diameter that are at least three
(3) feet deep or rests on the burial vault.
c. Stones more than sixteen (16) inches in width will have footing poured
at all four (4) corners.
d. Footing will be constructed of concrete blended appropriately with
water. (No dry cement is to be poured into the ground.)
e. All footings must cure for five (5) days prior to actual installation
of monument and covered in temperatures thirty-two degrees (32°)
and below for cure time.
f. All footing installations will be inspected by Cemetery Sexton or
Building Inspector prior to contractor leaving cemetery.
g. The length of monuments, including the pad, shall not exceed the
width of the grave lot. The width of the monuments, including the
pad, shall not exceed thirty-six (36) inches.
9. All monuments and footings will be installed with contour of ground.
10. Contractor will not park truck or equipment on cemetery lawn.
11. Contractor will place any excess dirt resulting from footing installation
in designated area. (Note: No dirt is to be deposited on cemetery
lawn.)
12. The contractor will contact City Clerk or Sexton twenty-four (24)
hours prior to actual monument installation.
C. Contractors
shall indemnify the cemetery and City of Platte City and hold it harmless
from any injuries suffered by contractor's employees while on cemetery
premises as a result of the negligence or carelessness of the contractor
or the contractor's employees or agents. Contractor's will also indemnify
the cemetery and City of Platte City and hold it harmless from and
against all loss, liability, damage and expense incurred by cemetery
resulting from the contractor's employee's tortious acts or omissions.
D. Contractors
shall maintain at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) in liability
insurance coverage and maintain statutory Workers' Compensation coverage
on all officers, partners, directors and employees involved in monument
installation at the Platte City Cemetery.
E. Contractor
shall annually provide a copy of said coverage to the City Clerk,
City Hall 400 Main Street, Platte City, Missouri 64079.
F. Contractor
shall guarantee all products for a period of at least two (2) years,
during which time the contractor will make repairs or corrections
in materials and installation within thirty (30) days after receiving
notification from the City Clerk or Sexton.
G. Contractors
are prohibited from falsely representing to owners that they are affiliated
in any way, directly or indirectly, with the Platte City Cemetery.
H. It
shall be unlawful for anyone to set any monument in the cemetery without
first registering with the City, providing proof of all required insurance
and agreeing to abide by all rules and regulations established for
the erection of monuments in the cemetery.
[CC 1992 §135.070; Ord. No. 379 §1, 4-11-1984; Ord. No. 95-31 §3, 7-25-1995; Ord. No. 1201 §1, 5-29-2001; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003]
A. Every
dead body which is buried in Platte City Cemetery properties shall
be enclosed in a coffin or a casket, such coffin or casket shall be
placed in a vault (sealing or non-sealing burial case).
B. The
ashes of a cremated body which are buried in Platte City Cemetery
properties shall be enclosed in an urn, such urn shall be placed in
an urn vault (sealing or non-sealing burial case).
C. No
more than two (2) urns and vaults will be allowed on one (1) grave
lot.
D. It
shall be unlawful for any person to abandon, dispose of, desert, leave
or scatter the ashes of a cremated human body or all or part of a
dead human body within the City of Platte City without burying said
ashes or body in the Platte City Cemetery in compliance with this
Chapter.
E. All violations to this Chapter shall be considered misdemeanors which, upon conviction, shall be punishable according to Section
100.100 of this Code.
[CC 1992 §135.080; R.O. 1979 §17.600; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003]
No grave shall have a mound or any elevation of earth over said
grave above the level of the earth adjacent thereto to exceed, along
the centerline of said grave, a height of four (4) inches with a gradual
slope to the outer edge thereof to a level of the earth adjacent thereto.
[CC 1992 §135.090; R.O. 1979 §17.700; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003]
The Board of Aldermen may contract with any citizen of the City
or other person for the care, repair, maintenance and mowing of the
cemetery property upon such terms as the Board may deem advisable.
Such contract shall be accepted by resolution of the Board.
[CC 1992 §135.100; R.O. 1979 §17.800; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003; Ord. No. 1435 §3, 8-24-2005; Ord. No. 1874, 8-28-2018]
A. Parking
is specifically prohibited on the grass or other non-paved areas in
the cemetery unless specifically authorized by the City.
B. No
person shall:
1. Pull down or in any manner destroy any gate, fence or railing around
the cemetery or graveyard or turn loose any animal onto said cemetery
property.
2. Without lawful authority erase or deface any inscription upon any
Monument, slab, head or footboard or stone; or write, carve, scratch
or in any manner deface any grave, stone, head or footboard.
3. Pull down or dig up or destroy in any manner any species of flower,
shrub, shade or ornamental tree.
4. Discharge any kind of firearm on any cemetery property, except in
the performance of a burial ceremony.
5. Drive on or through the cemetery lawn, including funeral processions
and loading and unloading of vaults, caskets, tent equipment or other
items.
C. Flowers,
Mementoes And Grave Decorations.
1. Flowers, mementoes and grave decorations placed at a gravesite may
remain until ten (10) days following the day of interment, at which
time all items not within a vase, holder or container permanently
fixed to the headstone shall be removed.
2. Flowers, mementoes and grave decorations within a vase, holder or
container permanently fixed to the headstone may remain indefinitely
or until they are visibly worn, tattered, soiled, or faded at which
time they shall be removed.
3. Flowers, mementoes, decorations and holders which are not considered
be permanently attached to the headstone include but are not limited
to shepherd hooks, planted flowers, statutes, beads, wind devices,
flags and landscape molding.
4. Flowers, decorations, flags, statutes, flowers, jewelry and other
mementoes may be placed at gravesites ten (10) days prior to Memorial
Day but are subject to removal on or after June 10th of each year
unless the items are within a vase, holder or container permanently
attached to the headstone, all other items may be removed.
5. Items removed from the cemetery will be disposed of by City or its
contractor.
[Ord. No. 1435 §4(135.105), 8-24-2005]
Persons found guilty of violating any provision of this Chapter shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Section
100.100 of the Platte City Municipal Code. Each violation shall be deemed a separate offence.
[CC 1992 §135.110; Ord. No. 1284 §1, 1-29-2003; Ord. No. 1435 §5, 8-24-2005; Ord. No. 1547 §3, 9-5-2007; Ord. No. 1631 §3, 8-26-2009; Ord. No. 1702 §3, 8-23-2011; Ord. No. 1875, 8-28-2018]
A. Grave
opening and closing costs as follows:
Standard Burials:
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Weekdays
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$700.00
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Weekends
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$800.00
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Holidays
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$850.00
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Cremations or Infant Burials:
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Weekdays
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$355.00
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Weekends
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$455.00
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Holidays
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$505.00
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Oversized Vaults:
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$75.00 additional charge.
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B. Holidays,
for the purpose of this Section, shall be declared Federal public
holidays and which are also observed by the City of Platte City, Missouri.