Terms. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BURIAL RIGHTS
The right to a burial in a grave or lot held by the licensee
of the grave or lot. The deed to the lot is not equivalent to title
to the property. Burial right to the entire lot or individual grave
may be granted or transferred by the licensee with the approval of
the Norwell Cemetery Committee.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
A five-member board of Norwell residents duly appointed by
the Select Board to establish rules and regulations and recommend
rates to the Select Board sell lots, arrange burials, keep records
of all owners and burials, pay bills, and oversee maintenance of Town-owned
Norwell cemeteries.
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
CEMETERY LIAISON
A Town of Norwell employee appointed by the Town Administrator
to oversee the daily operation, arrangements, and everything pertaining
to Town-owned Norwell cemeteries.
COLUMBARIUM
A permanent structure, owned by the Town of Norwell, containing
niches for the permanent memorialization of cremated human remains.
CREMATION BURIAL
The burial of an urn with cremated remains of a deceased
person inside of it.
DEED
A document that provides burial rights in a lot (or lots)
in a Norwell cemetery, purchased by someone who's name is on the document.
A deed to a cemetery lot does not constitute ownership of the land.
FLAT MARKER
A flat stone flush with the ground to designate where a deceased
is buried.
FLAT VETERAN MARKER
A veteran marker that is either flush to the ground or attached
to a columbarium niche.
FULL BURIAL
The burial of a casket and vault of a deceased person.
GRAVE
(1)
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERYA grave space measures four feet by 10 feet and accommodates space for: 1) one monument foundation, one monument, one full burial, and three cremations; or 2) one monument foundation, one monument, and four cremations.
INTERMENT
(1)
A cremation and inurnment, an entombment (in a mausoleum), or
a burial of a casket and vault of a deceased person.
(2)
The permanent placement of the remains of a deceased person
in a casket and vault, or the placement of ashes in an urn, and the
subsequent burial of these remains.
INTERMENT ORDERS
The family and/or funeral home that is authorizing the permanent
placement of the remains of a deceased person. Interment orders must
accompany every burial.
LINER/VAULT
The container (completely made of concrete) in which the
casket is placed. Burials require a "colonial vault," or a one-piece
vault cover defined as an unlined, top-seal outer burial container
where the concrete meets or exceeds a 5,000-psf pressure test.
LOT
The numbered space as shown on the cemetery recorded plan.
LOT MARKER
A small marker with a section and number placed on the lot
to identify the space.
MAUSOLEUM
A secured stone building, approved by the Town of Norwell
Cemetery Committee, to house caskets or urns for the deceased.
MEMORIAL
A monument, flat marker, tablet, mausoleum, or niche to designate
where a deceased is buried.
MONUMENT
An upright stone no higher than three feet placed on a cement
foundation at the head of a grave.
NICHE
A single chamber in the columbarium designed, constructed,
and intended for use as a permanent repository for the inurnment of
cremated human remains which are encased in an urn.
OWNER
The person whose name is on the cemetery lot deed.
PERPETUAL CARE FUND
A portion of the deed purchase price is placed into an expendable
Perpetual Care Fund. The expendable Perpetual Care Fund is used for
the maintenance of the grounds in the cemetery, but does not include
care of any kind for the monument or markers.
URN
A durable container used to hold cremated remains and suitable
for in-ground burial or placement in the columbarium.