10/28/2008 Ordinances 9197ORDINANCE NO. 9197
An ordinance to amend Grand Island City Code Section 22-141.1 regarding
parking in front yards to harmonize it with the Zoning Code; to amend Section 10-1 relating to
cemetery grounds; to amend Section 10-2 relating to the duties of the Cemetery Superintendent;
to amend Section 10-17 relating to spaces between cemetery stones; to repeal sections in conflict
herewith; and to provide for publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 10-1, 10-2 and 10-17 of the Grand Island City Code are
amended to read as follows:
§10-1. Cemetery -Defined
The city cemetery shall consist of all those certain tracts, lots, and parcels of land
described as the Grand Island City Cemetery by Ordinance No. 3690, a copy of which is on file
in the office of the city clerk, and all lands acquired after the passage of Ordinance No. 3690 and
designated as cemetery grounds by the Mayor and City Council.
§10-2. Administration
(A) The Parks and Recreation Director shall have the general care, management and
supervision of the city cemetery.
(B) The City may employ a cemetery superintendent under the direction of the Parks and
Recreation Director. The cemetery superintendent shall have such general supervisory authority
over the daily operations of the cemetery as is delegated by the Parks and Recreation Director or
granted by the Mayor and City Council. The Parks and Recreation Director shall perform the
duties of the cemetery superintendent during any period that the superintendent is absent or such
position is vacant.
(C) The city council shall have the power and authority to adopt such rules and
regulations as may be required therefor, and may repeal or amend the same at pleasure; provided,
however, that no such rule or regulation shall become operative until a copy thereof shall have
been filed with the city clerk.
§10-17. Tombstones, Monuments, Copings, etc.
No tombstone, monument, gravemarker or vases shall be erected in the city cemetery
except those that meet the approval of the cemetery and the following provisions:
(1) All markers in the South Block of Section J shall be set flush with the turf.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9197 (Cont.)
(2) A minimum five-inch wash shall be used on all new or reset stone or monument
work, and all spaces of 30 inches or less between stones or monuments shall be filled with
concrete on new or reset work.
(3) No stone or monument shall extend beyond the property boundary of the lot owner.
(4) No lot or grave copings, curbs, or above-ground corner stones shall be constructed
within the cemetery.
(5) All new foot stones shall be set flush with the turf, except to match existing above-
ground foot stones on the same lot.
(6) Permanent vases shall not be allowed in alleys in front of stones or monuments, nor
shall they be allowed on the grave side of an individual pre-need marker. Permanent vases
shall only be allowed on the ends of stones or monuments in Sections M, N and P of the
cemetery.
(7) It shall be the responsibility of the lot owner to reset any stones, monuments, or vases
removed by the cemetery to allow room for a burial.
(8) The maximum width of any stone or monument, including the wash, shall be 26
inches. No stone or monument requiring more than 26 inches for width shall be delivered to
the cemetery without the prior written approval of the cemetery superintendent.
SECTION 2. Section 22-141.1 of the Grand Island City Code is amended to read
as follows:
§22-141.1. Parking In Front Yards
It shall be unlawful for anyone to park a motor vehicle on any unimproved area of a front
yard of any property in the city of Grand Island. For the purpose of this section, "unimproved
area" shall mean any area that has not been improved with concrete, asphalt, brick, stone, gravel,
or crushed rock. The term "motor vehicle" shall mean every self-propelled land vehicle, not
operated on rails, except mopeds or self-propelled invalid chairs. No front yard area shall be
improved for parking unless it meets all of the requirements of the Grand Island City Code for
off-street parking, including but not limited to, the provisions of Chapter 36.
SECTION 3. Section 10-1, 10-2, 10-17, and 22-141.1 as existing prior to this
amendment, and any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are repealed.
SECTION 4. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase thereof.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9197 (Cont.)
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: October 28, 2008.
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