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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-064 Cemetery Fees Increases; Burial Liners Requirements; YMC Amendment 7.04.090 YMC 7 ORDINANCE NO. 2008 -64 AN ORDINANCE relating to rules and regulations for Tahoma Cemetery; increasing and amending fees, amending the requirements for burial liners, and amending section 7 04 090 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1 Section 7 04 090 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. 7.04.090 Rules and Regulations. Following are the rules and regulations, including schedules of fees and charges applicable to the operation of Tahoma Cemetery A. Liner sizes are as follows "Regular" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately thirty -three by eighty - nine inches. "5 -0" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately twenty -four by seventy -three inches. "4 -0" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately twenty by sixty inches. "3 -0" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately twenty by forty -seven inches. "2 -0" means an outside measurement of approximately eighteen by thirty -seven inches. "Oversize" means an outside measurement of approximately thirty -five by ninety -one inches. "Extra Large" means an outside measurement of approximately forty -three and one -half by one hundred one inches. B Commencing January 10, 2008, the following schedule of fees and charges shall be in effect and applicable at Tahoma Cemetery With the exception of funeral homes, all fees and charges shall be paid in advance for burials. 1 1 , Cemetery Lot Use Fee Section A $657 Section B 657 Section C 657 Section D 808 Section E (Non- veterans) 747 Individual Veteran All Sections 558 Section F 657 Section G 657 Section H 657 Section I 657 Section J 657 Section K 657 Section L 647 Section M (Flat Marker Graves) 779 Section M (Upright Marker graves) 833 City section 657 Masonic section 657 I 0 0 F section 657 Baby section (Maximum 3 -0 liner size) 272 Section E (Cremains) 299 Right of 2 inurnment"* 319 Above prices include mandatory Endowment Care fee. Columbarium Niche $901 Right of 2 lnurnment 319 Above prices include mandatory Endowment Care fee Mausoleum Niches Niche, marble front (12" x 12 ") $589 Endowment care 91 Niche, smallest glass front (18" x 20 ") 608 Endowment care 91 2 Niche, medium glass front (40" x 22 ") 677 Endowment care 179 Niche, large glass front (46" x 40 ") 736 Endowment care 179 Opening and Closing Graves Regular liner $540 Oversized and jumbo liner 629 Baby (30 inch) 180 Child (45 inch) 199 Cremains 253 Mausoleum crypts 491 Niches 226 Vault 809 Liners Regular $540 Oversized liner 719 Extra large liner 810 Baby (30 inch) 180 Child (45 inch) 208 Cremain Urn Vault 270 (plus Washington State Sales Tax) 3 Monument Settings Government marker (Veteran) $ 226 Veteran's bronze marker on granite 24" x 36" base 325 Flat marker, 12 "x up to 24" 235 Flat marker, 12 "x 25 "- 36" 270 Flat marker 12" x 36" - 48" 434 Flat marker 12" x 49" - 60" 596 Flat marker 12" x 61" - 72" 760 Upright marker, 12 "x up to 24" 270 Upright marker, 12 "x 25 "— 36" 360 Upright marker, 12" x 37 "— 48" 600 Upright marker, 12" x 49 "— 60" 846 Upright marker, 12" x 61"— 70" 1090 Each additional inch, either way 22 Niche Inscription, Up to 30 characters 188 Niche Inscription, Each additional character 3 Niche Emblem 63 Niche Photo 88 Niche Vase Galvanized vase setting charge (when set w /monument) 20 Aeon vase setting charge (when set w /monument) 36 Galvanized vase 20 Aeon vase 73 Galvanized vase setting in granite border 167 Aeon vase setting in granite border 179 Galvanized insert 20 Re -set monuments setting fee + $70 clean up charge 12 inch marker cremains only 118 16 inch marker (cremains and baby lots only) 180 Urn /marker combination (price does not include 382 mandatory right of 2 inurnment fee) (plus Washington State Sales Tax) Incidental Charges Disinterment, Adult (does not include opening and $810 closing of new grave if relocation in Tahoma) Disinterment, Baby (does not include opening and 450 closing of new grave if relocation in Tahoma) Disinterment, Cremains (does not include opening and 316 closing of new grave if relocation in Tahoma) 4 1 Depending on degree of difficulty, an additional charge of up to $595 00 may be determined by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee Quit claim grave use certificate processing fee $ 34 (to transfer ownership of lot) Historic Register copy 12 Saturday overtime A.M. only -- Standard 402 Saturday overtime A.M. only -- Cremains 270 (No Saturday chapel burials scheduled after 11 00 a.m ) (No Saturday graveside burials scheduled after 11 30 a.m ) 2 includes up to six staff hours and two staff members for full size burial 3 includes up to six staff hours and one staff member for cremain size burial Weekdays. No indigent burial after 2:00 p m No chapel service after 3 00 p m. No graveside service after 3 30 p.m An additional overtime charge of $67per staff hour shall be