[Ord. No. 403, 2-23-2009]
A.
The
sale price of a burial site in the Stockton City Cemetery and the
burial fees for interment in the City cemetery shall be determined
and established from time to time by the Board of Aldermen. Such fees
must be paid in full at the time the lot is purchased.
[Ord. No. 501, 8-8-2016]
[Ord. No. 403, 2-23-2009]
A.
Burial
of cremated remains of bodies shall be permitted if in a durable container.
1.
A regulation grave site shall be used for such interment and the
prevailing price for such site shall be charged.
2.
The ashes of not more than two (2) individuals shall be interred
in a regulation grave site.
3.
The interment of ashes will be permitted in a grave site that has
already been purchased and used for a regular burial as long as the
ashes of not more than one (1) individual is interred thereon.
4.
The interred ashes must be properly identified at the site and recorded
at City Hall.
5.
Burial of cremated remains must be made by a designated City employee
or agent.
B.
Individual
mausoleums (concrete box with a slab cover above ground) will not
be permitted.
C.
No
foot stones, fences, walls or copings will be permitted except for
stones supplied by the government for veterans. These must be set
flush with the ground and the base shall not extend more than six
(6) inches beyond the perimeter of the plaque.
D.
All
grave openings shall be made by a designated City employee or agent
upon payment of the required fees.
E.
The
boundaries of the lot purchased may be designated by stone, metal
or tile corner posts set flush with the ground.
F.
No
shrubbery, trees or flowers may be planted on the grounds or lots
except by the City.
G.
No
vase or flower container intended to be of permanent nature, which
is not a part of the monument, will be permitted. No "shepherd hooks"
or similar poles for the hanging of flowers shall be allowed.
H.
All
containers, holders or supports of flowers not in accordance with
the preceding rule will be removed from the lots when the flowers
or plants have become withered or unsightly. The City is not responsible
for the loss or destruction of such containers.
I.
No
headstone shall be placed on any lot until the purchase price for
the lot has been paid in full and the City Clerk or designated person
approves a permit to place a stone.
J.
No
headstones, foot stones or other markers and construction of any kind
are to be placed or made in the cemetery until place and method of
placement has been approved by the City.
K.
The
resale of lots and/or grave sites will be permitted after receiving
prior approval by the City Clerk, providing the amount charged for
each grave site does not exceed the amount of the original purchase
price. Lots and/or grave sites may be donated to the cemetery for
resale in which case the lots and/or grave sites will be resold as
original grave sites for the prevailing charge per single grave site.
[Ord. No. 403, 2-23-2009]
A.
It
shall be unlawful to bury deceased persons in the City, except in
the Stockton City Cemetery in compliance with the regulations set
forth in the City Code.
B.
Owners
of lots and friends of persons interred therein may have access to
the cemetery at all times when open, but no person shall loiter upon
the grounds of the Stockton City Cemetery after 10:00 P.M. or before
5:00 A.M., and all minor children must be accompanied by a parent,
guardian or other responsible adult.
C.
All
motor vehicles must keep to designated roadways and parking areas
and must not be driven over or parked on areas set aside or used for
burial purposes.
D.
The
cemetery is not to be used for recreational purposes by operators
of motor vehicles or any other powered vehicles or for the riding
of horses.
E.
No
person shall willfully destroy, disfigure or injure any wall, fence,
ledge, monument, tombstone, tree or shrubbery around or within the
City cemetery.
