Ord 2022-093/Amending Chapter 22, Cemeteries, of the San Marcos City Code by, among other things, adding definitions for Decorations and Ecofirendly Burials,

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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-93 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 22, CEMETERIES, OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR DECORATIONS AND ECOFRIENDLY BURIALS, AMENDING SECTION 22.010 TO ADD ECOFRIENDLY BURIALS AND AMENDING SECTION 22.014 CLARIFYING LANGUAGE REGARDING CURBING OR MONUMENT INSTALLATION, AS WELL AS PROHIBITING ANIMAL FEEDERS,ANIMAL HOUSES OR ITEMS THAT MAY BE HUNG FROM ANY TREE, SHRUB OR PLANT WITHIN THE CITY CEMETERY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Cemeteries, of the San Marcos City Code is hereby amended to read as follows(Added text is indicated by underlining.Deleted text is indicated by strikethroughs): See. 22.001. Definitions. In this chapter: Block means a group of multiple contiguous lots. Caretaker means the person employed by the city or by the city's cemetery maintenance contractor to oversee the operation and maintenance of the cemetery. Unless otherwise stated, the caretaker may delegate his duties and authority under this chapter to an authorized representative. Cemetery means the San Marcos Cemetery. Columbarium means a structure at the cemetery with niches for the placement of funeral urns. Crypt means an area of the city-owned mausoleum for the interment of one person in a casket, or cremains for up to 12 persons. Decoration means any item that is not a monument'. Ecofriendly means the interment of a deceased person in the soil in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition but allows the body to be naturally recycled. Lot means a parcel of property defined as a lot on the official plat maps of the cemetery, intended for the interment of up to two persons in caskets or up to six