About Mount Vernon Memorial Park Cemetery

Download General Purpose Rules and Regulations

For the mutual protection of all lot and crypt purchasers, the following rules and regulations have been revised and adopted by the Mount Vernon Memorial Park (Cemetery). These regulations are intended to protect the Interment Right Owner and to preserve the beauty of the Memorial Park. All persons visiting or performing work within the Memorial Park will be subject to these rules and regulations. The Memorial Park is a private property and its management has the right to require full compliance with all of its rules and regulations, and retains control and supervision of all lots which are sold.

1. The Cemetery will take reasonable action to protect Interment Right Owners and property from loss or damage caused by vandals or thieves.
2. The Cemetery expressly disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for loss or damage caused by independent contractors, thieves, vandals, acts of God, or persons other than the Cemetery and its employees.
3. All persons who enter the Cemetery do so at their own risk and should exercise care. Any person injured while in the Cemetery shall in no way hold the Cemetery liable for any injuries sustained.
4. The Cemetery will try to accommodate reasonable requests for interment services but reserves the right to approve all scheduling of services.
5. No person, other than employees of the Cemetery are allowed to perform any work within the cemetery without permission from the cemetery management.
6. The Cemetery shall have the right to enter upon or use any adjoining lot or lots to carry out its duties as to interments, moving/erection of monuments or markers, etc., without prior notice to the lot owner.
7. A vault or liner is required for each interment.
8. The Cemetery grounds are to provide space for the remembrance of loved ones. Conduct of visitors should always respect the rights and sensitivities of others. Firearms and alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the grounds. Signs, notices or advertisements of any kind are not permitted unless posted by Cemetery staff.
9. Items not permitted on a lot within the Cemetery include, but are not limited to the following: coping, curbing, decorative rocks, fencing, hedging, grave mounds, borders or enclosures.
10. Pets must be kept on leash and must remain on the paved roads or sidewalks, and are not allowed on the grass or in the Mausoleum.
11. All Interment Right Owners are required to notify the Cemetery of any change of address. All notices required to be sent shall be sent to the last recorded address and such notices shall be deemed adequate.

Download Markers & Monuments Rules and Regulations

1. All memorials must be made of the highest quality standard bronze or of granite, and in colors approved by the Cemetery. The Cemetery shall have the authority to reject any memorial that, because of its size, type, design, inscription, quality, color or method of construction is unsuitable for the particular lot or grave on which it is to be placed. The Cemetery reserves the right to prevent the placing or to remove any marker or other objects that do not comply with the standards of the Cemetery.
2. No marker or monument will be accepted by the Cemetery for installation, unless a sketch has been furnished defining the dimensions, material content and lettering and permission of the proper agent of the Interment Right Owner.
3. All fees or encumbrances due on a lot must be paid in full prior to any memorial being placed on the lot, including any installation fee.
4. In the event a memorial is placed where it is necessary to remove it for an interment or disinterment, the Cemetery shall have the right to remove such memorial without notice to the lot owner.
5. The Cemetery may, at its own expense, without any liability, correct any error that may occur in the placing of a foundation or memorial.
6. Memorials shall be set in accordance with the general plan of the Cemetery. Not more than two (2) permanent memorials may be placed on a grave, one at the head and the other at the foot, unless otherwise approved by the Cemetery.
7. Individual monuments cannot exceed 28” in width or 3’ in height. Companion monuments must not exceed 48” in width or 3’ in height.
8. All special requests not covered under these specifications must be submitted to Cemetery Management for approval.

Download Floral Regulations

1. Funeral flowers, holders, containers, baskets and easels will be removed between the third and fifth day after the funeral service.
2. Live or artificial flowers should be placed in a vase in front of or beside the memorial/headstone. Each burial space will be limited to one vase per grave space.
3. Glass, Ceramic or Plastic vases are not permitted. If you have difficulty finding an appropriate vase, please call the Memorial Park office and we will assist you.
4. A total of two garden flags, no higher than 2 feet, are permitted and must be placed to the left or right side, or in front, and as close to the marker as possible. No flags or remembrances may be placed behind the marker, as it will encroach on burial space above.
5. Items that cannot be placed inside the vase must be placed on the marker itself, and not on the grass. Damage to any decorative item is not the responsibility of the Memorial Park or its staff. Excessive items jeopardize the beauty of the cemetery and inhibit proper landscape practices and will be removed without prior notice.
6. The Cemetery reserves the right to remove all flowers, wreaths or other decorations from lots as soon as they become unsightly, no matter the time of year. Spring cleanup begins March 1, and fall cleanup begins October 1.
   In order for a family to save any decorations placed on a grave, the decoration should be removed prior to these dates.
7. Plantings of live flowers or trees are not allowed at any time. This is done strictly by the Memorial Park Staff.
8. Hanging baskets are not allowed at any time.
9. Special Christmas arrangements and wreaths are permitted from December 1st to March 1st. The Memorial Park grounds crew will begin clean-up for spring on March 1st and all Christmas items will be removed without prior notice.
10. Decorations should be confined to the individual burial space and should not intrude into the common area.
    All decorations must be secured against strong winds, especially during the winter season.
11. The Memorial Park will not be liable for any flower or decoration removed or lost by any cause.
12. Larger special occasion wreaths and baskets for Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Veteran’s Day, etc. will be removed after 15 days.
13. Floral arrangements, decorations, ornaments, lights or flags that become discolored, wilted, seasonally inappropriate or unsightly in any manner will be removed without prior notice.
14. Small statues, ceramic ware, porcelain or figurines are not permitted.
15. Trees are a part of the common areas; wind chimes or other decorations placed in trees will require prior approval by the Cemetery. Items will be subject to removal as necessary, and without prior notification.