HomeMy WebLinkAbout088 - 09/15/2009 - ADOPTING UPDATED RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING GRANDVIEW AND ROSELAWN CEMETERIES TO ALLOW GREEN BU ORDINANCE NO. 088, 2009
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING UPDATED RULES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING GRANDVIEW AND ROSELAWN CEMETERIES
TO ALLOW GREEN BURIALS AT ROSELAWN AND
TO MAKE MINOR LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the City operates two cemeteries, Grandview Cemetery and Roselawn
Cemetery ("Roselawn") (collectively "the Cemeteries") as part of its Culture, Parks, Recreation
and Environment Service Unit ("CPRE"); and
WHEREAS, the current rules and regulations for the operation of the Cemeteries (the
"Regulations") were adopted by the City Council in 1996, were repealed and readopted in 2004,
and amended in 2005; and
WHEREAS, there is increasing public interest in low-impact or "green" burials,
including burials without embalming or burial vault, using a casket made of non-toxic,
biodegradable materials or a biodegradable burial shroud ("Green Burials"); and
WHEREAS, in response to the public interest in Green Burials, City staff has developed
a plan for a new Garden of Harmony at Roselawn, which would be a suitable site for Green
Burials; and
WHEREAS, the Regulations in their current form include requirements that preclude the
use of Green Burials in the Cemeteries; and
WHEREAS, in order to move forward with the proposed Garden of Harmony at
Roselawn, it is necessary for the Regulations to be amended to provide for and govern Green
Burials at Roselawn; and
WHEREAS, in its review of the Regulations, staff has also identified a number of
revisions that are needed to correct outdated references, and minor inconsistencies with standard
and appropriate practices at the Cemeteries; and
WHEREAS, CPRE staff has prepared an updated version of the Regulations that would
accomplish these various updates and corrections, and would allow the planned use of Green
Burials at the Garden of Harmony at Roselawn; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Regulations showing the proposed amendments is on file in
the City Clerk's Office and dated August 26, 2009.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the Rules and Regulations Governing Grandview and Roselawn
Cemeteries are hereby amended in the manner shown in the form that is on file in the City
Clerk's Office and dated August 26, 2009.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 1st
day of September, A.D. 2009, and to be presented for final age on the 15th day of
September, A.D. 2009.
Mayor
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 15th day of Se tember, A.D. 2009.
Mayo
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City-Clerk`