[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rome 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 19-06. Amendments noted where applicable.]
In order to protect cemetery areas within the Town from injury,
damage or desecration, these regulations are enacted. The term "cemetery"
as hereinafter used in this chapter shall include all cemetery property,
grounds, equipment and structures, both privately and publicly owned,
which are located within the Town of Rome.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A public right-of-way, which normally affords a secondary
means of vehicular access to abutting property.
The tower or bottom part of the monument.
The upper or main part of the monument.
The support of the memorial.
The result obtained by multiplying the dimensions of the
length by the dimensions of the height. The face area or average dimensions
of each piece in the monument is to be figured separately. When the
front areas of each piece are totaled, the result is the front area
of the monument.
The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent
to the exterior walls of the building or structure.
A parcel of land. A lot may be a parcel designated in a plat
or described in a conveyance recorded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds, or any part of a large parcel when such part complies with
the requirements of this chapter as to width and area for the district
in which it is located.
Any structure of approved stone or bronze, which is flush
with the ground or sits on a foundation that is flush with the ground.
A monument, slant or marker, which marks a grave.
Any structure of approved stone or bronze that extends above
the surface of the grade.
Includes the plural as well as the singular and may mean
either a natural person, firm, association, partnership, private corporation,
public or quasi-public corporation, or combination of these who shall
hold title to a building, structure or property, or who shall be in
actual possession of, or have charge, or control of building, structure,
or property as agent of the title holder, or who shall be trustee
or guardian of the estate or person of the title holder.
Includes a corporation, firm partnership, association, organization
and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals, including
a personal representative, receiver or other representative appointed
according to law. Whenever the term "person" is used in any section
of this chapter prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships
or associations, the work shall include the partners or members thereof,
and as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members
thereof who are responsible for any violation of such section.
Combustible and noncombustible discarded material including,
but not limited to, trash, rubbish, paper, wood, metal, glass, plastic,
rubber, cloth, ashes, litter and street rubbish, industrial waste,
dead animal tissue, blood or parts, mine tailings, gravel pit and
quarry spoils, and material and debris resulting from construction
or demolition.
Rubbish is the miscellaneous waste material, combustible
and noncombustible, resulting from housekeeping and ordinary mercantile
enterprises, and includes boxes, cartons, excelsior, paper, ashes,
cinders, tin cans, bottles and broken glass, rubber, grass clippings,
brush, leaves, garden plants, and animal waste.
Any medium, including its structure, words, letters, figures,
numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, designs, trade names
or trademarks by which anything is made known and which are used to
advertise or promote an individual, firm, association, corporation,
profession, business, commodity or product and which is visible from
any public street or highway.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
a more or less permanent location in or on the premises, or any other
attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground,
which includes, but is not limited to, objects such as buildings,
mobile homes, gas or liquid storage tanks, bridges, culverts, decks,
fences, satellite dishes or swimming pools.
The Town of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, or any duly appointed
designate thereof, including, but not limited to, the Town Board and
Town committees.
The present governing body of the Town or any successors
to the legislative power of said body, or any duly appointed designate
thereof.
A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home, whether
or not such vehicle is registered under Wisconsin Law.
The exposed upper portion of the base.
The cemetery property owner shall have the authority to establish
reasonable rules and regulations to regulate and govern the operation
of any cemetery in accordance with state law and this Code. The cemetery
property owner shall rescind the right to prohibit and regulate the
planting or placement of any flowers, plants, vines, shrubs, trees,
flower pots, urns or other objects on cemetery property. Placements
of any such plantings, containers or objects shall be in accordance
with established regulations of the cemetery property owner.
A.Â
Disturbing cemetery property. No person shall cut, remove, damage
or carry away any flowers, plants, vines, shrubs or trees from any
cemetery lot or property, except the owner of the cemetery lot or
a person with the cemetery lot owner's consent or any cemetery employee
or representative engaged in official cemetery duties for the cemetery
owner; nor shall any person without proper authority remove, deface,
mark or damage in any manner any cemetery markers, headstones, monuments,
fences or structures; nor shall any person without proper authority
remove, damage or destroy any vases, flower pots, urns or other objects
which have been placed on any cemetery lot; nor shall any person move
or remove any cemetery equipment without the owner's consent.
