Section 1 – Definition – Lot decorations shall be deemed
to include all structures, ornaments, planting, or other
embellishments, with the exception of monuments and markers
or mausoleums which are placed on cemetery lots with the
intention of improving their appearance. Because certain
types of individual lot decorations are not in harmony with
the development of the cemetery as a whole or because they
may intensify maintenance problems, the City enforces
certain rules regarding the decoration of cemetery lots.
Section 2 – Decoration of Lots in Upright Marker
Sections. The following rules shall be observed with regard
to the decoration of cemetery lots in the upright marker
sections of the cemeteries:
a. Fencing of any kind, steps, structures of wood or
equally perishable material are prohibited. Concrete or
brick coping, edging, and curbs will be allowed provided
they do not exceed the width of the stone or marker and
extend no more than two (2) feet out from the front of the
stone or marker. Such area may be used for decoration of
the gravesites with landscape materials and/or plantings
contained within such boundaries. Such decoration must be
maintained in good condition or it shall be removed
without prior notice by the designated Sexton for Fairview
and Brighton Hills Cemetery. No flowers, plantings or
other decorations shall be allowed outside of the
boundaries as described above without the express written
permission of the Sexton.
b. No elevated mounds shall be built over graves and no
lot shall be filled above the grade established by the
City.
c. Receptacles for cut flowers will be permitted if
installed flush with the surface of the lawn. The use of
glass jars or bottles as receptacles for cut flowers is
strictly prohibited. Artificial flowers made from silk or
similar materials will be permitted only as long as
properly maintained and confined to receptacles intended
for cut flowers. Such flowers shall be removed without
prior notice by the designated Sexton for Fairview and
Brighton Hills Cemetery when they become unsightly by
reason of neglect or age.
d. Winter decorations may be maintained on graves until
March 1st. If such decorations are not removed by March
1st, they shall be considered abandoned and may be
disposed of by the cemetery management.
3. Urns shall be permitted only if properly installed
and maintained. (Next to headstone – not in front or in
back) Any urns not in use by June 1st will be removed.
f. Arches for hanging baskets or eternal lights are
allowed provided:
The arch is of an approved make acceptable to the
Cemetery Sexton;
The only items acceptable for suspension from the arch
are eternal lighting fixtures or hanging baskets for
plantings. Such planting shall be maintained in good
condition or shall be subject to removal at the discretion
of the Sexton without prior notice. The Sexton shall
remove items other than these specified without prior
notice;
Urns shall not be suspended from the arch;
The arch shall be installed by the headstone in such
manner as approved by the Cemetery Sexton and so as to not
interfere with normal maintenance of the lot;
Non-approved arches or non-approved decorations
suspended from the arches shall be removed at the Sexton’s
discretion without prior notice.
g. Toys, stuffed or otherwise manufactured or
sculptured animals, statues or statuettes, personal items
and/or other unsightly objects as per the discretion of
the Sexton will not be permitted as grave decorations
except as permitted above in subset (f), and shall be
removed without prior notice by the designated Sexton for
Fairview and Brighton Hills Cemetery.
h. Plantings shall be permitted only under supervision
of the superintendent of cemeteries, and after receiving
written permission therefore, plantings placed on a lot
without a permit will be removed without notice.
i. The planting of hedges is strictly prohibited.
Existing hedges will be removed whenever they become
unsightly or encroach upon an adjoining lot or path.
j. The City will remove all flower, trees, and shrubs,
which have become unsightly or dangerous.
k. One (1) flag holder will be allowed for each
veteran’s grave.
l. No deciduous tree or conifer shall be removed or
pruned except under the direction and with the consent of
the City Clerk.
m. Benches of granite material shall be allowed to be
donated to Fairview and Brighton Hills Cemetery for
placement by the designated Sexton in areas which will
provide for silent reverie and reflection. Such benches
shall be near uniform in appearance and inscriptions shall
have the prior approval of the designated Sexton for
Fairview and Brighton Hills Cemetery. No form or type of
advertising shall be allowed. Benches provided by the City
of Brighton for such silent reverie and reflection shall
be regulated in like manner.
Section 3 – Decoration of Lots in Flush Marker Section.
The following rules shall be observed with regard to the
decoration of lots in the flush marker sections of the
cemeteries.
a. No planting shall be made by anyone other than the
cemetery employees on flush marker sections. Such planting
as may be installed by cemetery employees will be limited
to areas set aside for that purpose.
b. Cut flowers will be permitted provided they are
placed in approved receptacles, installed flush with the
lawn surface.
c. Potted plants will be permitted to remain on lots
from May 29th until June 15th. If left after this date,
they will be removed without notice.
4. No other lot decoration of any description will be
permitted on lots in flush marker sections.
