Cemetery Regulations

Bellville, Ohio

The Trustees, Sexton and Clerk of the Bellville Cemetery have developed the

following regulations and information. With your help, we can keep the Bellville

Cemetery beautiful and provide a place of rest for our loved ones that we can all be proud of.

Your cooperation is appreciated. Thank You.

 

The Cemetery will not be liable for damage to monuments, flowers, or arrangements due to use of maintenance equipment.

 

Flowers and Decorations

• All wanted decorations and containers must be removed by:
  • March 15-Spring cleanup
  • October 15-fall cleanup
• Absolutely no plastic flowers or decorations stuck in the ground are permitted.
• Decorations deemed inappropriate will be removed without notice.
• Artificial flowers are only permitted in saddles and permanantly attached vases.
• All planting and decorations must be placed at head of grave and maintained by the lot owner, or they will be removed without notice.
• No glass containers, gravel, wire, wood chips, or stones are permitted.
• No rigid permanant borders are allowed. This includes any type of fencing.

Trees and Shrubs

• Donations may be made toward tree planting and /or cemetery beautification.
• Planting of trees, shrubs, or bushes (rose,etc.) is prohibited.
• No trees are to be removed except by Sexton or persons appointed by the Trustees. Storm damaged or diseased trees will be trimmed or disposed of.

Monuments

• Monuments are to be set following the regulations as established by the cemetery trustees.
• A lot must be paid in full before monuments can be placed.
• All monuments are to be placed at head of graves. No exceptions.
• Foundations are to be installed only by the Bellville Cemetery Sexton and his helper.
• Foundations are poured twice a year in the spring and fall.

To be eligible for monument placement, foundation orders must be recieved from the Monument Company by the following dates:

• April 1st for spring pouring.
• September 1st for fall pouring.

Burials

• All transfers of gravesites must go through the clerk of the cemetery to be valid.
• Number of burials per gravesite:
  • Three cremations or one burial and one cremation.
• No burials of baby at foot of graves in 1979 addition.

Please clean up after your pet.