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General Rules and Regulations

1. Rules and Regulations of the Sunset Hill Cemetery and prices for burial spaces and services are made by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees and become effective upon approval by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

The Sunset Hill Cemetery may, and it hereby expressly reserves the right, at any time, with or without notice to lot owners, to adopt new rules and regulations or to amend, alter and/or repeal any rule, regulation and/or article, section or paragraph in these Rules and Regulations. Special cases may arise in which the literal enforcement of the rule may impose unnecessary hardship. The Sunset Hill Cemetery, therefore, reserves the right, without notice, to make exceptions, suspensions or modifications in any of the Rules and Regulations when, in its judgment, the same appear advisable, and such temporary exceptions, suspensions or modifications shall in no way be construed as affecting the general application of such.

2. The Sunset Hill Cemetery retains to itself, for the benefit of all interment right owners, full and complete supervision, control and management of the land, buildings, improvements, roads, walks, utilities, development, books and records, and the full and complete authority, rights and privileges to make, change administer and enforce all rules and regulations and restrictions not inconsistent with the laws of this State wherein this Sunset Hill Cemetery is located.

3. All lots in the Sunset Hill Cemetery are sold in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Missouri and shall not be used for any other purpose than as a burial place.

4. Lots must be paid in full before a burial is made.

5. Visiting hours:

Sunset Hill Cemetery Hours
Grounds
October 1 – April 30
8:30am – 6pm Daily
May 1 – September 30
7:00am – 7:00pm Daily

Office Hours
9:00am – 4pm Weekdays
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Any person found on the Sunset Hill Cemetery grounds after closing will be considered a trespasser.

6. The Sunset Hill Cemetery issues a reciept which gives the owner the rights of burial for its lots, crypts or niches, the reciept of Ownership describing the location and naming the owner or owners of the said location. The naming of more than one owner is indicative of joint ownership in common with rights of survivorship.

The issuance of such reciept is the Sunset Hill Cemetery’s sole form of recognition of ownership. Possession of the reciept by a person whom is not listed on the reciept is not in itself evidence of ownership. Purchasers of lots, crypts or niches simply acquire the right of burial.

7. The owner of interment rights hereunder may dispose of same by will or, should the owner die in testate, such interment rights shall pass according to laws of this State governing intestacy provided, however, the Sunset Hill Cemetery shall not be bound by such transfers unless and until an exemplification of record of same has been presented to it and such change has been recorded on the books and records of the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Any plot, crypt or niche in which there are no burials, entombments or inurnments may be transferred to a new owner, providing the original reciept of Ownership is submitted to the Sunset Hill Cemetery together with proper transfer agreement, upon payment of transfer fee in accordance with the Sunset Hill Cemetery’s established schedule of charges.

8. In the event of loss or destruction of a reciept of Ownership and upon the presentation of a written request, accompanied by a properly executed affidavit by the owner setting forth the circumstances of the loss or destruction and indemnification for the Sunset Hill Cemetery, the Sunset Hill Cemetery will prepare a duplicate reciept from its records.

9. Lot owners are prohibited from allowing interments to be made on their lots for compensation.

10. If a lot owner sells or transfers title to his or her lot, as provided by these regulations, he or she must pay any and all indebtedness due the Sunset Hill Cemetery before such transfer of title will be allowed.

11. All lot owners are required to notify the Sunset Hill 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.

12. No person, other than employees of the Sunset Hill Cemetery, shall be allowed to perform any work within the Sunset Hill Cemetery without permission from the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

13. The Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees shall direct all improvements within the grounds and upon all lots before and after interments have been made herein.

14. Charges for work and services performed by the Sunset Hill Cemetery or for materials purchased from the Sunset Hill Cemetery will be at rates as approved by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

15. The Sunset Hill Cemetery will take all reasonable precautions to protect lot owners and their property within the Sunset Hill Cemetery from loss, damage or injury but it shall not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury.

16. The use of the Sunset Hill Cemetery land as a thoroughfare will not be permitted.

17. The right to use automobiles or other vehicles in the Sunset Hill Cemetery is authorized solely and exclusively for the purpose of transporting persons to visit burial plots. The speed limit within the Sunset Hill Cemetery is fifteen (10) miles per hour. Parking and/or driving on any gardens or grassy areas are prohibited for purposes other than those obtained from the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

18. Bicycles, skates, snowmobiles, motorcycles, horses, etc., may not be used on Sunset Hill Cemetery lands except with the approval of the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

19. Bringing alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs into the Sunset Hill Cemetery is strictly prohibited.

20. The Sunset Hill Cemetery shall have the right to enter upon or use any adjoining lot or lots to carry out its duties as to interments, erection of monuments or markers, etc., without prior notice to the lot owner.

21. No signs, notices or advertisements of any kind shall be allowed in the Sunset Hill Cemetery unless placed by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

22. Peddling of any kind or soliciting the sale of any commodity, other than by the Sunset Hill Cemetery, is prohibited within the confines of the Sunset Hill Cemetery.

Interment & Funeral Regulations

23. Interments into a lot are restricted to those entitled to burial therein according to these rules and regulations.

24. The Sunset Hill Cemetery shall be in no way liable for any delay in the interment of a body where a protest to the interment has been made or where the rules and regulations have not been complied with; and, further, the Sunset Hill Cemetery reserves the right, under such circumstances, to place the body in the receiving vault until the full rights have been determined.

25. The use of one grave space shall be limited to interments as follows unless otherwise permitted by the Sunset Hill Cemetery:
a) One adult burial, or 
b) One adult burial and one infant burial, or 
c) One adult burial and three urns of cremated remains, or
d) Four urns of cremated remains

The use and placement of memorials shall be governed by Rule 53 below.

