REVISED-JANUARY,
2017
Guthrie
Street - Main Street
Existing plants, shrubbery, trees,
benches, raised curbs or fencing will remain unless deemed inappropriate, dangerous,
or harmful to the public by the Cemetery Supervisor
- The
certificate of interment rights conveys only the right to be interred in the
interment space(s) and in no way is any real estate title conveyed to the
Purchaser
- The
right of burial in any interment lot shall be granted to the owner of said lot
or legal heirs only. The Cemetery
Supervisor and/or City Clerk will verify heirs by legal documentation
- The
right of burial once granted, either by writing or by allowing a memorial
bearing a person's name to be erected, cannot be revoked
- Ownership
of interment rights cannot be transferred without approval of the Cemetery
Supervisor and/or City Clerk. A
transfer fee will be charged for a new Certificate of Interment Rights
- All
burials must be in approved metal or concrete vaults. Cremation boxes or urns are acceptable
- The
interment lot(s) is to be used for interment purposes only and the Purchaser’s
rights are limited by and subject to the Cemetery’s rules and regulations now
existing or as amended in the future.
- ONE casket/vault or TWO cremation containers are permitted per interment lot. Only the City has the right to open and
close an interment space
- Mausoleums
require extra lots to accommodate their width and length. (A single mausoleum requires two side by side lots, double/three lots, etc) Foundation fee required
- Planting
of any kind of bush, shrub, tree, or other flora is discouraged and must meet
approval of the Cemetery Supervisor
- No
glass containers, raised curbing or fencing are allowed
- All
footstones must be flush with the ground in order to facilitate mowing
- Any
ornaments, heirlooms, trinkets, flowers, plants, arrangements or types of boxes
must be attached securely to the headstones. Those not securely attached or dislodged by wind or other means may be discarded. Any damage caused by vandalism, theft, non-cemetery personnel,
weather or acts of God are not the Cemetery’s responsibility.
- Shepherd's
poles, hooks, arches and the like, must be placed next to the headstone
- No
benches are allowed at gravesite
- No shells,
mulched or carpeted plots are allowed
- All
monument work must be of good quality marble or granite by a licensed monument
company. A twelve-inch footer (permit
required) must be poured for each new stone and approved by the Cemetery
Supervisor. Monuments are owned by the
Purchaser and any guarantee or repair necessary is the responsibility of the
Owner/Purchaser
- All
flowers, plants, wreaths, etc. will be removed from an interment lot 7 days
after a funeral EXCEPTION: Those securely attached to headstone(#12) or
properly placed shepherd’s poles(#13)
- The
perpetual care and maintenance of the Cemetery grounds, interment lots,
driveways and walkways is the responsibility of the City including mowing,
trimming, leveling, seeding, tree trimming, or other maintenance as deemed
necessary by the Cemetery Supervisor
- Be
considerate of families: NO parking on
graves, NO loitering, NO recreational riding of horses, ponies, mopeds,
scooters, motorcycles, ATV’s, go-carts, golf carts, skates, hover boards, skateboards,
razers, segways and the like
- Dogs
and other pets must be kept on a leash and the owner is responsible for
removing any waste
- The
cemetery hereby disclaims responsibility of an act of God that may injure
either bodily or materially any person or thing within the cemetery
- The
cemetery shall always have land designated for pauper burials
- No
pets are to be buried in the cemetery
- A
copy of the regulations are available with every Certificate of Interment Right
purchase and the City’s website
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