(A) Flowerpots, urns and grave blankets may be placed and maintained at the headstones of graves no earlier than May 1 and must be removed no later than October 1 of each year. Decorations will be permitted for holidays falling outside of these dates , but only for one week prior and one week following the holiday. Veteran flags and flag holders shall be governed by the Veteran's Administration rules and guidelines.
(B) All ornamental items must be placed on the monument or foundation. One shepherds' hook is allowed per gravesite so long as it is in line with the foundation.
(C) Items that hinder the free use of a lawn mower, other gardening apparatus, or are determined as inconvenient or hazardous to the groundskeeper are prohibited. Items not allowed include but are not limited to aggregate, gravel, boarders, bricks, glass, fencing, trellises, and artificial lawn or garden ornaments such as artificial animals, pottery, statues, and the like.
(D) The Town Council reserves the right to remove any items which become litter on any plots. This also applies to the removal of old flowers, plants or shrubberies that have not been maintained.
(E) No grading, leveling, or excavating within a cemetery shall be allowed without the prior permission of the Town Council. Furthermore, no tree, shrub, landscaping or similar plantings shall occur without the prior permission of the Town Council.
(F) No flowers, shrubs, trees or vegetation of any type shall be planted outside of an urn. Any of the foregoing items planted without town approval will be removed by the town.
(G) The Town Council reserves the right to remove or trim any existing trees, plants or shrubs located within a cemetery in the interest of maintaining proper appearance and the use of the cemetery.
(H) The town shall have the right and authority to remove and dispose of any and all growth, emblems, displays, containers and other items that through decay, deterioration, damage or otherwise become or are unsightly, a source of litter or a maintenance problem.
(I) Surfaces other than earth or sod are prohibited.
(J) All refuse of any kind or nature including, but not limited to, dried flowers, wreaths, paper and plastic flower containers must be removed from the cemetery within ten days after a burial.
(K) No glass containers or items are allowed.
(L) Except for markers, memorials, flowers, and urns expressly allowed by this chapter, and veteran flags as authorized by law, no other item (including, but not limited to, ornaments, signs, trellises, statues, benches, landscaping, bricks, stones, grave border materials or other structures) shall be installed or maintained within Maple Grove Cemetery; nor shall any grading, digging, mounding or similar alteration of the ground or earth occur except as authorized by this chapter or by the town.
(Ord. 2023-06, passed 4-19-2023)