Chapter 4.28
CONDUCT WITHIN THE CEMETERY
Sections:
4.28.040 Gratuities to employees.
4.28.050 Injuring vegetation, monuments or headstones.
4.28.080 Flower receptacles – Artificial flowers and other artificial items.
4.28.090 Conduct of visitors and the public.
4.28.010 Dogs prohibited.
Persons with dogs shall not be permitted to enter the cemetery grounds, except that this shall not apply to the use of service dogs, and police K-9 units. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.020 Vehicles on grounds.
No vehicle other than for cemetery purposes shall be driven in any part of the cemetery except on the driveways laid out for that purpose. Vehicles shall not be driven in the cemetery at a speed to exceed 15 miles per hour. No vehicles shall be driven or parked in any part of the cemetery between the hours of sunset to sunrise of each day, except for official city vehicles. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.030 Soliciting and sign.
Soliciting for sale of monuments or other related work will not be permitted on the cemetery grounds. Signs and advertisements of every description are strictly prohibited in any part of the cemetery, except for official city cemetery signs. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.040 Gratuities to employees.
Lot owners, purchasers, visitors or other persons are prohibited from giving gratuities to any employee for city service rendered. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.050 Injuring vegetation, monuments or headstones.
Picking flowers, breaking or injuring trees, or shrubs, or in any way damaging any monument, headstone or city property is prohibited. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.060 Bills deemed lien.
Any bills due to the city or to the cemetery for labor and materials supplied are a lien on the lot until paid. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.070 Rubbish deposit.
All paper, rubbish, dead flowers and floral pieces must be deposited by the person responsible therefor in receptacles provided for that purpose. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.075 Glass prohibited.
Glass vases, decorations, etc., are prohibited in the cemetery. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016).
4.28.080 Flower receptacles – Artificial flowers and other artificial items.
Receptacles for cut flowers should be sunk level with the ground to ensure the safety of such articles and to facilitate the cutting of grass from the grave. Artificial flowers and other artificial items will not be allowed to remain on any grave past a normal mowing cycle.
Flowers from funeral services may be left on the grave site for five days following a funeral service. After five days, the displays will be removed and discarded.
Fresh cut flowers may be displayed at any time provided they are placed in approved vases. Approved vases are those which are set in the concrete foundation surrounding the stone marker, and are designed to provide a flush surface when not in use for flowers. Wilted flowers will be removed and the vase returned to the flush position.
On all federal holidays, flowers and plants may be placed on all markers for a nine-day period. The nine-day period begins Saturday before the holiday and ends the Sunday following the holiday. On the following Monday, all flowers and plants will be removed and discarded. If the flowers and plants are to be saved they must be removed before the nine-day period is over. The cemetery staff will not salvage or store any of the displays they remove.
During winter, flower pots may be left on a marker and discharged at each mowing. The city is not responsible for damage or theft of flowers, plants or containers on the cemetery grounds. (Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).
4.28.090 Conduct of visitors and the public.
Visitors and “the public” are invited to utilize the Buckley cemetery in a manner consistent with this purpose as a place of interment and as a memorial, subject to the following rules:
(1) Children under the age of 16 are not permitted on the premises unless in the company of an adult and they shall be supervised at all times.
(2) The headstones and monuments on the premises shall not be handled, climbed upon or otherwise mistreated.
(3) No one shall move, repair, or otherwise alter any monument or headstone without the permission of the cemetery superintendent.
(4) No one shall deface or otherwise damage any headstone or monument.
The following warning shall be posted on the cemetery grounds:
The headstones and monuments on these premises may fall resulting in serious personal injury if moved or climbed upon. All entrants to the Buckley cemetery do so at their own risk.
(Ord. 16-16 § 7, 2016; Ord. 12-91 § 2, 1991).