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City of Centralia, MO
Boone County
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[Ord. No. 602 § 1, 7-1-1957]
No provisions of this Chapter or other ordinances of the City shall be interpreted to prohibit the erection of a mausoleum in the City addition; or any future addition, to the Centralia Cemetery.
[Ord. No. 602 § 2, 7-1-1957]
A. 
Any person who may desire to erect a mausoleum in the City addition, or any future addition, to the Centralia Cemetery, shall first prepare and submit a written application to the Board of Aldermen requesting permission to construct such mausoleum. There shall be no prescribed form of application for this purpose but each such application shall include, at least, the following information and data:
1. 
The name of the person proposing to erect the mausoleum.
2. 
The name of the contractor, if any, or the person who will be in immediate charge of the actual construction thereof.
3. 
The number of lots purchased or to be purchased in such cemetery for the site of the mausoleum and the location thereof.
4. 
The name of the ultimate owner of such mausoleum, if different from the person proposing to erect same.
5. 
The estimated date of completion.
6. 
The details of any private restrictions as to interment in the proposed mausoleum which will be imposed thereon by the erector or the owner.
7. 
The details of any fund which the erector or ultimate owner proposes to establish for the perpetual maintenance and care of the lots and the mausoleum to be erected thereon.
B. 
Further, such application shall be accompanied by a set of detailed plans and specifications of the proposed mausoleum showing the dimensions thereof, the type and kind of materials to be used in its construction, the number, location and description of any ornamental shrubs to be planted on the site of the mausoleum, and including an artist's or architect's conception of the completed structure.
[Ord. No. 602 § 3, 7-1-1957]
If the Board of Aldermen, upon receiving and considering such application, shall determine:
1. 
That the proposed mausoleum is of an approved type that will enhance the general beauty of the cemetery,
2. 
That it will be properly constructed in accordance with approved and accepted methods,
3. 
That sufficient space has been or will be purchased for the site thereof so that the grounds surrounding same can be easily maintained and beautified,
4. 
That the private restrictions, if any, to be imposed thereon are not unreasonable or in conflict with the general cemetery policy of the City, and
5. 
That proper provision for the perpetual care and maintenance of the lots and the mausoleum to be constructed thereon has been or will be provided prior to its completion, the Board of Aldermen shall approve the construction of such mausoleum by an appropriate minute record, such approval to include a direction to the City Administrator to grant a special permit for its construction and such permit shall contain an appropriate reference to the aforesaid application and approval thereof.
[Ord. No. 602 § 4, 7-1-1957]
A. 
The City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections of the mausoleum at suitable intervals during its erection and determine whether or not it is being constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor which were presented to the Board of Aldermen, and in the event that there shall be any deviation therefrom without prior approval of the City Administrator having been obtained, the City Administrator is hereby authorized to immediately halt the construction of such mausoleum and report the deviation to the Board of Aldermen, and if the Board of Aldermen shall not see fit to waive such deviation, it shall cause a notice to be served on the erector of such mausoleum to either correct such deviation with thirty (30) days or the City Administrator shall be authorized to remove such mausoleum or any part thereof at the cost of the erector.
B. 
Upon the completion of such mausoleum in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, the City Administrator shall issue to the erector or ultimate owner a certificate of his approval thereof in appropriate form, and interment in such mausoleum shall be contingent upon the issuance of such certificate of approval.