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INTERMENTS All reservations for requests for interment must be submitted to the City Staff a minimum of 40 hours prior to any scheduled burial services. No interment services will be permitted on Sundays. Additional fees will be charged for interment services held on weekends or holidays observed by the City of Evanston. Not more than one body or the remains of one body may be interred in one burial space, except with the authorization of the City. Vaults are required for all burials, and must be of concrete, fiberglass or metal construction. Cremations may be placed wherever they do not interfere with another burial. One or more may be placed in a space upon authorization by the City. DISINTERMENTS The City of Evanston reserves the right to require at least five days notice prior to any disinterment. Disinterments are only permitted during the months of May through September. No disinterment will be made on any Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, or on the day upon which any holiday is observed. All disinterments shall be done at the convenience of the City, and must be arranged with the City Staff. Any and all costs incurred by a disinterment will be charged to the individual or group requesting the disinterment and paid in full before. LOTS PURCHASES AND SERVICE CHARGES Applications for the purchase of cemetery lots, full payment, or other arrangements for the purchase of burial space must be made at the office of the City with the City Staff, in advance and prior to opening and closing, interment or disinterment. BURIAL SPACES Grave Space (perpetual care included) $ 550 Perpetual Care, each space $ 250 Grave Lot (8 sites, perpetual care included) $ 4,000 OPENING AND CLOSING COSTS Weekdays $ 275 Saturdays & Holidays – before noon $ 400 Saturdays & Holidays – after noon $ 500 Infants, 1 Year and Younger Weekdays $ 100 Saturdays & Holidays $ 175 Cremation Weekdays $ 75 Saturdays & Holidays $ 175 Disinterment Caskets $ 500 Cremains $ 200 Headstone Relocations Maximum $ 100 TRANSFER OF LOTS No transfer or assignment of any burial space, or interest therein, shall be valid without the consent in writing of the City and recorded on the books of the City. RE-PURCHASE BY THE CITY If, for any reason, it becomes necessary for any burial space owner(s) to dispose of their interest in or title to any unused cemetery space(s), they may make application at the office of the City with the City clerk for re- purchase of their interest in or title to such unused space(s) at a price equal to 80 percent of the original selling price set by the governing body. The repurchase price will be paid to the space owner(s) when they have conveyed to the City of Evanston by deed or certificate, a good and sufficient title. CHANGE OF ADDRESS - OWNERSHIP It shall be the duty of the burial space owner to notify the City of any change in post office address. Notice sent to such owner at the last address on file in the office of the mayor or designee shall be considered sufficient and proper legal notification. PERPETUAL CARE All lots or burial spaces shall be sold only with perpetual care. The term "perpetual care" used in reference to lots of burial spaces, shall mean the cutting, raking and watering of grass at reasonable intervals, pruning of trees and shrubs and general preservations of the lots, burial spaces and grounds of the cemetery. The term "perpetual care" SHALL NOT mean the maintenance, repair or replacement of any gravestones, monumental structures or memorials, nor the planting of flowers and ornamental plants in or around burial space. GENERAL CARE General care will be given spaces, which were originally sold without perpetual care, in order that the general beauty of the cemetery may be maintained. All work is performed and controlled by the City. All improvements or alterations of individual property in the cemetery shall be under the direction of and subject to the consent, satisfaction and approval of the City, and should they be made without written consent, or they become to the eye, the City shall have the right to remove, alter or change such improvements or alterations at the expense of the property owner. ERECTION/PLACEMENT OF MONUMENTS Workmen employed in erecting or placing monuments or other structures, or bringing materials into the cemetery, shall, as to the city, operate as independent contractors, and must notify and have authorization and be under the general supervision of the cemetery supervisor or designee. MONUMENTS & MARKERS IN CEMETERY No memorial or grave marker will be allowed on any burial space until all costs have been paid in full, or a contract has been entered into with the City for the purchase of the space providing the terms of such payment for such space together with perpetual care. Temporary grave markers are permitted for no longer than one year. All headstones placed in the cemetery must have a four-inch concrete mow strip on all sides and be flush with the ground. Grave markers shall be one piece and shall not exceed 24” in length or 12” in width. Double markers shall not exceed 18” in width and four feet in length. Placement of headstones in the designated sections of the cemetery shall be regulated as follows: (No headstones, memorials or monuments shall be placed in the cemetery from November 1 through May 1 of each year.) 1. Public Cemetery (original section) & Catholic Cemetery Headstones may be placed that are of similar size and design of existing headstones. 