(A) Grading. No grading, leveling, or excavating upon a burial space shall be allowed without the permission of the Cemetery Sexton or the Township Supervisor.
(B) Plants. No flowers, shrubs, trees or vegetation of any type shall be planted without the approval of the Sexton or the Township Clerk Supervisor. Any of the foregoing items planted without such approval may be removed by the Township or the Cemetery Sexton.
(C) Coping, fences etc. Copings, fences, curbs, benches, bird feeders and any perishable material are prohibited.
(D) Removal of plants by township. The Township Board and/or the Township Sexton may remove or trim any tree, plant or shrub located within the cemetery in the interest of maintaining proper appearance and the use of the cemetery.
(E) Grade. Mounds or other change in grade which hinder the free use of a lawn mower or other gardening apparatus are prohibited.
(F) Removal of other material from burial spaces. The Cemetery Sexton shall have the right and authority to remove and dispose of any and all growth, emblems, displays or containers therefor that through decay, deterioration, damage or otherwise become unsightly, a source of litter or a maintenance problem.
(G) Ground surfaces prohibited. Surfaces other than earth or sod are prohibited.
(H) Disposal of material. All refuse of any kind or nature including, among others, dried flowers, wreaths, papers, and flower containers must be removed or deposited in containers located within the cemetery.
(I) Glass. No glass containers or items are allowed.
(J) Removal of items. The Cemetery/Township Sexton shall have the right and the 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. Unless the item(s) necessitating removal presents an emergent issue, the Sexton shall remove said item(s) in or around April 1 of each year.
(K) Items prohibited. Except for markers, memorials, flowers and urns expressly allowed by this chapter, and veteran's flags as authorized by law, no other item (including but not limited to ornaments, signs, trellises, statues, landscaping, bricks, stones, grave border materials or other structures) may be installed or maintained within a township cemetery, nor shall any grading, digging, mounding or similar alteration of the ground or earth occur except as authorized by this chapter or the township.
(Ord. 22-05-17, passed 5-17-2022) Penalty, see § 94.99