In order to ensure efficient management of the Cemetery and establish common standards for all plot leaseholders and visitors, the Cemetery Committee has enacted the following Rules and Regulations.
These may be amended from time to time and the latest version will always appear here. A copy of the rules can be downloaded here.
Ownership
1. The Contract does not confer the ownership of the soil, but merely the right of using the plot as a burial place for the period stipulated in the Sales Contract.
2. The use of any plot is for the right and privilege of the Leaseholder’s rel atives for interment purposes only, and no plot may be acquired for resale for profit.
3. The right of occupation, enjoyment and use of the plot is vested to all deceased persons designated by the Leaseholder subject to the maximum number of occupants.
4. The Leaseholder has the right to declare in his will, or in any other deed, who may inherit the Plot.
5. Whosoever shall claim to have acquired the right of burial, by will or otherwise, in a conceded Plot, shall produce proof thereof, by serving to the Cemetery a copy of the documents establishing such rights.
6. If, after the death of the Leaseholder, the right of using the Plot belongs to several persons, they shall enjoy the same in common, and the Plot remains undivided.
7. Each Leaseholder shall notify the Cemetery of any change in his post office address. Notice sent to a Leaseholder at the last address according to the Cemetery’s records shall be deemed to have been received by him when in the ordinary course of post it would have reached him at the address in the Cemetery’s records.
8. A plot whose leaseholders, heirs or successors have not made contact with the cemetery in more than thirty (30) years and which has been left in a state of disinterestedness equivalent to a state of abandonment is deemed to have been abandoned and any unused lots contained therein can be repossessed by the cemetery.
Monuments
9. Each 4 ft x 10 ft grave within a Plot may hold only one raised Monument. Additionally, ground level markers are allowed to a maximum of one per internment in the grave. Where a leaseholder acquires two or more adjoining graves, he/she may elect to install only one Monument covering multiple graves. In this case, the Monument shall be placed in the center of the graves.
10. All Monuments are to be installed on concrete footing no less than 48 inches deep. The concrete footing is to be placed even with ground surface and should not exceed ground level. Monuments are to be placed at the head of the grave only, and the side holding the information must face the East. It is allowed to have the Family name on the West facing side. Monuments or ground level Markers must be installed within Six (6) months of burial, unless that timeline falls during the winter months. In that case, the deadline is extended to the spring.
11. The Leaseholder is responsible for the contracting and installation of footing. This is to be done with the knowledge and approval of the Cemetery
12. Only monuments constructed of granite or marble structure, having a base of granite or marble, and with a concrete foundation are permitted. Ground level markers may be either bronze or granite or marble material.
13. The leaseholder must obtain prior approval of the Cemetery before erecting a Monument or a ground level Marker
14. Footings or monuments, which are erected without prior authorization, or which do not meet the standards established by this regulation must be removed at the expense of the leaseholder within ninety (90) days of being so advised by the Cemetery. In the event of non-compliance, the Cemetery may remove the monument, the footing and other unauthorized structures at the expense of the leaseholder.
15. The leaseholder may not remove, move, or repair any monument without the prior written approval of the Cemetery.
16. The leaseholder must maintain his/her tombstone, surface marker or other monument in good order.
17. Fences and enclosures, regardless of size and height, of whatever kind and nature are strictly prohibited.
18. Damage or Vandalism to Monuments and / or Markers are the responsibility of Leaseholder unless caused by the Cemetery or it’s contractors. In case of damages, the person of record for the plot will be contacted to arrange for repairs as needed.
19. The Cemetery may erect a permanent identification plaque on the base of the monument so as to identify the location, size and midpoint of the plot or grave.
Internments & Exhumations
20. The leaseholder may not perform an interment or other operation whatsoever on his/her plot. Such functions are the exclusive responsibility of the Cemetery, and will be charged to the leaseholder at the rates then in effect.
21. Scattering of cremated remains anywhere within the cemetery is forbidden.
22. All requests for the opening of a grave must be made to the Cemetery at least five (5) full days prior to the interment.
23. All requests for exhumations shall be granted by the Cemetery on presentation of required authorization obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Act with respect to interments and exhumations.
24. No winter burials will be allowed to take place in the cemetery. Winter burial under normal conditions will be considered burials between November 1 and May 1. These dates may change depending on weather conditions.The cemetery will assume no additional cost that this may cause the Leaseholder.
Landscaping
25. No shrubs, bushes or trees are permitted. Upon sufficient notification, any existing tree, bush or shrub must be removed by the leaseholder or at their cost by the Cemetery.
26. Fences and enclosures, regardless of size and height, of whatever kind and nature are strictly prohibited. The only exception to this is the Leaseholder will have the right to install corner markers at each corner of his Plot. These markers are to be constructed of Granite or Marble and must be placed flush with the ground.