B.Â
Protection of cemetery property. No person shall trap in any cemetery
without specific written authorization of the owner; nor shall any
person kill, injure or disturb or attempt to injure or disturb any
animals, birds or waterfowl, wild or domestic, within any cemetery
in any manner except as provided by this Code; nor shall any person
climb any tree, break, cut down, trample upon, remove or in any manner
injure, deface, write upon or in any manner damage any tree, shrub,
flower, flower bed, turf, grassy area, soil, building, structure,
equipment, official notice, sign or other property within any cemetery.
C.Â
Motor vehicles. Motor vehicles are restricted to the roads and drives
and parking areas. Except for authorized maintenance vehicles, no
person shall operate an unlicensed or licensed motorized vehicle on
any cemetery property outside of areas specifically designated as
parking areas or areas where the operation of such vehicles is specifically
permitted. It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in any off-roadway
operation of a motorized vehicle on cemetery property without the
owner's consent. No person shall operate any motorized vehicle in
any cemetery in excess of five miles per hour unless otherwise posted.
D.Â
Parking. No person, without the owner's consent, shall park any motor
vehicle in any cemetery on any grassy or seeded area or upon any location
except a designated parking area; nor shall any person park a motor
vehicle on cemetery property for any purpose except engaging in official
cemetery business. Any unlawfully parked motor vehicle may be towed
or removed by the cemetery property owner at the vehicle owner's expense.
E.Â
Littering prohibited. No person shall litter, dump or deposit any
rubbish, refuse, earth or other material in any cemetery.
F.Â
Pets. Pets, including animals of any species, are prohibited in any
cemetery without the cemetery owner's consent except dogs specially
trained to lead blind persons.
G.Â
Sound devices. No person shall operate or play any amplifying system
or sound device in any cemetery without the owner's consent.
H.Â
Authorized notices. No person shall post, paste, fasten, paint or
attach any placard, bill, notice, sign or advertising matter upon
any structure, tree or other natural object in any cemetery, except
under these regulations. No person shall remove, deface or damage
in any manner any official sign or notice posted in any cemetery.
I.Â
Loitering prohibited. No person shall loiter, peddle or solicit,
or cause a nuisance or engage in any sport or exercise on any cemetery
property without the owner's consent.
J.Â
Alcoholic beverages and/or drugs prohibited. No person shall consume
or have in his possession any open container containing an alcohol
beverage upon any cemetery property within the Town unless the property
is specifically named as being part of a licensed premise.
K.Â
Play vehicles prohibited. No person shall operate or make use of
a play vehicle upon any cemetery property without the owner's consent.
As used in this chapter, a "play vehicle" shall mean any coaster,
skateboard, roller skates, sled, toboggan, unicycle, or toy vehicle
upon which a person may ride.
L.Â
Presence after hours prohibited. No person shall be present upon
any cemetery property without the owner's consent during posted hours
when the cemetery is not open to the public.
M.Â
All persons are prohibited from carrying or discharging firearms,
spring and air guns, using slingshots, archery equipment, or other
weapons in the cemetery except that firearms are permitted in the
case of military funerals and in approved Memorial Day activities.
A.Â
There shall be no special denominational sections.
B.Â
All grave sites applied for and granted prior to this chapter shall
be subject to the rules and regulations set forth in this section,
with one exception: There shall be no extra charge for such sites.
C.Â
While the casket is within the limits of the cemetery, no one shall
open it or touch the body without the written consent of the legal
representative of the deceased, or a court order.
D.Â
No easement or right of interment is granted to any site owner in
any road, drive, alley, or walk within the cemetery; but such road,
drive, alley, or walk may be used as means of access to the site as
long as the Town devotes it to that purpose.
E.Â
Planting and grave site decorations. The planting of trees, shrubs,
or placement of benches is prohibited without express permission of
the Town Board. Fresh floral arrangements and floral pieces shall
be removed as soon as they become unsightly. Artificial flowers or
decorations placed on or near a grave shall be removed if they become
unsightly or deteriorated. At no time shall fences, barriers, retaining
walls, curbing or any other obstructions to maintenance be placed
in the cemetery.
F.Â
A police escort may accompany funeral processions while in progress.
