(a) 
The price of burial rights sold in each space in lots in the Oak Hill Cemetery (whether the east tract or the west tract) shall be as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code.
(b) 
The city secretary shall keep and maintain a schedule of such prices and a schedule of such prices is added to the city code.
(2001 Code, sec. 1.2001)
The following rules and regulations of the Flatonia Oak Hill Cemetery South are hereby adopted:
(1) 
Purchase of lots.
Persons desiring to purchase lots in Oak Hill South Cemetery are referred to the city secretary’s office.
(2) 
Ownership and title of lots.
Upon full payment of the purchase price of a lot, the city will issue a deed to the property to the purchaser. Upon receipt of payment in full for the lot and endowment, the endowment board of Oak Hill Cemetery Association will issue an endowment certificate.
(3) 
Sale of lots (spaces).
Lot owners may sell any or all of their lots. Notice of sale must be handled through the city secretary’s office.
(4) 
Subdivision of lots.
No part of the portion of the cemeteries herein shall be subdivided into smaller tracts than lots shown on plats. The city may subdivide blocks into single space graves of a size indicated on said map. Cremains may be interred on a lot or in a mausoleum niche.
(5) 
Use of lots.
All interments shall require permission from the lot owner or the lot owner’s representative(s). The interment of two bodies in one grave will not be allowed, except in extenuating circumstances. No interments of any body or cremains other that that of a human being will be permitted.
(6) 
Removals.
Removal of bodies from graves will only be made in accordance with the rules and requirements of the statutes of the state and the rules and regulations of state and city officials. Lot owners or their heirs desiring graves to be opened shall secure permission from the city.
(7) 
Monuments required; approval.
All interments shall be marked with a permanent marker at the head of the gravesite within a year of interment. The city secretary’s office shall approve the placement of all monuments. Monuments and markers shall be designed in harmony with the lot and its environment.
(8) 
Improper, offensive, dangerous or dilapidated monuments.
The city, at the expense of the lot owner and as a charge against the lot, may repair or remove any monument, marker or memorial which is improper, offensive, dangerous or dilapidated. Before the city repairs or removes, at the expense of the lot owner, any monument, marker or memorial which is improper, offensive, dangerous or dilapidated, the city shall send a notice of the required repair to or removal of such monument, marker or memorial to the lot owner, at the lot owner’s last known address as same appears in the city and/or the endowment board and/or cemetery association records, by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by postage prepaid, regular first class mail. Said notice shall be deemed received within three (3) days of the date of mailing of the notice. If said lot owner receiving such notice does not comply with the notice with ten (10) days of receipt of the notice, then the city may proceed under this section to repair or remove the monument, marker or memorial which is improper, offensive, dangerous, or dilapidated.
(9) 
Marking of graves.
All marking of grave locations will be the responsibility of the city secretary’s office in conjunction with the family and/or funeral home representative.
(10) 
Location of graves; grave mound.
The city must approve the location of all interments. The mound of a grave shall not exceed the height of the surrounding land when thoroughly settled.
(11) 
Trees and shrubs.
No trees, plants, shrubs or flowers may be planted in the cemetery except by the city. Flowers or plants may be placed on graves. Flowers, plants or artificial arrangements may be removed by the cemetery staff if needed.
(12) 
Space coverings.
No lot or grave shall be covered in whole or in part by concrete, sand, rock, broken stone, gravel, cinders or other substance which may prevent the free growth of grass.
(13) 
Marking of lot corners.
No person shall in any manner attempt to define by curb, fence, railing, corner post, coping, hedge, embankment or ditch any lot or burial space.
(14) 
Decorations.
No statues or crosses, other than those carved into the design of the permanent marker, will be allowed. Novelty items such as toys, balloons, breakable knick-knacks, beverage containers, or yard art are prohibited. Wire easels and flags are permitted for floral decoration during a funeral service or for other special occasions. These should be removed within a reasonable time frame. Benches will not be allowed. All graves are limited to two (2) items of floral decoration and one (1) monument saddle floral design piece. The city shall not be liable for lost, misplaced, or broken flower containers damaged by the elements, thieves, or vandals or by other causes beyond its control. No lights are allowed, including but not limited to open flame candles, torches, eternal lights, solar lights, strings of lights, or any type of light that is operated with a battery or battery pack. Vigil lights will be permitted in conjunction with religious holidays.
(15) 
Mausoleum.
The city secretary shall be responsible for fee collection for both the city and the endowment board for crypts and niches in the mausoleum. This fee is to include the cost of the nameplate and its flower urn. Upon full payment of all fees, one key to the mausoleum will be issued to the owner of an interior crypt. Upon receipt of the nameplate and flower urn, it will be affixed to the appropriate crypt or niche. Following interment, the date of death will be added to the nameplate.
(Ordinance 425, sec. 1, adopted 10/9/07)
(a) 
Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any animal, with the exception of service animals and animal-drawn conveyances, both as hereinafter defined, to enter or go upon or remain upon any city-owned cemetery.
(b) 
Definitions.
Animal-drawn conveyance.
A chauffeured nonmotorized vehicle, wagon or cart drawn by an animal used to transport persons that operates where permitted by law.
Service animal.
Any animal, wild or domestic, that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the handler’s disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing nonviolent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an animal’s presence, the provision of emotional support, wellbeing, comfort, or companionship or an animal individually trained to provide aggressive protection, such as an attack dog, do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition.
(c) 
Tethering required.
Service animals are required to be leashed or harnessed except when performing work or tasks where such tethering would interfere with the dog’s ability to perform.
(d) 
Penalty.
Any person violating this section shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.00, and each day shall constitute a separate violation. For a first offense, a warning shall be issued.
(Ordinance 2011.5.2 adopted 5/10/11)