Normanna Township Cemetery Regulations
- Memorials₁ are allowed from May 20 through
September 30 on cemetery grounds. They
are the sole responsibility of the person/s or their designee that placed
them in the cemetery. If they are
not removed by October 1 the Grounds Supervisor will dispose of them. Regulation holders₂ may remain in place
permanently. Baskets and pots must
be removed.
- One memorial container with cut flowers is
allowed per plot. Flowers must be
secured into said container.
Acceptable containers are: a hanging basket and a regulation
basket₃ supported on a post.
Containers must be secured by a regulation holder.
- One regulation flag₄ may be placed on the
plot. Flags should be 12 inches off
the ground and displayed next to the head or foot stone. Flags must be removed by September 30.
Live trees, plants, shrubs or planted
flowers are not to be planted on the plot. Donations of live plants will be accepted.
Grounds Supervisor approval is
necessary. The Grounds Supervisor
will notify the donor in writing of the final decision.
- Live plants will be planted in
designated areas only. Planting and
maintenance will be the responsibility of the township.
- After October 1, 2005, if a cross is to be
displayed it needs to be part of the head or foot stone.
- Regulation statues, bird baths, and
benches₅ or other types of memorials not addressed in the regulations
require pre-approval from the Grounds Supervisor.
- No enclosure of any kind is permitted
around a plot. Enclosures are fence
coping, a hedge or a ditch. Grave mounds are not allowed. No lot shall be raised above the
established grade of the land. No
rock, bark, or chips are allowed.
- Copies of the regulations are on record in
the Town Hall. A copy will be
furnished once a request for plot purchase is received.
- Adherence to these regulations is the
responsibility of the plot purchaser or their designee.
- Non-compliance with these regulations will
result in removal of items.
The Town Board is not responsible for the theft or damage to anything
placed on graves or plots.
₁Memorials are defined as any object living or not that are
placed at a grave site for the purpose of honoring the deceased.
₂Regulation holders are shepherd hooks, posts, and monument
mounted brackets.
₃Hanging basket regulations dimensions are to be no larger
than 25 inches in diameter. Feet and
handles are required of all baskets placed on the ground.
₄Flag regulations dimensions are to be no larger than 50
inches by 50 inches.
₅Statues need to be less than 3 feet in height and length,
bird baths need to be less than 4 feet in height and length, and benches need
to be less than 3 feet in height and 5 feet in length.
Normanna
Township
Ownership of Interment Rights and Location
Markings
Lot Ownership and
Interments
- One lot can be purchased per former or
current resident for the cost of $100.
The Clerk or Grounds Supervisor will view the cemetery with those
wishing to purchase a lot to help with selection and answer any questions.
- Rights to lots shall not
be transferred without approval by the Normanna Township Board.
- Lots shall not be reserved
without payment in full before interment and the transaction is
complete. A cemetery deed will be
issued and a copy kept on file in the township office upon complete
payment of the lot.
- Burials must comply with
all applicable State of Minnesota regulations including winter burials
according to Minnesota Statute 306.99 which states they must be allowed,
but with all expenses including plowing of the drive in and around the
cemetery, locating the grave site, digging filling, and moving the body if
buried in the wrong spot and must be relocated the following spring.
- All burials must be made
within an approved sealed container (vault) of concrete or fiberglass with
each lot containing not more than one body vault and one cremain urn or
two cremain urns.
- Interment
rights shall be used for no other purpose than the burial of human remains.
Grave Markers /
Monument
- The Township Clerk or Grounds Supervisor
must be contacted prior to placement of head or foot stone for proper
location.
- A permanent grave marker
is required within one year of burials, indicating the deceased person’s
full name, date of birth and death.
At the time of burial, a deposit will be required for the purchase
of a marker to indicate the grave site of the interred person. This deposit will be returned once a
purchase order is received in the Clerk’s office and the grave marker
installed. In the event that one is
not provided within one year of interment, the township will purchase and
install one. Price will be based on
the current market price which will be conveyed to relatives or
family members or their designee at time of purchase of plot or
plots. This regulation will be in
effect starting with the adoption of these regulations at the next regular
Normanna Town Board Meeting.
- All grave markers are and
shall remain the property of the owner.
Liability to the grave marker is solely the owners and will not be
reflected to the Township or those contracted to maintain the grounds.
- If a memorial stone is
placed with an inscription which is deemed inappropriate or offensive,
excluding religious symbols, it will be removed at the owner’s expense.
Cemetery Conduct
- No pets are allowed on the Cemetery
grounds.
- All persons visiting the
grounds of the Normanna Cemetery are expected to conduct themselves in a
respectful manner.
- Hunting and or feeding of
animals is forbidden.
- All persons are reminded
that the grounds are sacred
and that provisions and penalties of
the law, as provided by MN Statute 307.08 subd. 2 will strictly be
enforced in all cases of deliberate injury, disturbance, and
disregard of the rules.
Amendments to this document shall be effective upon approval
of the Normanna Town Board and shall then be registered with the Town
Clerk. The Board will review this
document on a yearly basis prior to the Annual Meeting. The changes will be published in the Township
Newsletter and on the web site.
Adopted this Date
April 20, 2009
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