G.Â
No person shall enter or leave, except through the gates and on the
proper roadway or walk. No person other than Town employees in the
course of duty or police officers on duty shall be within the cemetery,
except during daylight hours.
H.Â
Only the site owner, his relatives, Town employees and authorized
contractors shall be permitted on any cemetery site.
I.Â
Site owners shall be permitted to install only memorials and foundations
in accordance with this chapter and plant flowers and similar plants
in or place cut flowers in the spaces or space designated in this
chapter. All other site owner rights concerning the improvement of
property, care, placement, or personal property thereon are deemed
waived in the entirety.
J.Â
All work in the cemetery shall be done only during regular established
working hours.
K.Â
No memorial or foundation placed upon any site may be removed without
written permission from the Town or before payment in full is made
to the Town for restoring the premises to a proper condition.
A.Â
The Town Board shall manage, control, and direct all matters concerning
the cemetery. In performing this function, the Town Board shall utilize
the services of all officials, employees, and properties at its disposal
according to its best judgment. To this end, the Town Board hereby
declares that all records, reports, and administrative matters shall
be the responsibility of the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
B.Â
The Town shall take every reasonable precaution to protect property
in the cemetery from loss or damage, but it distinctly disclaims all
responsibility for loss or damage from causes beyond its reasonable
control and especially from the act of thieves, vandals, rioters,
and malicious mischief makers, and from all acts of providence including
unusual wind, tornadoes, cyclones, hail, snow, and frost, whether
the damage be indirect or proximate.
C.Â
In the event of a grave being opened adjacent to another grave site
or grave space or to a previous interment on the same or adjoining
grave site and it has been impractical to protect the adjacent grave
space or grave site from damage, the Town disclaims responsibility
for such damage or subsequent settlement, though it shall make reasonable
effort to restore the same to its previous condition.
D.Â
The Town reserves and shall have the right to correct any errors
that may be made by it either in making interment, disinterment, or
removals, or in the description, transfer, or conveyance of any interment
property, either by canceling such conveyance and substituting and
conveying in lieu thereof as far as possible, or as may be selected
by the Town, or in the sole discretion of the Town, by refunding the
amount of money paid on account of said purchase. In the event the
error shall involve the interment of the remains of any person in
such property, the Town reserves and shall have the right to remove
and reenter the remains so such other property of equal value and
similar location as may be substituted and conveyed in lieu thereof.
E.Â
The Town expressly reserves the right to make all improvements upon
the cemetery premises to the complete exclusion of the right of site
owners or any others having an interest in the property or any portion
thereof, whether owned by private persons or the Town.
F.Â
The right to enlarge, reduce, replat, or change the boundaries or
grading of the cemetery or of a section, site, block, grave, or more
than one from time to time, including the right to modify or change
the location of or remove or regrade road, drive, or walks or any
part thereof is hereby expressly reserved by the Town; and the right
to lay, maintain, and operate, or alter, or change pipelines or gutter
for sprinkling systems, drainage, electric lines, etc., is also expressly
reserved as well as the right to use Town property not sold to individual
site owners for cemetery purposes. The Town reserves to itself and
to those lawfully entitled there to a perpetual right of ingress and
egress over all sites for the purpose of passage to and from other
sites or property.
G.Â
The Town shall not be liable for the identity of persons sought to
be interred or disinterred in the cemetery.
H.Â
No person while employed by the Town shall receive any fee, gratuity,
commission, or gift connected in any way with his duties at the cemetery,
or perform any special services or task for any person in this regard,
either directly or indirectly, except from and for the Town under
penalty or immediate dismissal.
I.Â
Special cases may arise in which the literal enforcement of a rule
may impose unnecessary hardship. The Town, therefore, reserves the
right, without notice, to make exceptions, suspensions, or modifications
in any of the rules and regulations of this section when, in its judgment,
the same appear advisable and such temporary exception suspension
or modification shall, in no way, be construed as affecting the general
application of such rule or create any liability on the Town.
J.Â
The Police, Director of Public Works or maintenance personnel shall
maintain order and shall eject any person whose conduct is objectionable
or who violates this section or the rules and regulations of the state,
county, and Town.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
K.Â
The Town will endeavor to hold all undocumented reserved sites until
the cemetery becomes crowded. At that point, undocumented reserved
grave sites will be used unless a receipt or deed is produced.
