[Ord. No. 1061-07 § 1, 10-10-2007]
A. The following rules and regulations are
hereby adopted to regulate all City-owned cemeteries:
1.
Graves shall be located with the
headstone to the west side facing east and thereof twenty-seven (27)
inches from the lot line, and shall be opened and closed by the Cemetery
Sexton.
2.
Lots shall not be filled or graded
to an elevation in excess of the general topography or graves mounded
when fully settled.
3.
Lot corner markers shall be set flush
with ground level so that a lawn mower will pass over without injury
to machine or operator.
4.
The Board of Aldermen reserves the
right to remove or exclude any tree, flower, shrub, or other thing
which, in their judgment, might become objectionable in any way to
the property maintenance of the cemeteries. Any and all plantings
shall be under the direction of the Sexton.
5.
Nothing shall be constructed or installed
in or upon any lot which is made of cement, in whole or in part, if
such installation or construction shows above ground.
6.
No mausoleum, or whatever capacity,
shall be built or installed unless the builder shall have obtained
sufficient territory that the nearest point of installation to be
at least twenty (20) feet from territory under other ownership.
7.
Ground space occupied by monuments,
marker or any memorial installation shall not exceed five percent
(5%) of the entire surface of the lot.
8.
Lot owners shall not sell all or
any part of their lot without obtaining permission in writing from
the City. There shall be a deed preparation fee of twenty dollars
($20.00) assessed to affect this change.
9.
All burials (including the burial
of cremains) must use an outer burial container to protect the integrity
of the cemetery topography. The material for these containers may
include concrete, steel, or fiberglass.
10.
Lot owners may bury up to but not
exceed two (2) sets of cremains per space. The scattering of cremains
is prohibited.
[Ord. No. 1207-18, 6-25-2018]
11.
Only employees of the City or its
agents shall open and close graves or make any disinterment.
12.
Wreaths, flowers, and other materials
left on graves which have withered or become unsightly will be removed
by the City without notice. Owners cannot plant any flower, tree or
shrub within the cemetery.
[Ord. No. 1207-18, 6-25-2018]
13.
The City will take reasonable precautions
to protect the property of lot and grave owners in the cemeteries
from loss or damage, but it specifically disclaims all responsibility
for loss or damage, whether direct of collateral, from the acts of
Providence, including, especially, winds, tornadoes, cyclones, snow,
hail, frost, fire, explosion, or lightening.
14.
The City will not be responsible
for loss or damage to any personal property article or articles left
upon any lot, grave or any part of the cemeteries. The City will also
not be responsible for any accidents which occur on cemetery property.
15.
City cemeteries are for the interment
of remains of human beings only.
16. Graves shall be marked by a permanent monument. This monument shall
be installed within one hundred eighty-two (182) days from the date
of interment. Monuments shall consist of the accepted materials (granite
or bronze) of the Monument Industry. The board reserves the right
to exclude or remove any monument deemed to not comply with this standard.
[Ord. No. 1207-18, 6-25-2018]
[Ord. No. 1206-18, 6-11-2018]
A. City
Sexton. All city cemeteries, now in existence or which may be established,
shall be under the control and charge of some suitable person designated
as the City Sexton, to be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent
of the Board of Aldermen. All work done in the cemetery regarding
the location and opening of graves must be done under the supervision
of the Sexton.
B. Duties.
The Sexton acting for the City shall have the following duties:
1. Assist With Lot Location. The Sexton shall assist lot owners or funeral
homes in determining the location of lots within the Town Cemetery.
2. It shall be the duty of the Sexton to be at all times in readiness,
either by himself/herself or some competent person under his/her direction
and responsible to him/her, to perform the duties of his/her office,
as set out in this Chapter. Any failure to perform the duties enjoined
upon him/her may be cause of the Sexton's removal by the Mayor.
3. It shall be the duty of the Sexton to approve the opening of any
grave in the cemetery; to tend to approve the interment of all bodies
of deceased persons; to require that persons opening a grave fill
up and keep in good order such grave in the cemetery, and report the
conditions of the cemetery as requested by the Board of Aldermen.
4. It shall be the duty of the Sexton to report to the Board of Aldermen
all necessary repairs and all other matters touching the maintenance
of the cemetery.
5. The Sexton is empowered to arrest all trespassers or persons defacing
or injuring gravestones, graves, monuments or other property in the
cemetery, and he/she shall report the same to the City Attorney for
prosecution.
6. The opening and closing of graves is under the control of the Sexton.
C. Fees.
The Sexton shall collect and receive the following fees for his/her
duties:
1. The Sexton shall collect and receive a fee of seventy-five dollars
($75.00) for assisting with lot locations, provided that such fee
may be waived for any locations made by the Sexton for the funeral
home which employs the Sexton.