26. No burial of a casket over three feet in length will be made unless there has been provided an outer container or receptacle of concrete or such other material which the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees will deem to have comparable strength or resistance to deterioration.

27. Funerals are to be at the Sunset Hill Cemetery during operating hours or be subject to overtime fees.

28. No disinterment will be allowed without permission of next of kin, the lot owner, the Sunset Hill Cemetery and the proper authorities.

29. The Sunset Hill Cemetery shall in no way be liable for any container, receptacle or urn of cremated remains placed in any lot, crypt or niche. A permanent type of urn or vault is required for ground interment of cremated remains. The scattering of cremated remains over a family lot is prohibited.

Flower & Decoration Regulations

30. The Sunset Hill Cemetery reserves the right to remove all flowers, wreaths or other decorations from lots as soon as they become unsightly. The grounds will be cleared of decorations twice a 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. New decorations may be placed beginning April 1 and November 1 respectively.

31. Fresh flower arrangements are allowed on lots in a disposable vase. Artificial flowers are allowed when they can be hung on the monument. The ground must be clear to allow mowing and weed eating when deemed appropiate. Any objects on the ground may be removed without notice to the lot owner.

32. Grave blankets are not allowed.

33. Items not allowed to be placed on a lot within the Sunset Hill Cemetery include, but are not limited to, the following: shepherd’s hooks, standup decorations, coping, curbing, decorative rocks, fencing, hedging, grave mounds, borders or enclosures, benches, toys, bottles. No decorations of any type are permitted in trees or Sunset Hill Cemetery plantings.

34. Flags may be placed on graves on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Flag Day, and Veterans Day. Flags should be kept to 12” by 18” in size or smaller. Flags are subject to removal by Sunset Hill Cemetery within ten (10) days of the Holiday.

35. Trees and shrubs are placed throughout the Sunset Hill Cemetery by the Sunset Hill Cemetery staff for overall beauty and serenity of the grounds. Individual graves are not permitted to have trees or shrubs. Any such tree or shrub not approved by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees may be removed without notice to the lot owner.

36. Certain lots embrace a tree that may interfere with space that otherwise might be used for burial. In such a case, the Sunset Hill Cemetery recognizes that right to the retention of the trees as prior to the right of use of such space for burial. Should any such tree die naturally, the Sunset Hill Cemetery will remove it at its own expense.

37. Glass is prohibited at all times.

38. Devotional lights of any type are prohibited in the Sunset Hill Cemetery.

39. The Sunset Hill Cemetery caretaker shall have the right to remove all objects whose appearance and condition warrant removal and/or violate the Sunset Hill Cemetery’s rules and regulations. The Sunset Hill Cemetery also will not be liable for any flower or decoration removed or lost by any cause.

Planting Policies

Individual Burial Spaces
40. Planting will not be permitted to cover substantially an entire grave space or even the center or end of a grave away from the headstone.

41. Planting will be permitted in the area the length and width of a headstone and no more than 8 inches below the same. Sunset Hill Cemetery will not be at fault for any damages caused by any maintenance such as cutting grass and weed eating etc.

42. Winter blankets and sprays made of artificial flowers and material will not be permitted.

Family Burial Lots
43. The foregoing regulations relative to plants on single grave spaces will apply also to family burial lots except that family lot proprietors may obtain approval from the General Manager or his or her designee (to be given only in writing) of other forms of planting if considered consistent with the general landscaping of the particular part of the Sunset Hill Cemetery and if adequate arrangements are made for the care of the planting and for any added cost of maintaining surrounding grass areas. This arrangement can be revoked at any time by Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

Family Monuments

44. No monument on any lot, other than those so designated in the prior rules, shall be installed without first being reviewed and approved by the Trustees.

Markers and Monuments

45. All memorials must be made of the highest quality standard bronze or of granite approved by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees except on the monument lots where all monuments shall be made of granite. All markers on individual graves shall be set flush except in limited designated area. The granites which will be accepted at Sunset Hill Cemetery are limited to quality granites and in colors approved by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees. The following granites and colors have been pre-approved as of the date hereof: Barre Gray, Ebony Mist Black, Mahogany, Missouri Red, Dominion Pink, Mountain Rose Pink, Blue Pearl and Waussau.

47. The Sunset Hill Cemetery shall have the authority to reject any memorial that, on account 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 Sunset Hill 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 Sunset Hill Cemetery. Also, the Sunset Hill Cemetery reserves the right to require the purchase of any and all markers from the Sunset Hill Cemetery or approved producers or retail dealers.

48. No marker or monument will be accepted by the Sunset Hill Cemetery for installation unless a sketch has been furnished defining the dimensions, material content and lettering and permission of the lot owner or proper agent of the person having burial rights in the grave to be marked. All markers and monument foundations shall be placed by employees or agents of the Sunset Hill Cemetery only.

49. 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.

50. Corner markers are allowed on all lots and must be installed at grade level.

51. In the event a memorial is placed where it is necessary to remove it for an interment or disinterment, the Sunset Hill Cemetery shall have the right to remove such memorial without notice to the lot owner.

52. The Sunset Hill Cemetery may, at its own expense, without any liability, correct any error that may occur in the placing of a foundation or memorial.

53. Memorials shall be set in accordance with the general plan of the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Not more than two (2) memorials may be placed on a grave, one at the head and the other at the foot, unless otherwise approved by the Sunset Hill Cemetery Trustees.

54. No protective glass or breakable material of any kind will be allowed on the memorial.

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