Section Five - Rules Concerning Lots and Lot Owners

5.1       No lot shall be used for any purpose other than as a place for the burial of human remains.   The grade of all lots shall be determined by the Department of Parks and Recreation.  

5.2       Heirs or assigns of lot owners must prove their rights to the satisfaction of the Office of the City Clerk before their orders for interment will be accepted.   Lot owners may dispose of their lots by will, subject to the rules of the Cemetery. Otherwise, ownership and the right to give orders for burial shall occur in accordance with the laws of descent of the State of Illinois. 

5.3       All monuments are subject to the approval of City Administration.   Monument foundations shall be substantial and installed in accordance with the currently adopted “City of O’Fallon Cemetery Rules and Regulations.”     

5.4       All monuments shall be placed in the cemetery in accordance with the currently adopted “City of O’Fallon Cemetery Rules and Regulations” and as shown on the plat of the cemetery on file with the Office of the City Clerk’s office.   

5.5       It is the responsibility of the lot owner to make arrangements with a professional and reputable monument company to install monument foundations and monuments pursuant with the most currently adopted “City of O’Fallon Cemetery Rules and Regulations.”        

5.6       Wooden or iron fences, copings, posts connected with bars, hedges, hanging baskets, and shepherd hooks are prohibited.   Only flower vases may be inserted into the ground. 

5.7       Flowers may only be placed in vases.   Flowers must be removed by the specified cemetery cleanup dates.  Flowers that are not removed by these dates will be removed and discarded.  Information regarding cemetery cleanup dates will be posted clearly near the cemetery entrance.  Flowers that become unsightly in appearance are subject to removal and disposal at any time.          

5.8       Lot owners shall not have the right to plant trees, shrubs, flowers, or establish vegetation of any type on their lots.    

Lot owners are not allowed to add soil, lay sod, plant grass seed or otherwise alter the landscape of their lot without permission from the Department of Parks and Recreation.

5.9       Items, structures, or inscriptions that are determined by City Administration to contradict cemetery rules and regulations and are deemed offensive or improper in nature for a cemetery setting or are injurious or damaging to surrounding lots or the cemetery grounds in general, shall be subject to removal.   The City reserves the right to enter upon any lot for purpose of removal and remediation of anything that is non-compliant, offensive, improper, or injurious from graves and lots.  

Items placed on cemetery graves that become defaced or are unsightly in general will be subject to removal and disposal.  

5.10     The picking of flowers and the cutting of sod is strictly prohibited.   

5.11     No interments shall be made, nor shall any work be done on any lot on which unpaid charges are due for work done upon it.  

5.12     Orders for disinterment or removals will be taken by the Office of the City Clerk.