(A) Five people can be buried in a cemetery plot; one burial and four cremations or four creations.
(B) The township shall be given not less than 24 hours’ prior notice in advance of any funeral to allow for the opening of the cemetery plot. The opening and closing of cemetery plots shall be done only by the township or such person or persons as are designated by the township.
(C) The appropriate identification of the person to be buried therein and the burial-transit permit from the Health Department shall be presented to either the sexton or the Township Clerk prior to interment. Where such permit or form has been lost or destroyed, the Township Clerk must be satisfied, from his or her records, that the deceased person to be buried in the cemetery plot is an authorized and appropriate person for that space before any interment is commenced or completed.
(D) The surface of all graves shall be kept in an orderly and neat-appearing manner within the confines of the cemetery plot involved.
(Ord. 21, passed 7-13-2015)