The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the Nordhoff Cemetery,
owned by the people of the City and transferred to the City on July
1, 1963, for purposes of operation and maintenance.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
Before any human body or cremated remains thereof may be interred
in Nordhoff Cemetery, the following conditions shall exist or have
occurred:
(a)
The
body shall be embalmed and enclosed in a casket.
(b)
The
casket shall be enclosed in a container.
(c)
The
cremated remains shall be enclosed in a solid metal container.
(d)
A burial
permit shall have been obtained from the City Clerk.
(e)
All
applicable statutes, laws, and regulations of governmental authority
shall have been complied with.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
The City Clerk shall issue burial permits, without charge, for
the burial of human bodies or cremated remains in Nordhoff Cemetery
where the following conditions exist:
(a)
The
burial lot is owned or has been paid for by the decedent or applicant.
(b)
The
applicant has obtained from the Council consent to such burial pending
purchase of the lot.
(c)
The
right of the applicant to cause the burial to be made is established
to the satisfaction of the City Clerk.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
No memorial or marker may be placed on any lot except with the
express permission of the Council or a person authorized by the Council
to grant such permission pursuant to standards established by the
Council.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
No flower receptacle shall be placed upon any lot unless such
receptacle is made of metal.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
All improvements to lots shall be made in accordance with standards
established by the Council.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
No more than one body shall be interred in one grave except
with the express consent of the Council. In the event of such interment
with such consent, the identification of such multiple interment shall
be made upon a single memorial or marker.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
The City retains the right, notwithstanding the sale of any
cemetery lot or interment herein, to enlarge, reduce, replot, and/or
change any boundary or any section of the cemetery, to change or modify
the location of roads, driveways, and walks, and to install, maintain,
and operate pipelines and gutters for sprinkling or drainage purposes.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
The prices of cemetery lots shall be as established by resolution
of the Council.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963, as amended by Part 1, Ord. 512, eff. January 8, 1976)
The Council may establish by ordinance reasonable additional
rules and regulations applicable to the Nordhoff Cemetery.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
Deeds to cemetery lots and burial permits issued by the City
Clerk shall be deemed to incorporate all the provisions of this chapter
and the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
It shall be unlawful for any person having the custody and control
of a horse to permit such horse to enter the Nordhoff Cemetery.
(§ 1, Ord. 328, eff. December 12, 1963)
