HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1974-09CITY OF PLYMOUTH
1,I, !.VhNCE NO. 74-9
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE
PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENI:NCE AND USE OF
PARKERS LAKE CEMETERY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment of City Code. The City Code of the
City of Plymouth, Minnesota is hereby amended by adOing the
following thereto as Section 19 of Chapter II thereof:
"Section 19. MAINTENANCE AND USE OF PARKERS LAKE CEMETERY.
19.01. Location - Plat - Prohibition of Other Cemet
A cemetery has been established and is continued upon 1
owned by the City of Plymouth and described as follows:
Lot 1, Block 1, "Parkers Lake Cemetery"
A plat of the cemetery, as prepared by McCombs -Knutson
Associates, Inc., surveyor, and placed on file in the
office of the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the official
plat of the cemetery which shall be called "Parkers Lake
Cemetery". No person shall lay out or establish any
cemetery, or use any lot of land within this city for the
burial of the dead except in Parkers Lake Cemetery, or
some other tract of land duly designated as a cemetery
by ordinance.
19.02. Sale of Lots. The prices of cemetery lots and
other services is hereby fixed at $125.00 per lot plus
$75.00 for perpetual care. Any person paying the price
thus fixed for any lot shall be entitled to a deed con-
veying the same executed by the City Manager and Clerk.
The purchaser shall expressly agree in the deed that his
rights are subject to such reasonable rules and regula-Lions
as• the council may adopt relative to the use of the ceme-
tery.
19.03. Handling of Funds. All money received from the
sale of lots and other services, shall be paid to the City
Treasurer who shall give a receipt therefor. No deed to
any cemetery lot shall be issued, nor shail any services
be performed until a receipt showing payment to the
Treasurer of the cost thereof shall be exhibited to the
person whose duty it is to give the deed or perform the
services. All money received from the sale of lots and
for the performance of services shall be placed in the
cemetery fund, which fund shall be used for the payment of
the purchase price of grounds, or for maintenance and
improvements and for no other purpose. The Treasurer shall
keep an account of all receipts and disbursements of money
belonging to the cemetery fund.
19.04. Burial Permits.. Before any interment shall be
made in any cemetery in this city, a burial permit shall
be obtained from the local or the state registrar of vital
statistics. Within thirty-six hours after the death of
any person in the city and before the body is removed
for burial within the city, the undertaker or person
having charge of the interment shall apply for the permit.
This application shall be accompanied by a death certifi-
cate as prescribed by the State Board of Health. No
burial permit shall be issued until the application and
death certificate shall have been properly completed and
presented. The body of a deceased person shall not be
brought into the city for burial unless accompanied by
a death certificate and permit for removal issued by the
registrar of the registration district wherein the death
occurred.
19.05. Superintendent of Cemetery -Duties. The City
Manager shall appoint a superintendent who shall have
control and management of the cemetery and be responsible
for its maintenance and improverent. He shall have such
powers and duties as are prescribed by law or by the City
Manager.
19.06. General Regulations. (a) No person may
discharge any firearm or have possession of any firearm
within the cemetery grounds without the permission of
the superintendent.
(b) No'person may remove any object from any place in
the cemetery or make any excavation without the consent
of the superintendent.
(c) No person may obstruct any drive or path in the
cemetery or in any way injure, deface or destroy any
structure, grave, flower, tree, or other thing in the
cemetery.
(d) No person may drive any vehicle faster than a walk
within the cemetery, nor drive over any path or roadway
not authorized by the superintendent.
(e) No person may disturb the quiet of the cemetery
by noise or improper conduct of any kind.
(f) No person may enter or leave the cemetery except
at the gates provided.
(g) No person may rise the cemetery grounds or any
road therein as a public thoroughfare, nor drive any
vehicle through the cemetery grounds except for purposes
relating to the cemetery.
(h) No child may be permitted within the cemetery unless
in the control of an adult.
(i) No person may allow any animal to run at large in
the cemetery.
(j) No person may loiter at any time, nor be in the
cemetery without the permission of the cemetery super-
intendent at any time between the hours of sunset to
7 A.M.
19.07. Pen�altyy Any person violating any provision
of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by a fine or not to exceed $300.00, and by
imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication.
Adopted by the City Council the 6th day of May
1974.