§ 173.104. Cemetery maintenance.

(a)

A cemetery shall be maintained free of any unsanitary conditions and mosquito-breeding areas. All urns and basins shall be treated or cleaned so as to prevent growth of mosquito larvae. A cemetery shall be kept free of garbage, trash, refuse or similar discarded or abandoned materials and shall be kept free of weeds and any wild, uncultivated and unkept weeds, grass, underbrush or undergrowth (but not healthy live freestanding trees or any vegetation protected by State law) having a height in excess of 24 inches, and any flower and shrub trimmings, garbage and refuse.

(b)

A cemetery for which there is no traceable ownership and which fails to meet any or all of the maintenance requirements as herein set forth shall be deemed and declared to be a public nuisance. Traceable ownership shall mean any owner, trustee or similar person with an ownership interest or other legal responsibility for such maintenance. When any such offending condition is found to exist, the Director shall cause such condition to be abated generally in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 370 in order to ensure due process and to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

(Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 73-718-335, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 510.104.