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' 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Rcpt: 17057 Rec: c8.50 DS° 0.00 I T: 0.00 97086812 08/04/97 ---• —__ Doty Clerk JED PITT IAN, PASCO COUNTY CLERZ ORDINANCE NO.: 6 6 6 , 08/04/97 03:44p 1 of G OR BK Z3-47E3.4 PG Z5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CITY'S CEMETERY; THE CONDUCT OF PERSONS THEREIN; THE CONSTRUCTION OF VAULTS, MEMORIALS AND MAUSOLEUMS; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS TERMS. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Zephyrhills to provide for rules and regulations for the operation of the city's cemetery;the conduct of persons therein; and the construction of vaults, memorials and mausoleums thereto. NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, sitting in regular session, as follows: SECTION 1-Definitions: The term "City" shall apply to and mean the City of Zephyrhills, a Florida municipal corporation. The term "lot" shall apply to numbered divisions as shown on the recorded plats of the municipal cemetery of the City. The term"owner" shall mean any person, firm, or corporation who has purchased a lot, part lot, or grave space in the cemetery, or the heirs, personal representatives or successors of such owners. The term"interment right" shall mean the right of all owners to use the cemetery grounds for the interment of deceased persons. This interment right belongs to the owner of the cemetery lot, part lot, or grave space, and is subject to the rules and regulations contained therein. The term "memorial" shall mean any marker or structure upon or in any lot and placed thereupon or therein, or partially therein, for the purpose of identification or in memory of the interred. SECTION 2.-Conduct in the Cemetery: a. No person shall break or injure any tree or shrub, or deface any landmark, marker, or memorial, or in any way deface the grounds of the cemetery. b. The hours of admission to the cemetery shall be from sunup to sundown. It shall be unlawful for any person to be within the cemetery grounds except during said hours of admission. c. Persons within the cemetery grounds shall use only established walk ways and roads. d. No person may consume alcoholic beverages with the cemetery, or carry same into the premises. e. No person may discharge a firearm within the grounds of the cemetery except during an official military type funeral or an official Memorial Day service. f. No person may use any form of advertisement on the cemetery grounds. 1 Record and Return to: • _ City Clerk's Office /;--, 5335 8th Street ��, Zephyrhills, FL 33540