charged for each additional staff hour incurred by the City due to services being required outside normal business hours C If the cemetery is provided with verification and documentation that the deceased has no surviving family members and was receiving one of the following types of public assistance at the time of his or her death. Aid to families with dependent children, general assistance, and poverty - related veterans' benefits, the cemetery charges will be fifty percent of the normal charge. This fifty percent reduction in price shall not apply to monument setting fees, vases or vase setting fees. The cemetery reserves the right to designate the location of all indigent burials with the exception of burials intended for previously purchased gravesites. Indigent burials will be allowed Monday through Friday only, unless by special permission of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee D The size of grave liners or vaults in all cases is determined by the Funeral Director in charge Double -deep interments shall only be permitted if arranged prior to 2001 No double -deep burials shall be permitted in the baby and cremain section. In addition, no double -deep interments shall be permitted if a sectional grave liner is present in either of the adjoining Tots. All graves shall be numbered with a permanent number and an accurate record kept of the name of the decedent and the number of the grave E. A maximum of four cremains may be placed on an occupied full size lot. This must be accompanied with the proper notarized authorizations from the lot owner and /or the next of kin. A maximum of six cremains may be interred on a full size unoccupied lot. All cremations placed on full size occupied or unoccupied lots are required to pay Right of Second Inurnment fees. Full sized lots may not be divided and sold as individual cremain lots by private owner F Persons with dogs or firearms shall not be permitted to enter the cemetery grounds Firearms will be permitted only for use during a military service The speed limit for vehicular traffic within the cemetery is established at fifteen miles per hour Each violation of this subsection shall constitute a civil infraction. The penalty for each 5 infraction shall be a fine in the amount of $100 Speed infractions shall be in accordance with City and State Laws. G Notification and payment for interment or disinterment must be received in the cemetery office at least one business day in advance of such interment or disinterment. The cemetery can limit the number of services scheduled on any given day and can require services to be rescheduled if publication of said service was done prior to notification being received This is to provide ample time for proper opening and closing and to ensure adequate parking and privacy for each service H A burial permit must, in all cases, be filed with the Tahoma Cemetery office before interment. A death certificate must, in all cases, be filed with the Tahoma Cemetery office before inurnment. I Interments or disinterments will not be allowed on Sunday, on a public holiday as defined in the Yakima Municipal Code Section 9 10 060, or on Saturday afternoon, except in cases of emergency as determined by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee J The cemetery reserves and shall have the right to correct any errors that may be made by the cemetery either in making interments, disinterments or in the description, transfer or conveyance of any interment property, either by canceling such conveyance and substituting and conveying in lieu thereof other interment property selected by Tahoma Cemetery of equal value and similar location, or, at the sole discretion of the cemetery, by refunding the amount of money paid on account of said purchase In the event the error shall involve the interment of the remains of any person in such property, the cemetery reserves the right to remove and reinter the remains to such other property of equal value and similar location as may be substituted and conveyed to the purchaser K. All interments must be made in cement liners, cement vaults, or steel vaults, with the exception of cremains which must be in an urn vault purchased from Tahoma Cemetery, with the exception of arrangements pre -paid prior to 2008 Cement liners shall be made according to specifications designated by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. No grave shall be opened or closed by anyone other than employees of the City of Yakima. L. No tombs shall be erected on top of the ground. No stone or marker shall be placed on an occupied gravesite until all cemetery fees are paid in full. No stone or marker shall be placed at a pre -need gravesite until said gravesite is paid for in full Foundations for all monuments and vases shall be built by the City of Yakima only, at the expense of the owner All foundations must be three to six inches larger all around than the base of the monument to a depth of four to six inches, and said foundation must be flush with the ground level