7-6-8: CEMETERY MAINTENANCE AND CARE:

   A.   Subdivision Of Cemetery: Each cemetery shall be subdivided into section, blocks, lots, rows, niches or other subdivisions as may be necessary to accurately describe, number and record the sale, issuance, conveyance, assignment or transfer of certificates.

   B.   Costs For Maintenance: The City shall budget for and pay all costs of maintaining and caring for its cemeteries.

   C.   Department Responsibility: Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the department shall be responsible and have charge of the grounds and buildings within each cemetery.

   D.   Level Of Maintenance: Unless otherwise in keeping with its historic character or longstanding standard of care, every cemetery shall be maintained at a level equal to or exceeding that of a City park, thereby preserving the dignity of the City's cemeteries and honoring those memorialized therein.

   E.   Minimum Standards: The following general minimum landscaping maintenance standards of care shall be met:

      1.   Cutting and trimming grass, inhibiting or removing weeds, raking and cleaning grounds, and pruning, replacing or removing trees and shrubs at reasonable intervals, or as determined necessary based on the character and longstanding standard of care;

      2.   Regularly collecting and disposing of all litter, trash and garbage, and emptying all trash receptacles;

      3.   Removing and disposing of wilted flowers from funeral displays or floral arrangements;

      4.   Keeping all buildings, parking lots, cemetery roads and pathways reasonably clear, accessible and free of obstructions and debris;

      5.   Repairing sunken grave markers, as needed; and

      6.   Repairing and restoring improvements, structures, fences and other items. (Ord. 29-16, 9-20-2016)