No transfer or assignment of any lot or niche, or interest therein, shall be valid until the consent of the City has been endorsed thereon and the same has been recorded on the books of the City. The City may refuse to consent to a transfer or to an assignment as long as there is any indebtedness due to the City from the record owner. [Ord. 3384 § 1, 1999; Code 1970 § 2.48.135.]