Footstones will not be allowed in the cemetery except for footstones presently existing in the cemetery All monuments must be set in line, monuments in the west row of each block must face west, monuments in the east row of each block must face east according to the cemetery survey; except on the tracts of irregular shape in which case the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee will determine the setting. All bases for monuments must be made of granite or marble No sandstone or artificial base will be permitted. All markers placed in Section L, in the Masonic baby plot, and in that part of Section E lying south of a line drawn from the southwest comer of Block 35 to the southeast corner of Block 29, and west of a line drawn from the southeast corner 6 of Block 29 to the southeast corner of Block 68, thence west to the southwest corner of Block 67, thence south to the southwest comer of Block 144, shall be level with the ground Markers for single full size graves will be a maximum of twenty -four inches in length and twelve inches in width Double markers for full size graves will not exceed thirty -six inches in length and twelve inches in width over two full size graves. Larger companion markers will be allowed only with prior approval by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. Markers for single cremain graves will be no more than sixteen inches in length and eight inches in width. Double markers for cremain graves will not exceed twenty -four inches in length and twelve inches in width over two cremain size graves. No ledger type markers will be allowed in any location, provided, that this section shall not apply to ledgers presently existing in the cemetery All monument setting fees must be paid in full prior to the installation of any monuments. Care and maintenance of headstones and monuments is the sole responsibility of the family of the deceased Tahoma Cemetery and the City of Yakima are not responsible for damage to headstones caused by weather or by the actions of persons not employed by the City of Yakima. M. The indiscriminate planting of trees and shrubs in the cemetery is prohibited, and it shall be the duty of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee to remove all landscape features determined to be objectionable If trees or shrubs in any lot become detrimental to adjacent lots or avenues in the judgment of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee, they shall be removed N Coping, fences, posts, and chains, and all wooden structures around lots, blocks or graves, are prohibited, and, if any inscription, monument, effigy or other structure which the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee deems offensive or improper is placed in or upon any lot or grave, the name shall be removed upon order of the said Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee O Funeral designs and floral pieces will be removed to a designated place as soon as the same become unsightly or interfere with mowing in the judgment of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee The City is not responsible for damage to or theft of cut flowers, potted plants, displays or containers. Anyone leaving such articles in the cemetery does so at their own risk. The placing of balloons, toys, ornaments, settees, and similar articles, upon plots shall not be permitted and if so placed, the cemetery may remove the same P Due to the inconvenience to mowing and grounds maintenance, artificial floral pieces will not be allowed during the period from April 1 to October 31, with the exception of Memorial weekend. Q Receptacles for cut flowers must be sunk level with the ground, thus insuring the safety of such articles and facilitating the cutting of the grass from the grave Tin cans sunk in the ground are prohibited. Glass containers are prohibited. Receptacles must be approved by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. R. All employees or other people engaged in performing work within the confines of the cemetery shall be under the supervision and direction of the Parks and Recreation Manager Visitors must not interfere with the performance of duties of any employee or grounds- keeper S Lost and found articles are to be turned in to the Tahoma Cemetery site office 7 T All paper and other rubbish must be deposited, by the person responsible therefore, in a receptacle provided for that purpose U As provided for by this chapter, any owner desiring to transfer or assign a part of his tract to another person must have a record of his transfer or assignment noted on the cemetery records and a copy of the transaction shall be kept in the cemetery office V The Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee is authorized and directed to expel from the cemetery any person disturbing its sanctity by boisterous or other improper conduct, or who shall violate any of the foregoing rules. W (1) Endowment care lots, pre -need arrangements or a combination of both may be purchased on installment contracts in the form