HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-2504 - Ordinance - 08/09/2001ORDINANCE NO. 2504
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, "GENERAL PROVISIONS", SECTION 29,
"CEMETARY RULES AND REGULATIONS", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET
OUT BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1:
That Chapter 1, "General Provisions", Section 29, "Cemetery Rules and
Regulations", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be
amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part of this
ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2:
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
PART 3:
That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said
Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its
passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City
of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 9th day of August, 2001.
APPROVED:
LYNN ~LILHANEY, Mfi96r ~
ATTEST:
Cofinie Hooks, City Se ry
APPROVED:
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 1, "General Provisions", Section 29, "Cemetery Rules and Regulations", of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended by adding or
amending the sections as set out hereafter:
add paragraph (5) to subsection A. General, of Section 29, "Cemetery Rules and
Regulations", to read as follows:
"(5)
The Shiloh and Salem portions of the College Station cemetery are closed
to future burials except in those spaces which are clearly identified as
available by the Cemetery Sexton. The term "clearly identifiable" means
by headstones, curbing, or other physical and visual indicators or
demarcations. If a family member is interred, and space in the proximity
is available, the Cemetery Sexton may allow the space to be used. If an
available space is not locatable, then other alternate locations will have to
be sought other than the Shiloh and Salem portions of the cemetery."
amend subsection E. Purchase Options to Section 29 "Cemetery Rules and
Regulations", to read as follows:
"E. PURCHASE OPTIONS
(1) Standard Space: A standard space is 5' x 10'; herein referred to as a
space.
(2) Babyland and Section O: Infant spaces are 4' x 5'; herein referred to
as a space.
(3) Cremate only spaces: Designated cremate only spaces in Section LR
are 2.5' x 2.5'; herein referred to as a space.
(4)
Price: The price of all spaces shall be established by resolution of
the City Council, and amended as necessary, upon recommendation
of the Cemetery Committee.
(5)
Purchasers are limited to one space per each interment, except that
two cremates shall be allowed in a single standard space.
Combinations of casket burials and cremates shall not be allowed in
a single standard space. There shall be only one cremate remain
burial per designated cremate space in Section LR."
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add paragraph (8) to subsection K. Monuments, Headstones and Markers of
Section 29 "Cemetery Rules and Regulations", to read as follows:
"(8)
Monuments for the designated cremate only spaces in Section LR shall
not exceed twenty-eight inches (28") in length nor sixteen inches (16") in
width, and shall be set flush with the ground. The back of the monument
shall be set on the head line of the space and equidistant from the side
boundaries. There shall be only one monument per designated cremate
only space and no other markers shall be allowed."
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