[R.O. 1993 § 140.300; Ord. No.
84-1873 § 5, 12-10-1984; CC 1988 § 6-81; Ord. No. 2001-2460 § 1, 2-13-2001]
There may be placed on each grave in the cemetery owned and
maintained by the City a stone, monument or marker in accordance with
this Chapter, which monument shall in every instance be placed with
the west line of the monument base even with the west line of the
lot on which the same monument is placed, so that all monuments shall
be placed in the line with other markers and in a position approved
by the Sexton of the cemetery. Each such marker or monument shall
be placed on a cement base of permanent construction which base may
be established pursuant to specifications of the City.
[R.O. 1993 § 140.310; Ord. No.
83-1834 § b, 11-14-1983; CC 1988 § 6-82; Ord. No. 2001-2460 § 1, 2-13-2001]
Any permanent monument, tombstone, headstone or any other type
of permanent erection as allowed by existing ordinances of the City
shall be placed upon and surrounded by a concrete apron of a minimum
width of four (4) inches outside the edge of each tombstone, monument,
permanent ornament, or other object allowed to be placed on the cemetery
lot with the exception that the Sexton may waive the requirement for
the four (4) inch apron if existing stones on the lot do not have
such an apron or the appearance of the lot would be adversely affected
by the deviation from existing markers. The cemetery Sexton shall
determine the depth of such apron from time to time.
[R.O. 1993 § 140.320; Ord. No.
83-1834 § a, 11-14-1983; CC 1988 § 6-83]
All monuments, tombstones and ornaments on cemetery lots, headstones,
or other identifying monuments shall be erected on the cemetery lots
in a straight line.
[R.O. 1993 § 140.330; Code 1972 § 7-16;
CC 1988 § 6-84]
Monument work and grave markers of every description shall have
suitable foundations, which shall be installed at the lot owner's
expense.
[R.O. 1993 § 140.340; Code 1972 § 7-17;
CC 1988 § 6-85; Ord. No. 2001-2460 § 1, 2-13-2001]
All headstones shall be placed on a concrete foundation with
a minimum of eighteen (18) inches of concrete, small footstones shall
be placed on a concrete foundation with a minimum of twelve (12) inches
in depth, all monuments, benches or other types of memorial serving
a similar purpose shall be placed upon a concrete foundation that
has a depth at least equal to its height and/or weight. Any and all
situations may be determined by the cemetery Sexton as deemed necessary.
No marker may be set until the foundation has been approved by the
cemetery Sexton. Failure to comply with this inspection procedure
may result in removal of the marker.
[R.O. 1993 § 140.350; Code 1972 § 7-18;
CC 1988 § 6-86]
Slabs of any kind shall not be permitted as coverings for graves.
Surface vaults shall not be permitted, except approved mausoleums.
[R.O. 1993 § 140.360; Code 1972 § 7-19;
CC 1988 § 6-87]
If any vault, tomb, mausoleum or like structure in which bodies
are entombed in the cemetery shall fall into a state of dilapidation
or decay, or shall be determined by the City to be offensive or in
any way injurious to the appearance of the cemeteries, and no adequate
provisions have been made by the owner for repair and preservation
of such structure, the City shall have the right to remove the structure
and to inter any body contained therein in the earth upon the lot
on which such structure was located, maintaining such lot thereafter
in good and similar condition as done with other lots in the cemeteries.