provided by the City of Yakima. Under this plan, no lot(s), service(s), or monument(s) can be used or_placed until property fees, service fees, and monument setting fees are paid in full (2) Contracts will be signed and kept on file in the cemetery office All contracts will require a ten percent down payment with an appropriate payment schedule designated. Contracts for Endowment Care Tots shall require payment in full within twelve months. A Grave Use Permit to the Endowment Care lot(s) will be mailed from the City of Yakima clerk's office to the lot owner within thirty days of final payment. A combined contract for an endowment care lot and pre -need services shall require payment in full within thirty - six months. Any payment that is more than ten sixty days past due will be assessed a one percent per month interest penalty on the unpaid balance In the event the delinquent account is for a pre -need gravesite, the City may, at its option, return the grave to open inventory for the purpose of resale and the purchaser will forfeit any monies paid to that date Upon default in payment of the balance due for contracted services the cemetery may deny further burials in the cemetery until full payment is made (3) The Public Works Director and Parks and Recreation Manager are hereby authorized to enter into contracts for the sale of lots, liners, vases, markers and other incidental services. All contracts must be approved and signed by the Public Works Director and Parks and Recreation Manager before acceptance All contracts will constitute a personal obligation on the part of the purchaser(s) and also shall be binding on the purchaser(s)' heirs, successors, and assigns. (4) No refunds on Endowment Care, Tots or pre -need services will be given Any property abandoned for a period of seven years with no contact from the owner(s), after attempt by certified mail to contact, shall revert back to the City of Yakima for resale (5) Any person that purchases ten or more lots at one time is entitled to a seven percent discount on the total price of the Tots. This discount does not apply to the purchase of Endowment Care Tots. X. Section "M" of the Tahoma Cemetery will have the following maximum marker sizes Single grave upright marker will be no greater than 12" W x 24" L and no more than 48" high. Double upright marker may be no more than 12" wide, up to 57" long and no more than 48" high. Single flat markers will be no greater than 12" wide and 24" long and will be set flush with the ground. Double flat markers may be no more than 12" wide and up to 57" long and will be set flush with the ground. Upright markers will be required only in Block 69; in all blocks north thereof to and including Block 58; in all blocks east thereof to and including block 285 and in all blocks northeast thereof to and including Block 274 for a total of 156 Blocks. Flat markers will only be allowed in the upright area for the second marker placed on a grave. If Right of Second Inurnment is exercised, for up to 8 two additional cremain burials per grave, only one additional flat headstone will be allowed per grave That marker will be placed against the East edge of the existing marker Each grave is 36" by 120 " Y A maximum of two cremains may be placed in a columbarium niche This must be accompanied with the proper notarized authorizations from the niche owner and /or the next of kin. The second cremation placed in a niche must pay Right of Second lnurnment fees as required by the Tahoma Cemetery Columbarium niches may not be divided and sold as individual niches by private owner Z. All inscriptions on the columbarium niches shall be of similar style and size All inscription fees must be paid in full prior to inscription services being ordered All inscription services will be performed by Tahoma Cemetery staff or their appointee determined by the Parks and Recreation Manager Vases will be allowed only at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. Section 2. This ordinance shall be is full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signe• and approv- • this 11 day of December, 2007 / � %/ .411. David Edler, Mayor ATTEST By p` i-n o-i City Clerk Publication Date 12 -14 -07 Effective Date 1 -13 -08 9 ORDINANCE NO. 2007 8- 64 AN ORDINANCE relating to rules and regulations for Tahoma Cemetery; increasing and amending fees, amending the requirements for burial liners; - - 5 . - - - - • , - - •• • • , • and amending section 7 04.090 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Section 7 04.090 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. 