(A) Except as hereafter provided only 1 body may be buried in a burial space.
(1) A parent may be buried with 1 infant child;
(2) Two children may be buried in one space.
(3) A single cremation container may be placed over an existing vault.
(B) A maximum of 2 cremains shall be allowed to be placed in 1 burial space, unless permission is otherwise granted by the Township Board.
(C) The cemetery sexton shall receive at least 36-hour notice of the time of a funeral to allow for the opening of the burial space.
(D) The appropriate permit for the burial space and appropriate identification of the person to be buried, where necessary, shall be presented to either the cemetery sexton or the Township Clerk prior to interment. If a permit has been lost or destroyed, the Township Clerk shall be satisfied, from his or her records, that the person to be buried in the space is so authorized before starting any interment.
(E) All burial spaces shall be located in an orderly and neat-appearing manner within the confines of the space involved.
(F) All burials shall be within a standard vault made of concrete, fiberglass, or other material approved by the County Health Department.
(G) No burial shall take place unless the burial space fee, the fee for services required to open and close the grave, and all other fees have been paid in full.
(H) No burial spaces shall be opened or closed except under the direction and control of the cemetery sexton. This provision shall not apply to proceedings for the removal and reinterment of bodies and remains; this matter is under the control of the local Health Department.
(I) The township assumes no responsibility for errors in opening graves when the errors are caused by others.
(J) Scattering cremains over a family lot or anywhere in the cemetery is prohibited.
(Ord. 146, passed 3-21-2006; Am. Ord. 10-185, passed 7-20-2010; Am. Ord. 11-191, passed 5-17-2011)
Penalty, see § 91.99