L.Â
Should a receipt or deed be produced after interment of a person
other than the owner, the person holding the receipt or deed may select
another grave site to be permanently reserved.
M.Â
The ownership of a cemetery lot shall be determined and governed
by the Rome Town Board and, in the event of conflicting claims, disputes,
or uncertainty, the Town Board shall determine ownership of the property
in the cemetery and rights to interment. The Town may refuse interment
without liability pending proper settlement of such conflicting claims
of ownership, uncertainties, or disputes.
N.Â
The subdivision or partition of sites or cemetery property by persons
other than the Town is not allowed.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
The Director of Public Works shall keep records, which contain
the following information:
B.Â
C.Â
A diagram of each grave site showing number of site, name of owner
and name of each person buried.
D.Â
Copies shall be maintained of the:
(1)Â
Burial permits.
(2)Â
Interment/disinterment applications.
(3)Â
Monument applications.
(a)Â
Sketch or picture of the memorial to be installed with a full
description of the same, including color, finish, weight, lettering,
ornamentation, kind and grade of stone or metal, original source of
stone or metal, whether a single piece or several pieces, how mounted
together, all dimensions, etc. agreement between memorial dealer and
Town regarding warranty and installation. Also permit for installation
issued by the Town.
(b)Â
All servicing of memorials, additional lettering, and work done
on them shall be noted in the same manner in this file. In every instance,
the name and address of the dealer or contractor involved shall be
filed and the date noted.
A.Â
Any applicant shall apply to the Director of Public Works, designating
the site selected, together with payment in full of the purchase price.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
B.Â
Any person owning unoccupied property in the cemetery and wishing
to sell the same shall convey it to the Town Board, and the Town shall
pay 100% of the original purchase price to the property owner thereof.
C.Â
The price of any grave site in the cemetery for residents and nonresidents
shall be set by the Town Board.
D.Â
A perpetual care fee per grave site shall be set by the Town Board
and shall be paid prior to burial for cemetery upkeep.
E.Â
The receipt, written documents properly signed by the parties, this
section, and any written amendments thereto shall be the sole agreement
between the Town and site owner.
A.Â
No interment shall be allowed in any grave site, which has not been
fully paid for and for which all other charges for work done and materials
or equipment furnished have not been paid, unless other arrangements
have been made.
B.Â
No dead body will be received without a burial permit or removed
without a removal certificate issued by the Register of Deeds, Health
Officer, or authorized person of the jurisdiction where the death
occurred. Such permit or certificate shall be retained by the Director
of Public Works as part of their record.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
C.Â
All interments, disinterment, and other matters relating to the disposal
of dead bodies shall be pursuant to the state, county, and local law,
rules, regulations, the orders of the Department of Health Services
and this chapter.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]
D.Â
Notice of the interment or disinterment must be given to the Director
of Public Works at least 12 working hours in advance. The Director
of Public Works or an assistant must meet with a representative of
the company who will be opening the grave to ensure proper placement
of the remains. Undertakers making arrangements for the deposit of
a body or remains shall be held responsible for all charges connected
therewith.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
E.Â
All persons working in the vicinity of a grave site where an interment
is in progress must suspend work and maintain silence during the progress
of the service and during the period immediately preceding and following
when mourners are present.
F.Â
Each grave space shall be used only for and contain the remains of
one deceased person, except that one infant may be buried with its
mother, twin children, or two children, or the cremated remains of
one person with the body of another may be buried in the same grave
space. However, if specifically stated at the time of grave site purchase,
a maximum of six cremated remains may be buried at different times
in one grave space. Specific location of cremated remains shall be
filed with the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
G.Â
No interment other than a grave site owner's shall be permitted on
any grave site without a prior written order of the grave site owner
or his proper representative under the law. Order (written or oral)
for burial given by the undertaker having charge of the burial of
any person will be construed by the Town, as proper orders from the
grave site owner himself and after interment no change in location
of graves will be made, except at the expense of grave site owners.
H.Â
No heavy vehicles shall be allowed to enter the cemetery in wet weather,
or when the roads are in danger of being injured, and no monumental
work or grave markers can be moved on the improved cemetery property
on wheels. Planks are required to be laid on paths, sites, and improved
areas over which vehicles or heavy materials and equipment are to
be moved.