7.04.090 Rules and Regulations. Following are the rules and regulations, including schedules of fees and charges applicable to the operation of Tahoma Cemetery A. Liner sizes are as follows: "Regular" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately thirty -three by eighty -nine inches. "5 -0" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately twenty -four by seventy -three inches. "4 -0" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately twenty by sixty inches. "3 -0" shall mean an outside measurement of approximately twenty by forty - seven inches. "2 -0" means an outside measurement of approximately eighteen by thirty -seven inches. "Oversize" means an outside measurement of approximately thirty -five by ninety -one inches. "Extra Large" means an outside measurement of approximately forty -three and one -half by one hundred one inches. B. Commencing 07, January 10, 2008, the following schedule of fees and charges shall be in effect and applicable at Tahoma Cemetery With the exception of funeral homes, all fees and charges shall be paid in advance for burials. 1 Cemetery Lot Use Fee Section A $547 $657 Section B 547 657 Section C 547 657 Section D 673 808 Section E (Non - veterans) 622 747 Individual Veteran All Sections 465 558 Section F 547 657 Section G 547 657 Section H 547 657 Section I 547 657 Section J 547 657 Section K 547 657 Section L 539 647 Section M (Flat Marker Graves) 649 779 Section M (Upright Marker graves) 694 833 City section 547 657 Masonic section 547 657 I.O 0.F section 547 657 Baby section (Maximum 3-0 liner size) 226 272 Section E (Cremains) 249 299 Right of 2nd inurnment"' 152 319 Above prices include mandatory Endowment Care fee. Columbarivan Niche $751 $901 91 Right of 2nd Inurnment 266 319 Above prices include mandatory Endowment Care fee. Mausoleum Niches Niche, marble front (12" x 12 ") $491 $589 2 Endowment care 76 91 Niche, smallest glass front (18" x 20 ") 507 608 Endowment care 76 91 Niche, medium glass front (40" x 22 ") 564 677 Endowment care 449 179 Niche, large glass front (46" x 40 ") 643 736 Endowment care 449 179 Opening and Closing Graves Regular liner $450 $540 Oversized and jumbo liner 524 629 Baby (30 inch) 450 180 Child (45 inch) 466 199 Cremains 211 253 Mausoleum crypts 409 491 Niches 488 226 Vault 524 809 Liners Regular $450 $540 Oversized liner 599 719 Extra large liner 675 810 Baby (30 inch) 450 180 Child (45 inch) 173 208 Cremain Liner Urn Vault 225 270 (plus Washington State Sales Tax) 3 Monument Settings Government marker (Veteran) $188 $ 226 Veteran's bronze marker on granite 24" x 36" base 271 325 Flat marker, 12 "x up to 24" 196 235 Flat marker, 12 "x 25 "- 36" 225 270 Flat marker 12" x 36" - 48" 362 434 Flat marker 12" x 49" - 60" 497 596 Flat marker 12" x 61" - 72" 633 760 Upright marker, 12 "x up to 24" 225 270 Upright marker, 12 "x 25 "- 36 ". 300 360 Upright marker, 12" x 37 "- 48" 500 600 Upright marker, 12" x 49"- 60" 705 846 Upright marker, 12" x 61 "- 70" 908 1090 Each additional inch, either way 18 22 Niche Inscription, Up to 30 characters 188 Niche Inscription, Each additional character 3 Niche Emblem 63 Niche Photo 88 Galvanized vase setting charge (when set 47 20 w/ monument) Aeon vase setting charge (when set w /monument) 30 36 Galvanized vase 17 20 Aeon vase 61 73 Galvanized vase setting in granite border 139 167 Aeon vase setting in granite border 449 179 Galvanized insert 17 20 Re - set monuments setting fee + $61 70 dean up charge. 12 inch marker cremains only 98 118 16 inch marker (cremains and baby lots only) 1-50 180 Urn /marker combination (price does not include 448 382 mandatory right of 2nd inurnment fee) Identific-atien-macker —38 (plus Washington State Sales Tax) Incidental Charges 4 Disinterment, Adult (does not include opening and $675 $810 closing of new grave if relocation in Tahoma) Disinterment, Baby (does not include opening and 375 450 closing of new grave if relocation in Tahoma) Disinterment, Cremains (does not include opening 263 316 and closing of new grave if relocation in Tahoma) 1 Depending on degree of difficulty, an additional charge of up to $595 00 may be determined by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. Quit claim grave use certificate processing fee (to $ 28 $ 34 transfer ownership of lot) Historic Register copy 44 12 Saturday overtime A.M. only -- Standard 300 402 Saturday overtime A.M. only -- Cremains 225 270 (No Saturday chapel burials scheduled after 11:00 a.m.) (No Saturday graveside burials scheduled after 11.30 a.m.) 2 includes up to six staff hours and two staff members for full size burial 3 includes up to six staff hours and one staff member for cremain size burial Weekdays. No indigent burial after 2:00 p.m. No chapel service after 3.00 p.m. No graveside service after 3:30 p.m. An additional overtime charge of $56 $67per staff hour shall be charged for each additional staff hour incurred by the City due to services being required outside normal business hours. C. If the cemetery is provided with verification and documentation that the deceased has no surviving family members and was receiving one of the following types of public assistance at the time of his or her death. Aid to families with dependent children, general assistance, and poverty - related veterans' benefits, the cemetery charges will be fifty percent of the normal charge. This fifty percent reduction in price shall not apply to monument setting fees, vases or vase setting fees. The cemetery reserves the right to designate the location of all indigent burials with the exception of burials intended for previously purchased gravesites. Indigent burials will be allowed Monday through Friday only, unless by special permission of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. 