Cemetery Regulations
Bellville, Ohio
January 11, 2010
- 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.
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- Your cooperation is appreciated. Thank You.
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Flowers and Decorations
- All wanted decorations and containers must be removed by:
- March 15-Spring cleanup
- October 15-fall cleanup
- 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
no more than 16" from the head of monument and maintained
by the lot owner, or they will be removed without notice.
- No glass containers, gravel, wire, wood chips, or stones
are permitted. Only fine mulch is permitted
- No rigid permanant borders are allowed. This includes any
type of fencing.
- Shepard hooks are permitted for hanging baskets. Shepard
hook must be in line with the monument.
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. In accordance with the August 11, 2003
regulations of the Board of Trustees, the following specifications
will be in effect:
- Maximum size of single gravestones in the Bellville Cemetery:
- Single grave: 14 inches x 36 inches
- 1979 addition only: 22 inches x 44 inches
- Maximum size of any other stone in the Bellville Cemetery:
- 14 inches x 72 inches
- 1979 addition- 22 inches x 80 inches
- Four inch extensions on each side are required in the 1979
addition
- Maximum height of monument will not exceed 43 1/2 inches
from the top of foundation to top of monument
- Baby section: 10 inches x 20 inches
- All monuments must be at ground level "no foot monuments"
- 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 a contractor who
is approved by the Bellville Cemetery Sexton.
- Foundations are poured twice a year in the spring and fall.
- To be eligible for monument placement, foundation orders
must be received 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:
- One regular burial or a maximum of three cremations.
- No burials of baby at foot of graves in 1979 addition.
- Please clean up after your pet.
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- The cemetery will not be liable for any damages due to
the use of mowers, tractor, weed eater, or other equipment
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- These rules may be revised without notice.
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- Bellville Cemetery Trustees:
- Candace Branham
- Joyce White
- Richard Kuhn
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