Sunset Hill Cemetery
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.
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.