[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of North Salem 12-11-1984.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 85.
A.
Rules and regulations applying to Town cemeteries are
as follows:
(1)
Only North Salem residents, former residents and their
next of kin are eligible for burial in Town cemeteries.
(3)
Interments shall be made only after application to the
Superintendent of Cemeteries. If the interment is to be in an already assigned
plot, the applicant must provide evidence, if required, that the deceased
is eligible for burial in said plot.
(4)
Graves will be opened and closed through arrangements
with the funeral director. The Town requires a fee for restoration in accordance
with the Standard Schedule of Fees of the Town of North Salem.[2] All graves, when first opened, shall be sufficiently deep, at
least seven feet, so as to accommodate two burials if this should be desired
at a later time.
[Amended 6-29-1999]
(5)
Concrete burial vaults must be used.
(6)
No interment other than the remains of a human being
will be permitted.
(7)
At the time of purchase of a burial plot, cornerstones
must also be installed at the expense of the plot owner.
(8)
Approved temporary grave markers may be installed for
a period of up to one year, at which time a permanent approved monument must
be erected.
(9)
Any rock removal necessary shall be at cost to the plot
owner.
(10)
Before erecting any kind of monument, the contractor
shall file at the office of the Superintendent of Cemeteries a blueprint or
sketch of the proposed monument showing the design and plan of the work and
shall show sizes, kind of material, inscriptions and the location of the proposed
monument on the plot. Before performing work of any nature on the plot, the
contractor shall present a written order signed by the owners or their successors
in interest of the plot or grave as his authority for the same. The approval
of the Superintendent of Cemeteries must be obtained and a permit secured
before commencing the work or bringing any material into the grounds. The
preferred dimension for a headstone is 20 inches high by 24 inches wide by
16 inches deep. This refers to aboveground measurements.
(11)
If the contractor erects a monument of any kind or description
on a plot by reason of which the grass area is damaged, the Superintendent
of Cemeteries shall make such restoration as, in his judgment, is necessary,
and the contractor shall reimburse the Town of North Salem for the cost of
such restoration.
(12)
The Superintendent of Cemeteries reserves the right to
prohibit plot enclosures of any description.
(13)
No advertisement of any form shall be allowed on any
monument.
(14)
All monuments must be of stone of approved quality. The
most suitable and accepted material is granite.
(15)
Only one monument will be permitted on a plot or one
marker on any one grave. Monuments must not encroach on the space allowed
for interments.
(16)
All monuments must be set at least six inches from the
plot line.
(17)
Cornerstones shall be set level with the ground. No raised
letter will be permitted thereon. They must be two feet in height, four inches
by four inches in dimension and dressed down plumb on the sides of the adjoining
plots.
(18)
All monuments must be provided with concrete foundations.
The foundations must extend to such depth as may be required to provide security
for the work. Foundations must be at least the full size of the monument and
will be finished off at such levels as will permit the monument to be set
at least one inch below the surface of the sod at all points.
(19)
Any permanent planting put in without permission of the
Superintendent of Cemeteries is subject to removal without notice.
(20)
The planting of trees will not be permitted.
(21)
Shrub plantings shall be limited to dwarf types, such
as Dwarf Alberta Spruce, Dwarf Mugho Pine or the like, subject to the approval
of the Superintendent of Cemeteries. The Superintendent reserves the right
to remove said shrubbery if it becomes unsightly or overgrown, at cost to
the plot owner.
(22)
Flower vases shall be placed as close to the monument
as possible and set plumb to ground level.
(23)
Flower plantings shall be limited to annuals.
(24)
Grass mounds will not be permitted.
(25)
The use of hay or straw coverings on graves is prohibited.
(26)
Arbors and trellis work are prohibited.
(27)
Whenever, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Cemeteries,
flowers, wreaths, flags, etc., placed on the graves become unsightly, they
will be removed, and no responsibility for their protection, maintenance or
safekeeping will be assumed by the Superintendent of Cemeteries.
(28)
If a plot owner shall permit any planting to be overgrown
or unsightly, the Superintendent of Cemeteries, after due notice, will remove
the same, and a charge for this work will be made on the plot owner.
(29)
Approved social service burials shall be at a reduced
charge.
(30)
The Superintendent of Cemeteries reserves the right to
enlarge, reduce, replot and/or change the boundaries or grading of the cemeteries,
including the right to modify and/or change the locations of or remove or
regrade existing roads, drives and/or walks or any part thereof. This shall
not in any way deprive any plot owner of the proper use of all or any part
of his plot.
(31)
Disinterments may be made with the consent of the Superintendent
of Cemeteries and the written consent of the owner or owners of the plot and
of the surviving wife, husband, children, if of full age, and parents of the
deceased. If the consent of any such person cannot be obtained or if the Superintendent
of Cemeteries refuses consent, the consent of the Supreme Court shall be sufficient.
Disinterments must be arranged through the Superintendent of Cemeteries.
(32)
Resale of unused plots is permitted with the consent
of the Superintendent of Cemeteries. At such time, the original deed must
be surrendered to the Superintendent of Cemeteries, who shall issue a transfer
deed to the purchaser.
(33)
Cost figures will be reviewed annually and adjusted accordingly.
(34)
The Superintendent of Cemeteries, with the approval of
the Town Board of the Town of North Salem, reserves the right to amend the
foregoing rules and regulations as deemed requisite and proper to secure and
promote the general objectives of governing the Town cemeteries. Such amendments
would apply to all plot owners.
