(a) Perpetual Care.
Perpetual care as supported by the
endowment fund shall be held to mean:
(1) Cutting of the grass at reasonable intervals;
(2) Raking, cleaning and watering at reasonable intervals;
(3) Reseeding or resodding, if necessary;
(4) Machine trimming as closely as possible around markers, monuments
and memorials at reasonable intervals; and
(5) Removal of seedlings, saplings and weeds from, on and around monuments
and markers;
(6) It shall also be held to mean the general preservation of the cemetery
roads, walks, fences, plantings and the pruning of shrubs and trees
to the end that the cemetery shall remain and be reasonably cared
for as a cemetery;
(7) Perpetual care shall not be construed as meaning the maintenance,
repair or resetting of any grave marker or memorial placed upon any
lot or grave space. Neither does the term “perpetual care”
mean doing of any special or unusual work on any lot nor the reconstruction
of any marble, granite, bronze, concrete or stone work or rebuilding
or repair of any monument, memorial or marker damaged by the elements,
an act of God, common enemy, thieves, vandals, strikes, malicious
mischief, unavoidable accidents, invasions, insurrections or riot
whether the damage be direct or collateral, other than as herein provided.
(b) Planting.
The City Manager’s designee shall have
charge of the planting of trees and shrubs in accordance with appropriate
ornamentation of the grounds. No trees, spreading plants or shrubbery
shall be planted or grown on the lots or spaces. Roses and certain
evergreens, as determined by City Manager’s designee, may be
planted in blocks specifically authorizing them but only by cemetery
personnel.
(c) Grading of Lots.
(1) In order to produce a pleasing effect and to ensure proper drainage,
the grade of all lots and graves will be determined by the City Manager’s
designee and, if need be, may be changed as required.
(2) Grading and digging on the lots by persons other than City employees
may be done only under the direction of the City Manager’s designee.
(3) All graves will be sodded level. No mounding will be allowed on any
grave.
(d) Unauthorized Work by Cemetery Employees.
The employees
of the cemetery are not permitted to perform any extra work for lot
owners except at the direction of the City Manager’s designee.
(e) Ornamental Appurtenances.
No trellises, baskets, boxes,
shells, toys, crockery, glassware or other objects are permitted on
any lot or grave space, unless specifically authorized by the City
Manager’s designee. The City is not responsible for any such
items and they may be removed by cemetery personnel for maintenance.
(f) American Flags Allowed.
American flags of small or memorial
size may be displayed in any part of the entire cemetery when flags
are customarily displayed. The American flag is defined for this purpose
as the flag of the United States of America.
(g) Expense of Maintenance.
(1) No expense for cleaning a monument necessitated by any cause whatsoever
will be assumed by the cemeteries nor paid by the City.
(2) The City shall not be responsible for scratching or chipping of any
type of monument or marker resulting from routine maintenance of the
cemetery.
(h) Fences, Enclosures.
No fences, railings, copings or
other enclosures shall be permitted around graves.
(i) Artificial Flowers.
(1) No plastic flowers, arrangements or wreaths shall be placed in the
City cemeteries between April 15th and November 1st each year with
the exception of 10 days before and after Memorial Day. On April 15th
of each year and 10 days after Memorial Day, City crews will remove
all plastic flowers, arrangements and wreaths from grave sites in
the City cemeteries.
(2) When placement is allowed, artificial flowers will be permitted in
the City cemeteries only when placed in urns or other containers made
of some durable material, excluding glass, pottery or other such material,
which are permanently attached to the foundation base or marker. Urns
or containers shall be placed and located so that they will not interfere
with or hinder the mowing operations or other care required.
(3) Artificial flowers, when placed in permanent containers and maintained
as herein provided, will be allowed in the cemeteries at all times
except during those periods as prescribed in this regulation.
(j) Placement and Removal of Natural Flowers and Wreaths.
Natural flowers and floral arrangements may be placed or used throughout
the year. These objects may be removed by the cemetery staff if the
objects become injurious to the grass on the grave spaces, unsightly,
dilapidated or if they hinder mowing operations or other care of the
cemeteries.
(k) Removal of Articles Considered Objectionable.
The City
Manager’s designee may prohibit or remove from lots any article
that the City Manager’s designee may consider objectionable.
(Ord. 4607, 10-16-13; amended during 2009 recodification; Adm. Reg. 1-99 § 30, 6-30-99)
(a) Entrance
into the cemeteries shall be through the designated entrance(s) only.
(b) All
persons are welcome to visit the cemeteries during the posted visiting
hours while gates are open. Visitors shall at all times be orderly
and shall not walk on flower beds or borders. Children shall not run
at will in the cemeteries.
(c) All
persons are forbidden to pick or remove the flowers or plants without
the City Manager’s designee’s permission, or to injure
trees or shrubs on any lot or grave, or to injure or deface any monument,
vault, structure or other property.
(d) Litter
is prohibited; litter, including but not limited to cigarette butts,
must be disposed of in trash cans.
(e) No
persons with firearms shall enter the cemeteries except for military
funerals or similar occasions, and any peace officer, sheriff or other
law enforcement officer.
(f) Pets
are strictly prohibited, except for seeing eye or other physical assistance
dogs, on the cemetery grounds; pets shall minimally be confined to
vehicles but are generally discouraged from being taken to the cemeteries.
(g) No
driving or riding of any vehicle, bicycle or other conveyance shall
be allowed on lots or upon the lawns or walks. Physical assistance
conveyances are exempt from this provision. All persons driving in
the cemeteries shall be responsible for any damage done by them. The
speed limit in cemeteries is 10 miles per hour.
(h) The
cemeteries are devoted to the interment and repose of the dead. All
persons shall show due respect and observe the ordinances, rules and
regulations of the City for the use of the cemeteries.
(i) The
City cemeteries are not public forums; demonstrations, protests, parades,
speeches or other forms of public activities are expressly forbidden
in the City cemeteries. Educational activities may be allowed by the
City Manager or the City Manager’s designee. Nothing shall be
construed as prohibiting any funeral service or the uniformed services
of the United States, the military forces of the State, or any Colorado
law enforcement or fire organization, when the service is approved
by the City and held for the purpose of interring remains or honoring
the dead.
(Ord. 4607, 10-16-13; amended during 2009 recodification; Adm. Reg. 1-99 § 31, 6-30-99)