5 D The size of grave liners or vaults in all cases is determined by the Funeral Director in charge. Double -deep interments shall only be permitted if arranged prior to 2001 No double -deep burials shall be permitted in the baby and cremain section. In addition, no double -deep interments shall be permitted if a sectional grave liner is present in either of the adjoining lots. All graves shall be numbered with a permanent number and an accurate record kept of the name of the decedent and the number of the grave. E. A maximum of four cremains may be placed on an occupied full size lot. This must be accompanied with the proper notarized authorizations from the lot owner and /or the next of kin. A maximum of six cremains may be interred on a full size unoccupied lot. All cremations placed on full size occupied or unoccupied lots are required to pay Right of Second Inurnment fees. Full sized lots may not be divided and sold as individual cremain lots by private owner for profit F Persons with dogs or firearms shall not be permitted to enter the cemetery grounds. Firearms will be permitted only for use during a military service. The speed limit for vehicular traffic within the cemetery is established at fifteen miles per hour Each violation of this subsection shall constitute a civil infraction. The penalty for each infraction shall be a fine in the amount of $a0 $100 Speed infractions shall be in accordance with City and State Laws. G Notification and payment for interment or disinterment must be received in the cemetery office at least one business day in advance of such interment or disinterment. The cemetery can limit the number of services scheduled on any given day and can require services to be rescheduled if publication of said service was done prior to notification being received. This is to provide ample time for proper opening and closing and to ensure adequate parking and privacy for each service. H. A burial permit must, in all cases, be filed with the Tahoma Cemetery office before interment. A death certificate must, in all cases, be filed with the Tahoma Cemetery office before inurnment. I. Interments or disinterments will not be allowed on Sunday, on a public holiday as defined in the Yakima Municipal Code Section 910.060, or on Saturday afternoon, except in cases of emergency as determined by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. J The cemetery reserves and shall have the right to correct any errors that may be made by the cemetery either in making interments, disinterments or in the description, transfer or conveyance of any interment property, either by canceling such conveyance and substituting and conveying in lieu thereof other 6 interment property selected by Tahoma Cemetery of equal value and similar location, or, at the sole discretion of the cemetery, by refunding the amount of money paid on account of said purchase. In the event the error shall involve the interment of the remains of any person in such property, the cemetery reserves the right to remove and reinter the remains to such other property of equal value and similar location as may be substituted and conveyed to the purchaser K. All interments must be made in cement liners, cement vaults, or steel vaults, with t h e exception of cremains .. . • • . . - . . .. . - which must be in an urn vault purchased from Tahoma Cemetery, with the exception of arrangements pre -paid prior to 2008. The Cement liners shall be made according to specifications designated by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. No grave shall be opened or closed by anyone other than employees of the City of Yakima. L. No tombs shall be erected on top of the ground. No stone or marker shall be placed, on an occupied gravesite until all cemetery fees are paid in full. No stone or marker shall be placed at a pre -need gravesite until said gravesite is paid for in full. Foundations for all monuments and vases shall be built by the City of Yakima only, at the expense of the owner All foundations must be three to six inches larger all around than the base of the monument to a depth of four to six' inches, and said foundation must be flush with the ground level. Footstones will not be allowed in the cemetery except for footstones presently existing in the - cemetery All monuments must be set in line; monuments in the west row of each block must face west, monuments in the east row of each block must face. east according to the cemetery survey; except on the tracts of irregular shape in which case the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee will determine the setting. All bases for monuments must be made of granite or marble. No sandstone or artificial base will be permitted. All markers placed in Section