Cross Reference: As to prohibited night parking in cemeteries, see § 355.110.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.010; CC 1969 § 5A-1; Ord. No. 2066 § 1, 3-11-1974]
No plants or shrubbery of any kind may be planted in the cemeteries
within the City unless prior written approval is obtained from the
superintendent of the cemeteries. The superintendent of the cemeteries
is hereby given the right to remove any plants or shrubbery now located
in the cemeteries which he/she feels will detract from the beauty
of the cemeteries.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.020; CC 1969 § 5A-2; Ord. No. 2066 § 2, 3-11-1974]
All temporary grave markers which are placed at grave sites
in the cemeteries shall be removed by the City within one (1) year.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.040; CC 1969 § 5A-4; Ord. No. 2066 § 4, 3-11-1974]
The City shall have the right to remove any flower arrangement
or wreath after they have become weather worn and no longer add to
the beauty of the cemeteries.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.050; CC 1969 § 5A-5; Ord. No. 2066 § 5, 3-11-1974]
All monuments and stones erected within any cemetery within
the City must be set in concrete. The top of the base of each monument
must be level with the ground and the top of the base must be at least
four (4) inches larger than the bottom of the monument. All monuments
which are erected in said cemeteries must be in line with other monuments
in the cemetery and must comply with the setback lines located on
the plat of the cemetery. Before any monuments can be erected in the
cemeteries, the superintendent must give his/her approval as to the
type and location thereof.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.060; CC 1969 § 5A-6; Ord. No. 2066 § 6, 3-11-1974]
The cemeteries within the City shall be used to bury humans
only and no dog or cat or other animals shall be buried therein.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.070; CC 1969 § 5A-7; Ord. No. 2066 § 7, 3-11-1974]
The City shall not be responsible for any vandalism or destruction
of any monuments or graves located in any cemetery within the City.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.080; Ord. No.
1862 §§ 2, 3, 1-17-1956; CC 1969 § 18-22]
It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter about any portion
of the cemeteries of the City during that part of any day from one-half
(1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise.
[R.O. 1993 § 355.110; CC 1969 § 16-21; Ord. No. 1862 §§ 1-3, 1-17-1956]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on any
portion of the cemeteries of the City during that part of any day
from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before
sunrise.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.090; Ord. No.
2541 § 9, 9-2-1993]
Wooden vaults will be prohibited in any cemetery in the City
of Malden, Missouri.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.100; Ord. No.
2541 § 10, 9-2-1993; Ord. No. 2609 §§ 13 –
14, 4-22-1996]
The cost of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per plot will be set for all cemetery plots, except those in Section 245.120, owned by the City of Malden, Missouri.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.110; Ord. No.
2541 § 11, 9-2-1993]
The cost for opening and closing of graves will be set at three
hundred twenty-five dollars ($325.00) on weekdays and four hundred
twenty-five dollars ($425.00) on weekends and all holidays observed
by the City of Malden, Missouri.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.120; Ord. No.
2541 § 12, 9-2-1993]
A block of plots will be set aside for mausoleums, the location
to be determined by Malden Properties Commissioner.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.130; Ord. No.
2609 §§ 13 — 14, 4-22-1996]
[R.O. 1993 § 232.140; Ord. No.
2687 §§ 1 – 3, 6-14-1999]
A.
No fence or structure of any kind shall be erected or maintained
on or around any grave or plot within the cemeteries in the City of
Malden.
B.
Should a fence or structure be erected following the passage of this
Section, it shall be removed by City personnel.
C.
If a fence or structure is in place at the time of passage of this
Section, it shall be up to the family of the deceased to arrange for
maintenance of the grave or plot. If this is not done, the fence,
rocks or structure will be removed so City personnel can maintain
the grave or plot.
[R.O. 1993 § 232.150; Ord. No.
2744 §§ 1 — 3, 10-23-2000; Ord. No. 2772 §§ 1
— 3, 7-9-2001]
A.
There is hereby created the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund.
B.
Generally.
C.
Investments. The funds in the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund shall
be invested in local financial institutions so as to earn the highest
return possible and all interest earned shall be credited to said
fund and reinvested with all other funds.
D.
Withdrawals.
1.
No withdrawal of any funds from the Perpetual Care Cemetery
Fund shall occur until the balance of said fund reaches four hundred
thousand dollars ($400,000.00).
2.
When the balance of the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund reaches
four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00), up to seventy-five percent
(75%) of the interest earned annually may be withdrawn and used for
the maintenance and upkeep of all City-owned cemeteries.
E.
In October of each year all money in the Perpetual Care Cemetery
Fund, with the exception of five dollars ($5.00) shall be placed in
the Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund Certificate of Deposit.
