8.32.160 Grave decorations.
Properly displayed flowers and decorations add to the beauty and character of the cemetery. In order to preserve the unique character of the cemetery the following rules and regulations for grave decorations have been established:
1. Lindon City is not responsible or liable for any flowers or decorations left in the cemetery. All grave decorations and other personal property left in the cemetery shall be presumed to have been abandoned. Special mementos desired to be kept should be removed at the conclusion of the graveside service.
2. Grave decorations or arrangements, real or artificial, shall be permitted if placed directly on top of the headstone. The decorations shall be allowed until such time as they become faded, worn, weathered, or otherwise unsightly, after which they will be removed and disposed of at the discretion of cemetery personnel.
3. Any object not kept on the headstone and placed in the grass area, or extending over the grass area, will be removed and discarded, except during the following circumstances:
a. Funeral decorations will be allowed anywhere on a new burial lot (including on the grass) for seven (7) days after the graveside service, after which all items will be removed and discarded.
b. Beginning on the Friday before Memorial Day until the Sunday after Memorial Day, grave decorations will be allowed anywhere on the burial lot (including on the grass). After the first Monday following Memorial Day, cemetery personnel may remove and dispose of all grave decorations on the grass and other faded or worn flowers or decorations on the headstone.
4. Decorations on trees, shrubbery, or fences are not permitted and will be removed and discarded.
5. Except as noted above for new burials and Memorial Day, any objects driven into the ground such as wires, ornamental iron, shepherd hooks, solar lights, sticks, pegs, flags, toys, air socks, balloons, outdoor lighting, pinwheels, etc. are not permitted and will be removed and discarded.
6. Glass, porcelain, glass covered picture frames not mounted to the headstone, or other breakable containers or objects are not allowed and will be removed and discarded.
7. Shepherd hooks or similar ornamental iron for hanging decorations are permitted if secured to the headstone by means of holes drilled into the headstone or by other secure attachment directly on top of the headstone. These hooks must be easily removable by cemetery personnel and may not project horizontally beyond the headstone (over the grass area) nor can they exceed six feet (6') in height from the ground elevation.
8. Outlining of headstones using bricks, rocks, flowers or other decoration or device is prohibited.
9. Decorations or objects deemed hazardous, inappropriate, or conflicting with maintenance of the cemetery may be removed and discarded at any time by cemetery personnel. (Ord. 2016-20 §1, amended, 2016; Ord. 11-92, adopted, 1992)