L, in the Masonic baby plot, and in that part of Section E lying south of a line drawn from the southwest corner of Block 35 to the southeast corner of Block 29, and west of a line drawn from the southeast corner of Block 29 to the southeast corner of .Block 68, thence west to the southwest corner of Block 67, thence south to the southwest corner of Block 144, shall be level with the ground. Markers for single full size graves will be a maximum of twenty -four inches in length and twelve inches in width. Double markers for full size graves will not exceed thirty -six inches in length and twelve inches in width over two full size graves. Larger companion markers will be allowed only with prior approval by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. Markers for single cremain graves will be no more than twelve sixteen inches in length and si-x eight inches in width. Double markers for cremain graves will not exceed twenty -four inches in length and twelve inches in width over two cremain size graves. No ledger type markers will be allowed in any location, provided, that this section shall not apply to ledgers presently existing in the cemetery All monument setting fees must be 7 paid in full prior to the installation of any monuments. Care and maintenance of headstones and monuments is the sole responsibility of the family of the deceased. Tahoma Cemetery and the City of Yakima are not responsible for damage to headstones caused by weather or by the actions of persons not employed by the City of Yakima. M. The indiscriminate planting of trees and shrubs in the cemetery is prohibited, and it shall be the duty of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee to remove all landscape features determined to be objectionable. If trees or shrubs in any lot become detrimental to adjacent lots or avenues in the judgment of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee, they shall be removed. N Coping, fences, posts, and chains, and all wooden structures around lots, blocks or graves, are prohibited, and, if any inscription, monument, effigy or other structure which the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee deems offensive or improper is placed in or upon any lot or grave, the name shall be removed upon order of the said Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. O Funeral designs and floral pieces will be removed to a designated place as soon as the same become unsightly or interfere with mowing in the judgment of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. The City is not responsible for damage to or theft of cut flowers, potted plants, displays or containers. Anyone leaving such articles in the cemetery does so at their own risk. The placing of balloons, toys, ornaments, settees, and similar articles, upon plots shall not be permitted and if so placed, the cemetery may remove the same. P Due to the inconvenience to mowing and grounds maintenance, artificial floral pieces will not be allowed during the period from April 1 to October 31, with the exception of Memorial weekend. Q. Receptacles for cut flowers must be sunk level with the ground, thus insuring the safety of such articles and facilitating the cutting of the grass from the grave. Tin cans sunk in the ground are prohibited. Glass containers are prohibited. Receptacles must be approved by the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. R. All employees or other wer-kmen people engaged in performing work within the confines of the cemetery shall be under the supervision and direction of the Parks and Recreation Manager Visitors must not interfere with the performance of duties of any employee or grounds- keeper S. Lost and found articles are to be turned in to the Tahoma Cemetery site office. 8 T All paper and other rubbish must be deposited, by the person responsible therefore, in a receptacle provided for that purpose. U As provided for by this chapter, any owner desiring to transfer or assign a part of his tract to another person must have a record of his transfer or assignment noted on the cemetery records and a copy of the transaction shall be kept in the cemetery office. V The Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee is authorized and directed to expel from the cemetery any person disturbing its sanctity by boisterous or other improper conduct, or who shall violate any of the foregoing rules. W. (1) Endowment care lots, pre -need arrangements or a combination of both may be purchased on installment contracts in the form provided by the City of Yakima. Under this plan, no lot(s), service(s), or monument(s) can be used or placed until property fees, service fees, and monument setting fees are paid in full. (2) Contracts will be signed and kept on file in the cemetery office. All contracts will require a ten percent down payment with an appropriate payment schedule designated. Contracts for Endowment Care lots shall require payment in full within twelve months. A Grave Use Permit to the Endowment Care lot(s) will be I mailed from the City