I.Â
Topsoil shall be set aside and replaced on top of the grave site.
All excess dirt shall be removed from the cemetery.
J.Â
The Town shall not be held responsible for any order given by telephone
or for any mistake occurring from the want of precise and proper instructions
as to the particular site, space, and location in a site where interment
is desired.
K.Â
The casket in every earth interment shall be enclosed in a concrete
box, concrete vault, metal vault, copper vault, or plastic vault,
which meets the following minimum specifications:
(1)Â
Concrete box: shall be made of concrete reinforced with wire. The
cover shall be affixed to the box in a manner, which will avoid horizontal
movement when in place.
(2)Â
Metal vault: shall be made of 12 gauge or heavier metal covered with
asphalt, galvanizing, or porcelain. The cover, when in place, shall
seal the unit and form a rigid receptacle.
(3)Â
Concrete vault: shall be made of concrete reinforced with steel reinforcing
rods. The cover, when in place, shall seal the unit and form a rigid
receptacle.
(4)Â
Copper vault: shall be made of 12-gauge or heavier solid copper.
The cover, when in place, shall seal the unit and form a rigid receptacle.
(5)Â
Plastic vault: approved plastic or fiberglass. The cover, when in
place, shall seal the unit and form a rigid receptacle.
L.Â
The interment of infants will be permitted without such receiving
boxes or vaults when the Town is satisfied that a suitable alternate
is used.
M.Â
Dealers shall complete installation of the receiving boxes of vaults
at least 1/2 working hour prior to the established funeral time.
A.Â
Monuments/markers.
(1)Â
Grave site owners and memorial dealers are required to submit to
the Director of Public Works a written application for installation
of memorials and detailed plan of the memorial prior to any such installation
in the cemetery. If the memorial does not conform in every detail
to the approved plan and design, the Town shall have the right to
refuse installation, stop work thereon, and cause the memorial to
be removed or corrected. A tolerance of 1/2 inch is permitted in all
dimensions.
[Amended 4-16-2020 by Ord. No. 20-05]
(2)Â
Memorial dealers in order to secure a permit for installation from
the Town must state that the memorial is only first grade, clear stone,
and must guarantee that such stone is free from sap or anything which
will cause rust stains, that it will not crack or check, that the
memorial will be executed in first grade workmanship and comply with
the terms of this section, with the agreement that should faults develop
or variances from the specifications be discovered within five years
from the date of setting, the memorial will be replaced by such memorial
dealer without cost to the Town or grave site owner. Any firm or workman
who violates the rules of the Town or whose workmanship or materials
are defective shall be prohibited from doing further work in the cemetery
until such firm or workman has corrected such deficiencies to the
satisfaction of the Town.
(3)Â
Persons engaged in erecting memorials or other structures are prohibited
from attaching ropes to memorials, trees, or shrubs or from scattering
their material over adjoining sites, or from blocking avenues or pathways,
or from leaving their material on the grounds longer than is absolutely
necessary. They must not injure Town property or private property
on cemetery premises and must remove all debris and restore the premises
to its original condition. Damage done to Town or private property
in the cemetery by dealers or contractors or their agents, if not
remedied within seven days from the date of occurrence, shall be repaired
by the Town and the costs therefor shall be paid on demand of the
Town, by the dealer, contractor, or agent.
(4)Â
No material, machinery, or equipment, except that belonging to the
Town, may be brought into the cemetery until required for immediate
use, nor under any circumstances when a funeral is in progress, nor
shall such material, machinery, or equipment be placed on sites adjoining
the one on which work is intended.
(5)Â
Posters, promotional material, nameplates, cards, or other advertising
of any description are not permitted on the cemetery premises. Seals,
trademarks, copyrights, or other devices are not permitted to be attached
to or engraved on any memorial or structure on the cemetery premises
without written permission of the Town.
(6)Â
Sizes and dimensions of monuments. Only monuments within the size
limits shown on Schedule A, Monument Dimensions, are permitted.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedule is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(7)Â
Dies and bases must be made
of the same quality workmanship.
(8)Â
Die, stones, and one-piece monuments shall be finished at least on
the front.
(9)Â
If dowel pins are used between dies and bases, the dowel pins must
be made from a nonferrous metal.
