1982-042AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, 1966, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CEMETERIES,
PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN FEES, PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS, PROVID-
ING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN FFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINq
SECTION I
That Section 6-2 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is amended to read
as follows
Section 6-2 PLATTING AND SALE OF LOTq OR BLOCKS
Platting Oakwood and I 00 F Cemeteries shall be
platted into lots and blocks by the Director of Parks
and Recreation , who shall prepare, maintain and keep in
his office a plat of said oemeterles as a public record
Sale of Lots or Blocks Such lots and blocks shall be
sold for cash, at the prices hereinafter set forth ~n
this section
The deed of conveyance of any such lot or block shall be
executed by the C~ty Manager or his designee, and all
such lots and blocks shall be sold in strict accordance
with the terms of this chapter
No lot or block in either of such cemeteries shall be
bought or sold without written permission from the
Director of Parks and Recreation, and all titles to such
lots or blocks shall pass throuqh the city
There shall be a recordinq fee of Twenty-Five Dollar~
($25 00) for recording any change in title or ownership
in any lot or block in either of the cemeteries after
the initial conveyance of same by the city
Prices Paid for Lots in City Cemeteries
RESIDENTS NON-RESIDENTS
I 00 F Cemetery $150 00 $200 00
Oakwood Cemetery $150 00 $200 00
The sum of Fifty Dollars ($50 00) shall be paid for each
infant lot or space in designated areas at I O O F and
Oakwood Cemeteries
SECTION II
That Section 6-4 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is amended to read
as follows
Section 6-4 INTERMENTS
Permits An application for burial must be filed with
the--h-~--~rector of Parks and Recreation and a special
permit in writing shall be obtained for ali
interments A fee of Ten Dollars ($10 00) shall be
paid for each permit issued under the terms of this
section
Location of Site When an interment is to be made, the
owner of the lot or his agent shall locate the site of
the grave on the plat book in the office of the Parks
and Recreation Department and the city shall not be
responsible for errors in location
Permit for Grave Die,lng Services No person shall
perform any grave digging services in cemeteries owned
and operated by the city without first having obtained
a permit in accordance with the terms and provisions of
this section Any person or persons desiring to dig
graves in the city cemeteries shall file with the
Director of Parks and Recreation a corporate surety
bond payable to the City of Denton in the amount of
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000 00) conditioned that the
principal shall well and truly perform all contracts
entered ~nto by him for opening and closing of graves
in the city cemeteries and conditioned further that the
principal shall pay any and all damages to the City, or
any third party, incurred by reason of such service
A twenty-four hour notice to the Director of Parks and
Recreation shall be required for the preparation of a
grave for burial
Grave Depth All graves shall be excavated to a depth
which will permit a minimum of e~ghteen (18") Inches
between the top of the permanent type container and the
ground surface
Grave Backfilling All graves shall be backf~lled and
forced settled by hydraulics or mechanical means to the
satisfaction of the Parks and Recreation Department
Permanent Containers All Interments shall be made in
a permanent type concrete box, concrete vault or metal
vault which will prevent settling and collapse of grave
sites Concrete boxes and vaults shall be reinforced
with wire mesh and be a minimum of one and one-half
(1-1/2") inches thick Metal vaults shall be a minimum
of twelve (12) gauge thickness
Charge by Owner Prohibited No owner of any lot or
block shall charge for any interment made thereon
SECTION III
That Section 6-5 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is hereby deleted
SECTION IV
That Section 6-6 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is amended to read
as follows
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Section 6-6 CONCRETE WORK IN CEMETFRIEg
Permit Required Any person or persons desiring to
erect monuments or tombstones or perform concrete work
in the city cemeteries shall first obtain a written
permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation and
shall meet and comply with all rules, speclfication~
and requirements of the city in regard to such
cemeteries
A fee of Ten Dollars ($10 00) shall be paid for each
permit issued under the terms of this section
Prior to the issuance of any such permit, the applicant
shall file with the Director of Parks and Recreation a
corporate surety bond payable to the City of Denton, in
the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($l,000 00),
conditioned that the principal shall well and truly
perform all contracts entered into by him for the
erection of monuments or tombstones or the performance
of concrete work in the city cemeteries, and
conditioned further that the principal shall pay any
and all damages to the city, or any third party,
incurred by reason of the erection of monuments and
tombstones or the performance of concrete work in the
city cemeteries by the principal
Performance of Work Conorete for use on any lot or
block shall be mixed and prepared in the streets of the
city cemeteries and the person performing such work
shall upon comp]etlon, immediately remove all remaining
sand, gravel, tools and other equipment from the
cemeteries and leave the streets in the same condition
as before the work was performed and, ~n addition,
shall thoroughly clean the lot or block upon which such
work was done of all trash or litter and remove the
same from the cemeteries
SECTION V
That Section 6-7 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, ~s further amended
as follows
A No construction of any nature or kind, such ag
curbing, fencing, coping, or enclosure of any kind,
whether of vegetation or construction, around any
block or lot within the cemeteries will be
permitted No reconstruction of any of the existing
aforementioned items shall be permitted except
monuments and tombstones
B NO granite, bricks, stones, wood, concrete, corner
stones or any kind of artificial walkways or walks
will be permitted on or adNoin~ng lots in the
cemeteries except such walkways or walks as may have
been provided, or will be provided, in the cemeteries
by the City of Denton
C All monuments and tombstones shall be set in concrete
on a substantial concrete foundation which shall
extend three inches beyond all sides of grave markers
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D Ail lettering on tombstones or monuments in the
Oakwood Cemetery shall be on the east sides of such
monuments or tombstones in spaces one (1) through
four (4) in any block and shall be on the west sides
of such monuments or tombstones in spaces five (5)
through eight (8) in any block
E All lettering on tombstones or monuments in the
I 0 0 F Cemetery shall be on the east sides of such
monuments in spaces one (1) through five (5) in any
block and shall be on the west sides of such
monuments or tombstones in spaces five (5) through
eight (8) in any block
F All graves will be maintained at the same grade level
as the surface of the ground surrounding the lot, and
under no circumstances will the grave be covered with
a concrete slap or any other type of slab or covering
G Floral designs and other decorations w~ll be removed
from lots and graves as soon as they become wilted or
unsightly Items desired to be retained must be
removed within seventy-two (72) hours after placing
on lot or grave Permanent bronze, granite or marble
vases and/or urns may be placed on lots
H The Parks and Recreation Department shall have the
right to remove all forbidden objects and to destroy
all diseased, unsightly or undesirable trees, shrubs,
or plants The department reserves the right to trim
or prune any shrub and/or plant whenever it is deemed
necessary or advisable
SECTION VI
That Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas, 1966, as amended, is amended by adding thereto a
new Section 6-9 which shall hereafter read as follows
Section 6-9 CEMETERIES CLOSED DURING CERTAIN HOURS
The city cemeteries shall be closed to the public from
n~ne o'clock p m until slx o'clock a m the following
morning
SECTION VII
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the
City Council of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, hereby declares It
would have enacted such remaining port~ong despite any such
~nvaltdity
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SECTION VIII
That this ordinance shall be and become effective from and
after its adoption //~~
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of May, 1982
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ATTEST~
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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