§ 35-634. Cemeteries.

(a)

All applicants for permits, excluding burial permits, affecting cemeteries shall be referred to the city historic preservation officer for the purpose of determining whether or not the cemetery is historically, culturally, architecturally, or archaeologically exceptional or significant. If the cemetery is determined by the city historic preservation officer to be exceptional or significant, any proposed change, excluding burials, must be presented to the historic and design review commission for approval of planned work. If a court of competent jurisdiction has granted permission for cancellation or destruction of such cemetery, any plans for new construction must be approved thereafter by the historic and design review commission before construction commences. The historic and design review commission shall be governed in its recommendations by regulations set forth in Texas state law for cemeteries excluding burial permits.

(b)

Public and private development projects must comply with the Texas Health and Safety Code regarding the archaeological procedures for the impact to, or removal of, interred human remains (V.T.C.A. Health and Safety Code, tit. 13, pt. 2, ch. 22).

(Ord. No. 98697 § 6)(Ord. No. 2015-12-17-1077 , § 2, 12-17-15)