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At A Glance

  • CEMETERY HOURS ARE FROM SUN-UP TO SUNSET - ANY PERSON ENTERING THE CEMETERY OTHER THAN THE HOURS ESTABLISHED WILL BE CONSIDERED TRESPASSING ON CEMETERY PROPERTY
     

  • DOGS ARE PERMITTED AT THE CEMETERY WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY A LOT OWNER AND MUST BE ON A LEASH OR IN A CAR. ANY DOG WASTE IS TO BE REMOVED BY ITS OWNER FROM THE CEMETERY
     

  • CEMETERY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT OR DAMAGE TO ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY INCLUDING: ARTIFACTS, PERSONAL AFFECTS, ETC. PLACED ON OR NEAR INTERMENTS SPACES OR ELSEWHERE IN THE CEMETERY.
     

  • ONE AND ONLY ONE FLOWER BOX MAY BE USED ON A LOT AND ONLY ON A LOT WITH AN ABOVE GROUND MONUMENT.
     

  • PLANTING OF SHRUBS, TREES AND ROSES ARE PROHIBITED.
     

  • PLANTING OF PERENIALS AND ANNUALS ARE PERMITTED WITHIN A ONE FOOT PERIMETER OF DOUBLE SIDED UPRIGHT HEADSTONES AND IN FRONT OF SINGLE SIDE UPRIGHT HEADSTONE AND SLANT MARKERS.
     

  • HANGING BASKETS OR ETERNAL LIGHTS ARE TO BE SUSPENDED FROM A SINGLE (1) HOOK STANDARD. ONLY ONE SINGLE HOOK PER HEADSTONE IS PERMITTED. WRAPPED OR DECORATED HOOKS ARE NOT PERMITTED. THE ONLY THINGS THAT MAY BE SUSPENDED FROM THE HOOKS ARE HANGING BASKETS AND ETERNAL LIGHT. NO TRIPODS OR PIPE FRAMES MAY BE ERECTED.
     

  • DURING THE GRASS MOWING SEASON PLASTIC FLOWERS, WREATHS, STYROFOAM CROSSES, SHELLS, STATUES AND ORNAMENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AND WILL BE REMOVED PRIOR TO WEEKLY LAWN MOWING.
     

  • POTTED PLANTS AND CUT FLOWERS MAY BE PLACED ON ANY GRAVE- ALL WITHERED OR FADED FLOWERS MAY BE REMOVED WHEN LOTS ARE MOWED.
     

  • ALL FLORAL DECORATIONS, WHETHER NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL, SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO THE CEMETERIES WRITTEN POLICIES CONCERNING SAME AS ARE POSTED OR ON FILE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. THE CEMETERY SHALL  HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ALL FLORAL DECORATIONS (ARTIFICIAL OR NATURAL) FLOWERS, WEEDS, TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, ETC. OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE CONTAINERS, STANDS OR THE LIKE OF WHICH OR UPON WHICH SUCH ARE CONTAINED AND OR DISPLAYED. SAID ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CEMETERY WHEN, IN THE SOLE JUDGMENT OF THE CEMETERY, THEY BECOME UNSIGHTLY, DISEASED OR IF THEY DO NOT CONFORM TO THE CEMETERY POLICIES. IN THE EVENT THE CEMETERY REMOVES SUCH ITEMS, SUCH ITEMS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AND THE CEMETERY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISPOSE OF SUCH ITEMS IN ANY MATTER IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY RESPECT FOR THE REMOVAL OR DISPOSAL OF SUCH ITEMS.
     

  • GRAVE SITES ARE TO BE CLEANED OF ALL DECORATIONS 3 TIMES PER YEAR- MARCH 1ST, 2 WEEKS AFTER EASTER AND NOVEMBER 1ST.
     

  • PERPETUAL CARE SHALL INCLUDE MOWING OF LOTS AND FILLING /SEEDING OF DEPRESSED GRAVES.
     

  • SPECIAL CASE HARDSHIP NEEDS MAY BE CONSIDERED, WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED RULES POSTED, AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE HARBOURTON CEMETERY AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
     

THESE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HARBOURTON CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

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