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Except for unusual and unforeseen emergencies, the cemetery shall be open to the public every day of the year during the hours between dawn and dusk. The Director may allow the cemetery to be open during the hours the cemetery is normally closed, for person or groups designated in advance by such Director.
(Ord. 77-20. Passed 8-10-2.)
(a) Sale of Lots. The cemetery has reached its capacity, so there will be no additional graves available for purchase. Person desiring information about graves shall call upon the Director who will furnish the requested information if available.
(b) Deed for Cemetery Lot. A deed for cemetery lot, approved by the Director of Law, shall be issued by the Director of Public Service to each person(s) purchasing a lot.
(c) Fees. The Director of Finance shall deposit all funds collected from the sale of lots and interment fees into a designated fund for perpetual care of the cemetery.
(d) Lots and Interment Rights. Lots and interment rights cannot be transferred or sold to another person; however, the lot and interment rights do pass by inheritance. Lots may be transferred back to the City for the original purchase amount as approved by the Trustees.
(e) Memorials. All new and replacement memorials and their location must be submitted to, and approved by the Director of Public Service.
(f) Foundation. All memorials and markers shall be placed upon a foundation to be installed by the company providing such memorial or marker.
(g) Structures. No person shall install or have installed vases, permanent military markers, or any type of permanent structure without the prior written consent of the Director.
(h) Trees, Shrubbery, Plants and Flowers. No person shall plant or have planted trees, shrubbery, plants or flowers on any cemetery lot without the prior written consent of the Director.
(i) Wreaths, Cut Flowers, and Seasonal Items. Wreaths, cut flowers, flags and seasonal items may be placed at any grave site for the period of time that the items remain healthy and in season. The Director may remove or have removed any items which are no longer applicable or need to be removed to complete mowing and maintenance.
(Ord. 77-20. Passed 8-10-20.)
(a) Interments are not permitted on Sundays or New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day or any other City holiday, unless authorized by the Director.
(b) The person requesting the order for interment shall provide to the Director the Burial Certificate from Vital Statistician, the time of the funeral and expected time to enter the cemetery, complete pre-payment of interment costs, including cemetery lot costs, if not already paid.
(c) For burial, caskets must be placed in a vault or grave liner made of concrete or steel provided by the owner. Urns do not need a vault, but must be made of retrievable materials such as bronze, plastic, or cultured marble. The vault company shall be responsible to lower the vault.
(d) The opening and closing shall be completed by the Director or the designated City employee(s).
(e) All existing lots have been sold and are not available for new purchase.
(f) Should a disinterment occur at a gravesite in the cemetery, the Trustees shall determine the future availability of the lot and if the gravesite is eligible for an interment or only an inurnment.
(g) One gravesite designated for inurnment may hold two urns. One gravesite designated for a full internment may hold one adult vault or one adult vault plus one urn, or one adult vault plus one infant vault, or two urns, unless otherwise indicated in the deed for cemetery lot.
(Ord. 77-20. Passed 8-10-20.)
(a) When remains are to be removed from the cemetery, or moved within the cemetery, a permit must be presented from the Board of Health, in accordance with the Statutes of Ohio governing the disinterment and removal of bodies.
(b) When remains are to be removed from a grave, written consent must first be received from the person who paid for the interment, the gravesite owner, or the next of kin of the deceased; if none of these can be obtained, an order from a court of competent jurisdiction may be substituted.
(Ord. 77-20. Passed 8-10-20.)
The body of an adult deceased may be buried in the Avon Cemetery upon payment to the Finance Director of nine hundred dollars ($900.00) for the opening and closing of a vault or urn. For the opening and closing of an infant vault or urn the charge shall be three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00). A charge of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid to the Finance Director for the construction of a cement monument footer.
(Ord. 77-20. Passed 8-10-20.)
(a) Officials. The Director, Service Department attendants and all other law enforcement officers shall, in connection with their duties imposed by law, diligently enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Ejectment. The Director, and any Service Department attendant or Police Officer shall have the authority to eject from the cemetery any person acting in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 77-20. Passed 8-10-20.)
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