66-18 Cemetery Fund-Related Ordinance

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request and including an accurate description of the land constituting such enlargement or extension. c) The Board of Public Works shall indicate its approval of such a petition by written resolution, which shall include the specific description of ground to be enlarged or extended. d) No body may be buried in any enlargement or extension of burial ground in a City- owned cemetery prior to the approval of the Board of Public Works. Sec. 2-142. Rules of conduct for City-owned cemeteries. a) Any City personnel authorized by the Board of Public Works to enforce the rules and regulations of City-owned cemeteries may expel from a City-owned cemetery anyone who violates the rules of conduct under this section. Expulsion of a violator shall not preclude a subsequent prosecution for ordinance violation. b) The following conduct is prohibited in all City-owned cemeteries: (1) Driving a vehicle faster than fifteen (15)miles per hour; (2) Taking or removing any flower, tree, or shrub; (3) Defacing, disfiguring, or injuring any monument, fence, or other structure within the cemetery, though this subsection shall not prevent the alteration or removal of any structure or monument on a private lot or grave by persons so authorized; (4) Discharging firearms, except at military funerals and memorial celebrations; (5) Sitting upon, walking on, or otherwise occupying any private lot unless so authorized; (6) Using a City-owned cemetery for any purpose other than as a burying ground; (7) Committing any nuisance; and (8) Any other conduct prohibited by federal, state, or local law, or by the particular rules or regulations of any City-owned cemetery. Section II. Chapter 2, Article 14 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended to add Sections 2-170.35 and 2-170.36, which shall read in their entirety as follows: Sec. 2-170.36. South Bend City Cemetery Permanent Maintenance Fund. The South Bend City Cemetery Permanent Maintenance Fund (No. 730) is established to provide for the perpetual care and maintenance of the South Bend City Cemetery, in accordance with Article 12, Sec. 2-139 of this Chapter of the South Bend Municipal Code. Sec. 2-170.37. Bowman Cemetery Permanent Maintenance Fund.