of Yakima clerk's office to the lot owner within thirty days of final payment. A combined contract for an endowment care lot and pre -need services shall require payment in full within thirty -six months. Any payment that is more than ten sixty days past due will be assessed a one percent per month interest penalty on the unpaid balance. In the event the delinquent account is for a pre -need gravesite, the City may, at its option, return the grave to open inventory for the purpose of resale and the purchaser will forfeit any monies paid to that date. Upon default in payment of the balance due for contracted services the cemetery may deny further burials in the cemetery until full payment is made. (3) The Public Works Director and Parks and Recreation Manager are hereby authorized to enter into contracts for the sale of lots, liners, vases, markers and other incidental services. All contracts must be approved and signed by the Public Works Director and Parks and Recreation Manager before acceptance. All contracts will constitute a personal obligation on the part of the purchaser(s) and also shall be binding on the purchaser(s)' heirs, successors, and assigns. (4) No refunds on Endowment Care, lots or pre -need services will be given. Any property abandoned for a period of seven years with no contact from the owner(s), after attempt by certified mail to contact, shall revert back to the City of Yakima for resale. (5) Any person that purchases ten or more lots at one time is entitled to a seven percent discount on the total price of the lots. This discount does not apply to the purchase of Endowment Care lots. 9 X. Section "M" of the Tahoma Cemetery will have the following maximum marker sizes. Single grave upright marker will be no greater than 12" W x 24" L and no more than 48" high. Double upright marker may be no more than 12" wide, up to 57" long and no more than 48" high. Single flat markers will be no greater than 12" wide and 24" long and will be set flush with the ground. Double flat markers may be no more than 12" wide and up to 57" long and will be set flush with the ground. Upright markers will be allowed required only in Block 69; in all blocks north thereof to and including Block 58, in all blocks east thereof to and including block 285 and in all blocks northeast thereof to and including Block 274. for a total of 156 Blocks. Flat markers will only be allowed in the upright area for the second marker placed on a grave. If Right of Second Inurnment is exercised, for up to two additional cremain burials per grave, only one additional flat headstone will be allowed per grave. That marker will be placed against the East edge of the existing marker Each grave is 36" by 120." Y A maximum of two cremains may be placed in a columbarium niche. This must be accompanied with the proper notarized authorizations from the niche owner and /or the next of kin. The second cremation placed in a niche must pay Right of Second Inurnment fees as required by the Tahoma Cemetery Columbarium niches may not be divided and sold as individual niches by private owner for--pr-ofit. Z. All inscriptions on the columbarium niches shall be of similar style and size. All inscription fees must be paid in full prior to inscription services being ordered. All inscription services will be performed by Tahoma Cemetery staff or their appointee determined by the Parks and Recreation Manager Vases will be allowed only at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Manager or appointee. Section 2. This ordinance shall be is full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 5h 11th day of December, 2006 7 A - Dave Edler, Mayor ATTEST By City Clerk 10 Publication Date: Effective Date: 11 1,1 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No c o For Meeting of December 11, 2007 ITEM TITLE Consideration of an Ordinance adjusting Tahoma Cemetery rates and fees SUBMITTED BY Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works Denise Nichols, Parks and Recreation Manager CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE Denise Nichols, 575 -6020 SUMMARY EXPLANATION Staff respectfully requests Council consideration of an ordinance adjusting rates and fees for the Tahoma Cemetery This fee increase would minimally impact the public since Tahoma Cemetery fees and rates would remain less than other local cemeteries The 2008 adjustment of Tahoma Cemetery rates and fees was submitted as a Policy Issue When this Ordinance takes effect, the 20% adjustment to the fee schedule is estimated to generate about $20,000 in revenue for the Tahoma Cemetery budget. Resolution_ Ordinance X Other (Specify) 2008 Tahoma Cemetery Rate and Fee Schedule Contract Mail to (name and address) Phone Funding Source Tahoma Cemetery Budget APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. C.- City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff respectfully requests the City Council pass the Ordinance adjusting Tahoma Cemetery rates and fees BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION