§ 7.5-6. Monuments.

(a)

Mausoleums shall not be installed or constructed within any cemetery owned by the city; however, this provision shall not work to prevent repair of any mausoleum currently existing in Greenwood Cemetery.

(b)

Mausoleums shall be maintained by the owners of the right of interment; however, this shall not work to prevent repair by the city at its option.

(c)

A monument may be installed upon a burial space located within a cemetery owned by the city subject to the following restrictions:

(1)

No copings or cribs may be installed or constructed;

(2)

Cornerstones may be installed, but they must be set flush with the ground;

(3)

Monuments identifying individual burial spaces may be headstones or slabs, or a combination thereof; however, no slab may exceed six inches in height, and no headstone may exceed 48 inches in height;

(4)

Headstones exceeding four inches in height shall be attached to a below-ground foundation consisting of a slab and subterranean pilings which shall be constructed to prevent the sinking or tipping of the headstone; and

(5)

Monuments shall be constructed of either granite, marble, bronze, concrete, or some other type of material approved by the city.

(d)

No person shall install a monument within any cemetery owned by the city without first receiving permission from the city to do so. The city clerk shall issue a monument permit to any person who:

(1)

Presents a valid right of interment;

(2)

Provides the city clerk with a written request for the issuance of the monument installation permit which is signed by the owner of the right of interment.

(e)

The city clerk, upon the issuance of a permit requested pursuant to subparagraph (c), shall instruct the designated city employee to mark the burial space for which the monument installation permit has-been issued. The designated city employee shall mark the burial space by flagging the corners of the space, by flagging the boundaries of the area within the space which may be used for the monument installation, and by posting the space with a copy of the monument installation permit.

(f)

The city shall not be responsible for, nor shall it perform, any monument installation or repair. All monument installation and repair within the city shall be performed by and under the supervision of a licensed monument installer. The city shall be notified prior to, and a representative of the city shall be present during, the pouring of the monument foundation. Only upon proper completion of the monument foundation, shall the city give the monument installer permission to proceed. If the foundation has not been properly completed, the monument installer shall be immediately notified of the deficiency in the monument's foundation, and shall correct the deficiency to the city's satisfaction. Further, upon the monument's installation, the monument installer shall notify the city of the installation. Upon notification of the monument's installation, the city shall inspect the monument to ensure that it has been properly installed and that the grave site has been cleared of any debris associated with installment of the monument. If the monument has not been properly installed or the site has not been properly cleared of debris, the monument installer shall be immediately notified of the deficiency, and shall correct the deficiency to the city's satisfaction. If the deficiency is not corrected within ten days of the notice being given to the monument installer, the city may, at the city's option, and in addition to any other remedies the city may have, correct the deficiency and bill either the monument installer or the owner of the right of interment, or both, for any costs associated with the correction, and both monument installer and owner shall be liable for the full amount of the deficiency. This clause shall not be construed to give the city a right of double recovery and shall not be construed to limit any other legal rights of the city.

(g)

No burial space may be mounded.

(h)

No shrubbery shall be placed upon any burial space unless prior permission from the Greenwood Cemetery Board is obtained. All decisions concerning planting of shrubbery within the cemetery shall be based upon the rules and regulations enacted by the Greenwood Cemetery Board.

(i)

Any trees or shrubbery which intrude upon grave sites may be removed at the discretion of the Greenwood Cemetery Board.

(Ord. No. 252, 4-26-93; Ord. No. 344, § 3, 6-14-99)