12.15.080 Regulations governing access and conduct.
It is of the utmost importance that there should be strict observance of the proprieties in the cemetery. Hence, all persons within the cemetery should avoid conduct unbecoming a sacred place. The following regulations shall be enforced:
A. No loud, boisterous or turbulent noise of any kind which is deemed undesirable or interferes with the decorum of the cemetery, or which is marked by intensity or volume of sound, will be permitted within the environs of the cemetery.
B. No alcoholic beverages of any kind will be permitted within the environs of the cemetery.
C. Loitering is not permitted within cemetery grounds.
D. Peddling or soliciting the sale of any commodity within the cemetery will not be permitted.
E. Placing of signs or notices of advertisements of any kind within the cemetery will not be permitted.
F. Brandishing or discharging firearms within the cemetery except by any military escort accompanying a veteran’s funeral or attending memorial services will not be permitted within the environs of the cemetery.
G. Traffic Regulations.
1. It shall be unlawful to drive or park any vehicle over or across any lawn area or lot within the confines of the cemetery.
2. Only vehicles and equipment that have been approved by the city manager, or his representative, may traverse any lawn area.
3. No motorcycles will be permitted within the environs of the cemetery, except those being involved with a funeral cortege.
H. Defacement or Littering of Cemetery.
1. It is unlawful for any person to injure, molest, deface, or otherwise damage or remove any headstone from its foundation, curbing, urn, monument, tree, shrub, flowers, funeral flowers, floral pieces, vases and containers, or any other property in the cemetery. This subsection shall not apply to the city manager or employees of his representatives who are performing their assigned work. This subsection shall not apply to any person who is removing flowers, vases or containers which such person has placed upon a cemetery burial plot(s) or lot.
2. It is unlawful for any person to throw or deposit in any part of the cemetery the carcass of any dead animals, meat, fish, rubbish, refuse, filth, trash, garbage, building materials, or any like substance, or any object or substance that detracts from the beauty of said cemetery.
3. Any person(s) convicted of the above actions will be responsible for payment of the cost and expenses involved to restore the property to its original state.
I. Animals in Cemetery. It shall be unlawful for any person to take any animal into the cemetery or permit any animal owned or in the custody of such person to enter the cemetery, except an animal kept in the confines of a vehicle allowed only if such animal is retained within the confines of said vehicle while the vehicle remains in the cemetery. [Ord. 09-21-2021A § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 02-17-2015A § 1; Ord. 08-19-2014B § 1; Ord. 05-05-2009. Code 2000 § 12-3-15. Code 2000 § 12-3-14. Code 2000 § 12-3-13].