Cemetery Hours: Hours of visitation to the cemetery shall be from dawn to dusk. There shall be no admittance to the cemetery thereafter. Individuals on the cemetery property after the stipulated time period without written permission from the Board will be considered trespassers and will be subject to prosecution.
Markers, Monuments, and Headstones: Temporary metal type markers are only allowed for a maximum of one (1) year due to the high risk of mower hazard. The Board reserves the right to refuse, or have removed, any marker that has socially unacceptable verbiage and/or markers with verbiage, drawings, or other features that detract from the solemn nature of the cemetery or with another person’s use of the same. Monument and its concrete base upkeep is the sole responsibility of the family. Replacement of cracked or decaying monuments will be at the expense of the family. While the cemetery maintenance personnel shall keep the grounds and surrounding area maintained, it shall not wash or clean any marker, monument, or headstone. If there is damage to, or theft of, any marker, monument, or headstone, the family must bear the cost or submit a claim to their own insurance company or agent. The Board does not assume any liability and/or responsibility for any theft or damage to any marker, monument, or headstone, or associated vases, flags, ornaments, etc. The replacement of any of the aforementioned shall be at the expense of the family. Pot or vase holders in concrete borders are not allowed. Vase holes in granite markers that are accompanied by a vase designed for that monument are allowed. No bordering of any monument with gravel, loose stone, crushed rock, flowers, or decoration of any sort will be allowed due to the high risk of mower hazard. Cremation plots shall be marked only with flat grass-type markers.
Trees and shrubs: The planting of any type of tree or shrub is prohibited anywhere within the cemetery. Any existing tree or shrub that was purchased by a family and planted prior to the date of these rules and regulations shall be the responsibility of the family. The board shall reserve the right to prune or remove any tree or shrub for safety, mowing, encroachment, or aesthetic reasons without the prior permission of consent of the family.
Interment and Plot Requirements: No remains or cremations may be interned in the cemetery without purchasing and receiving a Right of Burial Certificate from the Board Secretary.
Adult-size plots may contain only the following:
a) One adult body burial or
b) One adult body burial with one cremation urn or
c) One baby body burial with one cremation urn or
d) Cremation urns only with a maximum of two (2) per plot
Unless the owner (purchaser of the plot) makes provisions no additional burials will be permitted to be buried in that plot. No plot space shall be reserved or kept vacant without payment. Monumenta Cemetery reserves the right to correct mistakes made in the placement of monuments or graves without the consent of the family although a diligent attempt will be made to contact the family prior to any relocation. The use of concrete grave box liners and urn liners is mandatory in the cemetery.
Flowers and Decorations: No flowers may be planted around headstones except in monuments with existing vase holes as such plantings would be very vulnerable to mower and lawn trimmer damage. Artificial flowers and decorations will be allowed in the cemetery from mid-October through mid-February which is the part of the year when moving and trimming equipment are not used. Due to the hazard of the wire used in artificial flowers and decorations when mowing and trimming, these items will be removed by cemetery maintenance personnel from mid-February through mid-October. Fresh-cut flowers and/or potted plants shall be allowed from mid-February through mid-October. As such items begin to wilt or fade; they will be removed by cemetery personnel. There will be no mowing or watering two days prior to Memorial Day weekend and two days prior to Veterans’ Day to ensure that no damage is done to decorations places for these two days of national respect. All Memorial Day decorations will be removed by cemetery maintenance personnel immediately after the holiday. Monumenta Cemetery shall not be responsible for any lost, damaged, destroyed, or stolen decorations.
Speed Limit: The speed limit within the cemetery is 5 MPH.
Monumenta Cemetery Board
