§ 8-33. Regulation of benches, urns, etc.

Urns, boxes, shells or other similar articles of any description, being inconsistent with the intended usage of the cemetery, are prohibited. Such articles, if found in the cemetery, may be removed. No article of any nature shall be placed upon the surface of any grave space, unless specifically authorized by this article. Memory benches for the express purpose of being designed as a memorial type bench shall be allowed on the outer edges of sections, in line with block markers and monuments. The benches shall be without back rests, manufactured of granite, measuring no larger than 48 inches by 14 inches with 14-inch tall legs and four-inch thick material, no other benches shall be permitted. The sexton shall determine if the selected location for the bench has available space and that the bench will not interfere with section access or the roadway. The sexton shall determine actual position within in the selected location. Monument setting permits must be obtained for all memorial benches. Foundations for memorial benches shall be set solely by the city. If the foundation is in place at the time the memorial bench is delivered, the company delivering the bench shall set the bench on the foundation and seal it in accordance with cemetery procedures. If the foundation is not in place, the company delivering the bench will place the bench in a location designated by the cemetery sexton. The cemetery may offer standard memorial benches for sale subject to the same provisions of this section. All net revenue from the sale of benches shall be apportioned between the general fund and the cemetery care in the same proportion as lot sales.

(Ord. No. 3491 , § I, 8-1-2017)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 3491 , § I, adopted Aug. 1, 2017, amended § 8-33 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 8-33, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Code 1970, §§ 6-6, 6-9; Code 1977, § 8-33.