For the purposes of this chapter, any person who resides in the Village
of Westfield shall be considered a resident. All other persons shall be considered
to be nonresidents.
Grave spaces shall be priced as determined by the Village Board.
Perpetual care shall mean the cutting of the grass upon the lot or grave
at reasonable intervals, the raking and cleaning of the lot or grave, and
the pruning of shrubs and trees. It does not include maintenance or repair
of any gravestones or monumental structures erected upon lots or graves therein,
nor the planting of flowers or ornamental plants.
Not more than one standard lot (see §
237-11 below) or the equivalent thereof in either cemetery shall be sold to any one person. In the East Cemetery, each standard lot consists of six four-foot by twelve-foot grave spaces. (See attached diagram.) In the South Cemetery, because of its peculiar layout, the dimensions
of a standard lot vary. A determination of the number of grave spaces in a
standard lot in this cemetery will be made at the time of purchase.
The Cemetery Maintenance Manager may, by written order, provide that
when a monument, gravestone or ornamental structure is broken beyond repair,
or is in such condition so as to constitute a hazard to the public or to cemetery
workers, the debris may be removed. The Cemetery Maintenance Manager, prior
to ordering the removal of such debris, shall give six months' notice to the
general public and owners of faulty stones and order the person(s) with an
interest in the grave(s) to remove the stones and/or to replace them with
a marker of a size and material that meet the requirements of this chapter.
Except by authority, no person shall dig up, pull up, break down, or
in any manner injure, remove, or deface any shrubbery, flowers, plants, grass
plot or turf growing or being in and upon any part of the grounds of either
cemetery, or injure or deface any building, monument, marker or other structure
on a cemetery.
Section N of the East Cemetery has been platted and marked for the internment
of cremated remains. Each standard lot of 12 feet by 24 feet in this section
has been subdivided into twelve four-foot-square grave spaces, with a four-foot
center aisle running the length of each lot. (See attached diagram.) Sections O and P are reserved for this use in the future. The
following additional regulations apply to Sections N, O and P:
A. Cremated remains shall be interred in a permanent container
only, such as strenex or concrete. The cremated remains of a maximum of two
persons may be interred in each four-foot-by-four-foot grave space.
B. Only flat, flush-to-the-ground grave markers are allowed.
The maximum size of such markers shall be one foot by three feet, except that
the combination veteran and spouse marker may not exceed one foot by four
feet. Markers must be approved by the Cemetery Manager prior to being set.
C. No planting of live plants, shrubs or trees is allowed
in these sections.
D. Disinterment of permanent cremation containers contained
cremated remains shall be allowed by permit issued by the Village Clerk-Treasurer
and/or the Cemetery Manager.
Exhumations must be made in compliance with the statutes and public
authorities of the State of Wisconsin and the Village of Westfield.
Plat owners and/or their heirs are responsible for:
A. Maintenance, repair, or replacement of any gravestone,
monument, or memorial placed or erected upon a plat.
B. Planting of flowers, shrubs, trees or ornamental plants (see §
237-8J above).
C. Reconstruction of any marble, granite, bronze, or concrete
work on any section of the plat for damage caused by vandals, the elements,
or an act of God.
D. Performing any special or unusual work for which permission
has been received from the Cemetery Manager.
The provisions of this chapter apply to all property owners and persons using a cemetery (and to others as specified) and to all plats sold. A copy of this chapter shall be given to each plat owner at the time of purchase. Persons who are cemetery property owners as of the date of enactment of this chapter are not subject to the provisions of §
237-8D,
F,
G and
N or §
237-9.