Ord 2021-048/amending Chapter 22, Cemeteries, of the San Marcos City Code by, among other things, eliminating the issuance of a recorded deed, removing the reference of a specific city department responsible for cemetery matters, defining terms

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is to be outside the lot. b. Curbing will be six inches wide along interior lot lines and must be placed within the lots being curbed. C. Curbing will be four inches deep. d. One reinforcing iron size three rebar will be installed along the entire length of the curbing. (2) Granite and marble curbing. a. Curbing will be four inches in width and must be placed within the lots being curbed. b. Granite or marble used for curbing must be mortared with a bonding agent of the same color as the granite or marble and designed for the purpose of bonding granite to granite, or marble to marble. C. Curbing will be six inches deep. (3) An exception to flush curbing may be granted by the cemetery commission if adjoining lots have raised curbs. Sec. 22.014. Decoration of lots, crypts, and niches. (a) Monuments. Monuments in the cemetery are subject to the following: (1) No memorial, monument, or grave marker, except a temporary marker placed by a funeral home, is allowed on any burial lot until the purchase price for the right of use of the lot has been fully paid and the dpi-instrumqit of use has been delivered to the purchaser. (2) The person having he lawful rig t of usg .maintenance - ier-of a cemetery lot or the, ^wnet-'stheix agent must apply for and obtain a permit from the e-depart-mengJq before erecting a monument, except a temporary marker placed by a funeral home. (3) Persons erecting monuments shall not leave material or rubbish on adjoining lots. Work must be completed as soon as possible and any material or rubbish must be removed at once. (4) Persons erecting monuments are responsible for any damage done by them to any property in the cemetery, including grass and trees. All work is subject to the control and direction of the caretaker.