(a) No monument, headstone, or flush marker shall be erected or placed in any Village cemetery until its size and proposed location upon any burial space have been approved by the Director of Public Service.
(b) After the effective date of this subsection, an individual monument, headstone or flush marker shall contain the minimum information of the individual's name and dates of birth and death. All monuments and headstones shall be placed at the West end of the grave, with the engraving facing East. (engraving permitted on both sides)
(c) No monuments, headstones or flush markers shall be set in any Village cemetery from May 20 through May 31 of each year. All markers to be installed in the fifth and sixth additions of the West Richfield Cemetery, and in Section D of the Fairview Cemetery, shall be granite or bronze and flush with the ground surface.
(d) Only single markers flush with the ground surface shall be permitted in any cremation burial space section of any Village Cemetery.
(e) Any person desiring to erect a monument must purchase, at a minimum, two (2) graves directly contiguous to each other. The length of the monument shall not exceed five (5) feet.
(f) A single, flush marker, or a pillow stone may be placed on a burial space with the individual's name and dates of birth and death if a monument previously erected contains only the last name of the family. A foot marker may be used for a Veteran if a headstone already exists.
(g) The Director of Public Service shall respond to all requests for foundation pricing for all monuments, headstones, or markers.
(h) All columbarium niche plaques shall be of uniform design as determined by the Director of Public Service.
(Ord. 37-2024. Passed 6-4-24.)