Oakdale Cemetery Lot Owner Rules
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CEMETERY RULES & REGULATIONS | |
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Oakdale Cemetery Lot Owner Rules |
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| 1. | Under no circumstances will a lot be "terraced" above or below surrounding or adjoining lots. | |
| 2. | To keep all lot owners harmonious as possible without infringing on an adjoining lot, ALL plantings shall be under the supervision of the cemetery personnel. | |
| 3. | Flowerbeds can be made full length of monument on lot at the head of grave ONLY and 12 inches out from monument toward the burial spaces. No planting is allowed on the backside or sides of the monument. Cemetery personnel will remove plantings not meeting requirements. | |
| 4. | The use of decorative gravel and/or stone, lava rock or like material is not permitted. | |
| 5. | No chairs, statues, artificial animals, settees, jars, boxes, shells, toys, bottles, or glass containers, used as a receptacle, nor battery operated or electrified devices or any other inappropriate items shall be placed on gravesites. The cemetery personnel shall remove all such articles that violate this rule. | |
| 6. | Artificial flowers shall be permitted all year, with the exception that grave blankets will be removed by March 1st to prevent damage to grass. Artificial flowers should be attached to the monument or within the 12 inch space in front of the monument or placed in the urn(s). Artificial flowers which are severely weathered or are out-of-season, shall be removed by the cemetery personnel, labeled with the date removed, the name on the grave from which they were removed, stored by the garage for 4 months to allow family members the opportunity to claim them and then disposed of if unclaimed within the 4 month time period. | |
| 7. | Oakdale Cemetery will be be responsible for any tools or other personal property, unattended by its owner. | |
| 8. | All urns or vases shall be removed from a lot if not in use by June 1st, of if they are showing significant signs of deterioration or are causing problems in mowing, unless they are an integral part of the monument. Items removed shall be labeled with the date removed, the name on the grave from which they were removed, stored by the garage for 4 months to allow family members the opportunity to claim them and then disposed of if unclaimed within the 4 month time period. | |
| 9. | No trees, plant, or shrubs shall be planted on lots or graves. | |
| 10. | If any existing tree, plant, or shrub on any lot becomes detrimental or injurious to adjacent lots, walks, avenues or monuments, it shall be removed. | |
| 11. | The use of "shepherd's rods" for hanging baskets, containing live or artificial flowers, are allowed, with the requirements that they be flush against the monument with the basket hanging over the monument and/or the 12 inch space in front of the monument, to make it easy to mow around. The height shall not exceed 60 inches from the ground. Ornamental objects hanging from the shepherd's rod are prohibited. "Shepherd's rods" which are not in use after June 1st shall be removed and shall be labeled with the date removed, the name on the grave from which they were removed, stored by the garage for 4 months to allow family members the opportunity to claim them and then disposed of if unclaimed within the 4 month time period. | |
| 12. | Oakdale Cemetery reserves the right to remove any or all floral designs, flowers, weeds, trees, shrubs or plants of any kind. | |
| 13. | Any article made of concrete is not considered ornamental and is strictly forbidden. | |
| 14. | No curbing, fencing, hedging, borders or enclosures, or other boundary markings shall be permitted on any lot. | |