(10)Â
Dies, bases, and one-piece monuments must be addressed on the
underside to an even, level bed so that every part has a full bearing
on the surface below. No underpinning of any material to level these
stones will be permitted.
(11)Â
All joints on monuments must be sealed against moisture with
a nonstaining material.
(12)Â
Marble, morning rose, any Gray's from the Georgia quarry, artificial
stone, cement, or composition of any kind shall not be permitted in
the cemetery. Each kind of material shall be of the best grade clear
stock.
(13)Â
Markers shall comply with the following size specifications:
(a)Â
For adult single graves, not more than 36 inches by 18 inches,
with the foundation not to exceed 52 inches.
(b)Â
For adult double graves, not more than 60 inches by 18 inches,
with the foundation not to exceed 108 inches.
(c)Â
All memorials will be entered at the head of single, double,
or family graves.
(14)Â
All approved stone markers may, if desired, be carbo-edged for
a depth of not less than 1Â 1/2 inches on all four sides. All
sharp outside edges must be lined or slightly beveled to prevent chipping.
Penciled, rounded edges will be acceptable.
(15)Â
One-piece slant-faced markers are permitted.
B.Â
Inscriptions.
(1)Â
Letter cutters, persons, or firms who engage in the business of cleaning
memorials and other persons or firms must procure a permit in writing
from the Town before any work in the cemetery is commenced.
(2)Â
The style, design, and workmanship of names, inscriptions, ornamentations,
and finishes, when placed on the back of the monument, must be of
the same quality and workmanship as the front.
(3)Â
No inscription, carving, or design will be permitted if, in the opinion
of the Town, it is grotesque, offensive, or improper. If any memorial
or any inscription placed thereon shall be determined by the Town
to be offensive, improper or grotesque, it shall have the right to
enter upon such site and remove, change, or correct the offensive
or improper object or work at the expense of the site owner.
(4)Â
The name or inscription on each memorial must correspond with the
name on record in the office of the Town, and no changes shall be
made thereon except upon the request of the proper parties and by
permission of the Town.
(5)Â
Artificial coloring, painting, enameling, lacquering, or bronzing
of letters, panels, carvings, or other parts of a memorial are permitted
only for the purpose of highlighting the carved etching or design.
(6)Â
Porcelain or other photographs or objects which are attached to memorials
are not permitted, except that bronze plates may be attached to grade-level
markers.
(7)Â
Raised letters are not permitted on stone markers. No part of any
lettering or ornamentation shall be raised above the surface of the
background.
C.Â
Foundations.
(1)Â
In every case not specifically provided for below, the foundation
must extend beyond the memorial perimeter a sufficient distance to
permit uninterrupted lawn mowing and avoid the need for hand trimming
(at least five inches).
(2)Â
The foundation depth for markers on all grave spaces shall conform
with the specifications used for monuments and shall conform with
the exterior marker dimensions; and the planting of flowers and similar
small plants shall be done in one container no larger than 12 inches
across. This container shall be made of a nondeteriorating material
and shall be installed flush with the grade on either end of the memorial.
(3)Â
Specifications.
(a)Â
Up to 500 pounds: four inch minimum depth with one-half-inch
steel reinforcing rods (latticed maximum three inches).
(b)Â
Five hundred to 1,000 pounds: six inch minimum depth with one-half-inch
steel reinforcing rods (latticed maximum three inches).
(c)Â
Over 1,000 pounds: eight inch minimum depth with the same as
above. Mixture is to consist of standard 5Â 1/2 bag mix. The foundation
must be made at one time and be one unit.
(4)Â
Backfill to be tamped firmly and uniformly after the form is removed.
The hole for the foundation is to be six inches to eight inches from
the grave opening to allow this amount of undisturbed soil.
(5)Â
All memorials shall be installed on a proper foundation constructed
in accordance with standard written specifications established by
the Town or better quality.
(6)Â
Persons constructing foundations in the cemetery shall be subject
to the requirements in the same manner as memorial dealers and others
performing work in the cemetery or furnishing materials and equipment
for installation therein and will cover cost of memorial inspection.
(7)Â
Unless the person constructing the foundation shall file specific
written objections to these standard specifications before installation,
he/she shall be fully responsible for the work as though he/she had
proceeded without such Town assistance.