A. Memorial Stones:
1. All graves shall be identified by monument stone placed at the foot of the grave. A burial lot containing multiple graves will have a single memorial stone. No more than one (1) memorial stone shall be permitted for each grave, except where a traditional military marker is appropriate in addition to another monument. Monuments shall be allowed only in designated areas; all other areas of a cemetery are limited to markers.
2. All memorial stones must comply with the cemetery standards.
3. In the event a memorial stone is not placed on the grave within ninety (90) days after interment, the Sexton may, but is not required to, install a memorial stone in a form and size selected by the Sexton at the Sexton’s sole discretion.
B. Grave Adornments:
1. Adornments: All adornments should be placed on the headstone or in a prescribed receptacle within the concrete foundation of the headstone. Items should not be placed on or in the grass surrounding the headstone, thus allowing staff to trim and edge without incident or movement of items. Shepard hooks are allowed, but are restricted to one per headstone. Adornments, including but not limited to potted plants, flags, floral wreaths, and flowers in vases are allowed, but will be removed without notice by cemetery employees when they become withered, discolored, torn, broken or vandalized. Funeral flowers will be allowed to remain for five (5) business days, after which cemetery employees may remove them based on the above criteria. Other temporary adornment items such as glass containers, wires, sticks, iron rods, pegs, ceramic pots or other containers that may pose safety hazards will be removed by cemetery employees. (Ord. 2022-53, 9-28-2022)