RULES and REGULATIONS
The
Cemeteries of Sacred Heart Church
are
directed by the Sacred Heart Church Cemetery Council
Definitions:
LOT:
one or more contiguous graves under single ownership.
GRAVE:
that portion of a lot reserved for one coffin burial..
In the new cemetery section, a grave dimension is 5 feet by 10 feet.
FOUNDATION:
the cement base upon which a memorial stone is placed.
ENDOWED CARE:
$150 of the total sale price ($350) of each grave is placed into a
Trust Fund from which the interest
is used for the regular upkeep of the cemetery.
At one time, the term “perpetual care” was used to denote this type
of care. The Diocese of
Ogdensburg replaced “perpetual care” with Endowed Care many years ago to
more accurately reflect the meaning.
EASEMENT:
Upon the purchase of a cemetery lot, the purchaser is given an easement —
the right to bury in that lot.
The purchaser does not own the land outright.
1. Cemetery
Lots
[a] All
lots purchased in Sacred Heart Cemetery are under Endowed Care.
All monies collected for the sale of lots is done through Sacred
Heart Rectory office and not through the funeral home.
The current purchase price of lots:
Lot
Price of Lot
Endowed Care
Total Cost
1 grave $200.00
$150.00
$350.00
2 graves $400.00
$300.00
$700.00
3 graves $600.00
$450.00
$1,050.00
4 graves $800.00
$600.00
$1,400.00
5 graves
$1,000.00
$750.00
$1,750.00
6 graves
$1,200.00
$900.00
$2,100.00
[b] Cornerstones are required
for all lots.
[c]
On each lot the custody of the monuments and foundations are the
responsibility of the lot owner and are not part of the Endowed Care.
[d] No interment and no
monuments or memorials shall be set on any lot or grave until all cemetery
charges have been paid.
[e]
All cemetery work (grading and care of lots, opening of graves,
monument foundations, military plaques, grass markers, cornerstones, etc.)
must be done by cemetery employees or approved designated persons.
[f]
No lots will be sold in the Trombley Bay Cemetery on the Lake Shore
Road.
2. Foundations
& Monuments
[a]
Foundations are required for memorial stones.
[b] Foundations for monuments
are to be installed only by approved cemetery companies.
[c] All foundation and monument
specifications are to be submitted
to the Sacred Heart Cemetery Council in writing for
approval before purchase.
[d] Cornerstones are required
on each lot.
[e] The rectory office of Sacred
Heart Cemetery is to be contacted for approval of the placement location of
each foundation and monument on each cemetery lot.
[f]
The maximum measurements for a monument, monument base,
and foundations for a TWO OR MORE GRAVE LOT are not to exceed:
Monument:
48" wide and 30" high
Monument base: 60" long and 14" wide and 12" high
Foundation:
68" long and 22" wide
[g] The maximum
measurements for a monument, monument base and
foundation for a ONE GRAVE LOT are not to exceed:
Monument:
30" wide and 26" high
Monument base: 32" long and 12" wide and 10" high
Foundation:
38" long and 20" wide
[h] A copy of these rules is
given to each person who purchases
a cemetery lot.
3. Interments
[a] All
interments must conform strictly to the laws, usages and discipline of the
Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Ogdensburg.
[b] Vaults are required for all
burials including cremation burials.
[c]
Either snow or frost discontinue Fall burials.
[d] Burials in the Spring begin
when weather and cemetery conditions permit.
[e]
The charges for interment:
Opening/closing a grave for a regular burial: $400.00
Opening/closing a grave for a cremated remains:
$100.00
Opening/closing a grave for an infant burial:
$200.00
[f]
The charges for various settings
Military Plaques:
$95.00
Grass Markers: $95.00
4. Trees,
Shrubs, Flowers, Peace Lights
[a] Trees are not permitted on
grave sites.
[b] Shrubs are not permitted on
grave sites without written approval by the Cemetery Council.
[c]
Artificial flowers and artificial wreaths are not permitted.
[d] Peace Lights (solar lights)
are permitted if the specifications for the light
are approved by the Cemetery Council and
professionally mounted to the monument by a memorial company.
The Cemetery is not responsible
for any damages to the Peace Light , i.e. vandalism or natural
causes.
[e]
Items placed on graves which interfere with the maintenance of
individual lots or infringe on neighboring lots will be removed.
The Cemetery is not responsible for damages to any items.
5. Mausoleums
1. The
last row of the new cemetery (Section E) only is designated for mausoleums.
Mausoleum spaces are sold in order and not randomly.
Corner markers are required.
The number of individual grave lots needed
for one mausoleum:
Companion – side-by-side
— 4 ˝
lots —
$1,575.00
$900.00 for mausoleum space;
$675.00 for endowed care
Westminster –
two high
— 3
lots —
$1,050.00
$600.00 for mausoleum space;
$450.00 for endowed care
Costs are subject to change as cemetery
prices increase.
No
other burials by the owner are permitted around mausoleums, including
cremation
burials.
Interments shall be made in hermetically
sealed caskets
No other monuments or flat markers are
permitted.
Veteran’s markers can be placed on the
mausoleum by the monument company.
Trees, shrubs, etc. are governed by the
cemetery rules in effect for all grave sites.
If
there is a town code requiring a permit for construction of the mausoleum,
this is the
responsibility of the owner.
2.
Spacing
A
casket length is needed in back of mausoleum for interment, as most
mausoleums
open from the back.
Some have the “roof” lifted off and a crane is needed.
Space
between mausoleums needs to be wide enough to permit a large rider lawn
mower to pass between.
3.
Construction of mausoleum:
Mausoleums are in actuality a granite
building.
The
type of ground soil where mausoleum is to be placed determines the
foundation
depth.
Foundation needed can be five to six feet
deep depending on the soil.
Foundations need to extend 4 inches on all
sides beyond the size of the mausoleum.
Perimeter bases or foundations are permitted upon approval, signature, and
stamp by an
engineer licensed in New York State.
Mausoleums need a granite base.
Weather conditions, ice, below zero temperatures influence the “level” of
the mausoleum.
Two-space-high mausoleums are heavier than two-side-by-side.
Both weigh many
tons.
The
mausoleum company determines the mausoleum measurements which will
indicate the weight and the size of the foundation needed.
The standard mausoleum measurements are:
Companion: two
entombments – side by side –
6'11" wide x
8'10" long
Westminster:
two entombments – one below, one above – 4'6" wide
x 8'10" long
The height of a mausoleum must not extend
beyond six feet.
Six inch wall thickness is recommended over a
four inch wall thickness.
Mausoleum specifications are to be submitted in writing to the Cemetery
Council for
approval before any work commences.
All
work, including the foundation, is to be provided by an approved mausoleum
company following all local building requirements.
Cemetery must be given a minimum of three business days notice prior to the
construction of the foundation, AND
an additional three business days prior to the
delivery of the mausoleum.
4. The
following is placed in writing with the family who owns the mausoleum . . .
Special easement stating all the cemetery
requirements.
Insurance by the family is needed.
This is normally part of home owner’s.
Possible damages include:
vandalism, snow, ice, sleet, rain, wind can cause weather damage.
Falling trees. Vehicle
hitting. Cemetery upkeep
machinery could cause damage.
Equipment needed at time of interment could cause damage.
Family responsible for the cost of and obtaining necessary work persons
(from company mausoleum is
purchased) to open and re-seal the mausoleum for an
interment.
Family responsible for upkeep and cleaning of
the mausoleum exterior.
Family is solely responsible for maintaining
the mausoleum.
Sacred
Heart Cemetery is not responsible for maintaining mausoleums.
