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RADNOR TOWNSHIP CEMETERY

RULES AND REGULATIONS

(Approved by the Radnor Township Board of Trustees

Resolution No: 08-08, Approved: November 10, 2008)

  A copy of these rules and regulations shall be provided to the purchaser of a cemetery lot at the time of purchase.

• Hours
• The Radnor Township Cemetery is open to the public daily from dawn until dusk.
• General Rules and Regulations
• All Radnor Township Cemetery business or sales transactions, including cemetery lot purchases, shall be made at the Cemetery Office. Only cash or checks are accepted.
• All funeral homes, monument companies, vault companies or any other firms working in the Radnor Township Cemetery must notify the Cemetery Office by noon the previous business day before doing any work on cemetery grounds.
• Only human remains shall be buried in the Radnor Township Cemetery. No animal or pet remains shall be buried at any place in the Radnor Township Cemetery.
• No person shall disturb, move, or remove any lot markers or aluminum pins that are found in the ground in the Radnor Township Cemetery.
• Alcohol, firearms, ammunition, or weapons of any type are strictly prohibited on the grounds of the Radnor Township Cemetery. 
• Cemetery Lots
• Cemetery lots are sold at two (2) different rates as follows:
• resident rate and property owner rate = $80.00
• non-resident rate = $1200.00.
• A person is a “resident” and entitled to the resident rate if the person, at the time of purchase of the cemetery lot, resides within the boundaries of Radnor Township or owns real property within the boundaries of Radnor Township. Also, a person purchasing a cemetery lot for interment of a deceased person who, at the time of death, resided within the boundaries of Radnor Township or owned real property within the boundaries of Radnor Township is entitled to the resident rate.
• Upon application, the Radnor Township Board of Trustees (“Board”) shall sell for burial purposes cemetery lots at the rates as set forth in the Radnor Township Cemetery Rate Schedule.
• Purchasers of cemetery lots, upon complying with the terms of sale, shall receive a cemetery lot deed(s) for the purchased cemetery lot(s), which the Board shall execute and which shall be recorded by the Radnor Township Fiscal Officer in a book for that purpose. The expense of recording shall be paid by the person receiving the deed.
• Cemetery lot deeds convey burial rights only.
• The Board may repurchase any cemetery lot from its owner at any time at a price that is mutually agreed upon by the board and the owner.
• Except in the case of a transfer to the Board or upon the death of the owner, at which time ownership of the cemetery lot(s) may be transferred to the immediate family of the deceased owner, ownership of cemetery lots shall not be transferable.
• Rates – See Attached Radnor Township Cemetery Rate Schedule
• Burial
• Permanent type vaults are required for all full burials.
• One gravesite can be occupied by either one (1) full burial, two (2) cremation burials, or two (2) infant burials.
• Cemetery Markers and Monuments
• Dimensions – See Attached Cemetery Marker and Monument Size Restriction Chart
• Materials - All markers and monuments must be granite or bronze.
• Family Marker or Monument:
• All markers or monuments associated with a family marker or monument marking individual graves must be of similar size, material, and style.
• A minimum of eight graves, in block form laid-out with equal graves on either side of the family marker or monument is required to have a family marker or monument.
• Any extra cost associated with the installation of a family marker or monument will be assessed to the monument company and/or owner of the marker or monument.
• Benches – No benches will be permitted unless otherwise approved by the Board.
• Only one upright marker or monument is permitted per grave.
• Any cost associated with moving markers or monuments will be the responsibility of the monument company and/or owner of the marker or monument.
• Any military markers, not in the stone line must be flush to the ground and no plantings will be permitted.
• Decoration Rules
• Decorations and flowers left at the grave at the time of burial will be left at the site for seven (7) days. After seven (7) days, all decorations will be removed and discarded.
• Plantings and decorations are limited to the immediate area of a family monument. No plantings and decorations are permitted at individual markers.
• No permanent foundations (i.e. concrete bases) can be used for any decorations.
• All winter decorations must be removed by April 1st.
• All spring/summer decorations should be removed by November 1st.
• Holiday decorations will be limited to:
• Christmas
• Memorial Day
• Mothers Day
• Fathers Day
• Independence Day
• Veterans Day
• In-ground planting is prohibited until the marker or monument is placed.
• The planting of trees is prohibited.
• Miscellaneous
• These Rules and Regulations supersede all previous rules and regulations on the subject. 
• Disclaimer
• Other than as set forth herein, the Board and Radnor Township shall not be responsible for any costs, charges, or fees.
• The Board and Radnor Township shall not be responsible for decorations, plantings, flowers, and other items left at the gravesite and disposed of as provided herein. 
• The Board and Radnor Township shall not be responsible for any broken or stolen items left at the gravesite.
• Radnor Township reserves the right to remove any articles not in compliance with these Rules and Regulations or which impede maintenance of the cemetery or cemetery grounds.
• Radnor Township reserves the right to review, revise, add, or delete all or any portion of these Rules and Regulations.
• Anything not expressly permitted by these Rules and Regulations shall be prohibited unless otherwise approved by the Board.
• All persons have the right to appeal the enforcement of any of these Rules and Regulations to the Board. All such appeals shall be heard in a public meeting of the Board.
• Questions
• Questions should be directed to cemetery staff