2. Masonic, Oddfellows and State Hospital Headstones may be placed that are authorized by the specific organization or that are of similar size and design of existing headstones. 3. New Cemetery Headstones placed on LOTS 1 to 100 and 172 to 380 must be of flat design and preferably flush with the ground. Headstones placed on LOTS 101-171 and LOTS 381 and up must be flat and flush with the ground. 4. New Public Cemetery All headstones must be flat and flush with the ground, and must all be facing the same direction (East). All monuments, headstones and markers shall be of granite, marble, bronze or other noncorrosive metal. The bottom surface base of all monuments or markers shall be cut level and true. No coping, curbing, hedging, grave mounds, borders, enclosures of any kind or walks of any kind shall be allowed to be built or placed on any lot in the cemetery. The City reserved the right to remove the same without recourse, if so planted, erected or placed. ---PAGE BREAK--- DECORATIONS OF GRAVES & MONUMENTS Standard and Seasonal Non-Conventional Decorations may be placed on graves any time if they meet the following regulations: Standard Decorations such as live, fresh cut, or artificial flowers, sprays, wreaths, containers and permanent vases • May only be placed on monuments, (headstone) or within an area six inches from all sides of the monument edge. Seasonal Non-Conventional Decorations that are appropriate include, but not limited to, potted plants, hanging baskets, holiday decorations, toys, ornaments, windsocks, flags or any decoration that is hung or supported on tri-pods poles or posts: • May only be placed on the monument or within an area six inches from all sides of the monument edge. • May not extend out beyond six inches from all sides of the monument. • Must be a minimum of twelve inches (12”) off the ground, if hung or supported above the monument. • May not be permanent or set in concrete. Metal type vases must be set in concrete with a minimum six-inch border and within six inches of the monument or be an actual part of the monument. All vases must be inserted in the ground by the owner by November 1 of each year to prevent winter damage. Glass vases or containers of any kind are not permitted. REMOVAL OF DECORATIONS Decorations will be removed one week after interment. • ALL DECORATIONS INCLUDING METAL POSTS WILL BE REMOVED FROM ALL GRAVE SITES EACH YEAR, ONE WEEK AFTER MEMORIAL DAY The City reserves the right to regulate the method of decorating graves to maintain uniformity and beauty of the City Cemetery The City may remove any decoration, at any time. If decorations do not meet cemetery regulations, are in-appropriate, become blow off monuments, interfere with routine mowing, maintenance or become a safety hazard. CONDUCT WITHIN THE CEMETERY Persons within the cemetery grounds shall use only the roads, drives or walks as thoroughfares, and no person shall walk on the grass, except if that is the only way to reach a lot, or a workman may use that space necessary to perform the necessary care or services in connection with the lot. Any people, while on any portion of the cemetery other than the roads, drives, or walks, are hereby declared to be trespassers and shall in no way hold the City liable for any injury sustained. VEHICLES Vehicles shall not be driven though the cemetery at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour. At no time shall snow machines, all terrain vehicles or other recreational vehicles be permitted on the cemetery grounds. PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS The City shall take responsible precautions to protect lot owners, and property rights of lot owners, within the cemetery from loss of damage. The City disclaims responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage caused beyond its reasonable control by the elements, vandals, thieves or other related causes. DOGS, HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS Dogs, horses or any other animals shall not be allowed in the cemetery grounds. The owner or keeper of any animal which trespasses upon the cemetery grounds shall be liable for any damage done by said animal. The city shall not be liable for any damage done by animals and does not assume responsibility for keeping animals out of the cemetery grounds. CEMETERY HOURS Visitors are welcome on the cemetery grounds during the regular hours, sunrise to sunset. EVANSTON CITY CEMETERY GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS The Evanston City Cemetery is owned and administered by the City of Evanston and managed by the Evanston Parks and Recreation District. Ordinance 88-7 and sections 8-1 through 8-18 of the Code of the City of Evanston, as amended, set all fees, conditions, rules, and regulations forth. The rules and regulations in this pamphlet are condensed for the purpose of providing general information to the public. For further information contact: EVANSTON CITY HALL 1200 Main Street Evanston, WY 82930 [PHONE REDACTED] or the Cemetery Office 789-2049