The City of Dublin

Dublin Cemeteries Policies

Responsibility

The City of Dublin Parks and Open Space is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the five cemeteries in Dublin, including maintenance, interments, and restorations. All inquiries should be directed to their office at 6555 Shier Rings Road, Dublin, Ohio 43016, (614) 410-4700.

Guidelines for Use of All Cemeteries

• All cemeteries are open from dawn until dusk.

• Entry to the cemeteries is permitted for purposes of burials and grave visitation only.

• City Ordinance #951-05 requires that all owners clean up after their pets.

• Gravestone rubbing is limited to sound, stable stones. Do not damage or move any stone for any purpose.

• Please show respect and consideration when visiting these cemeteries. Remember, the stones are not only very old and fragile, but of great sentimental value to the families of the deceased.
  Rules and Procedures Specific to the Dublin Cemetery
  Memorials & Monuments

• All graves are permitted to have monuments. The regulations outlined in this section apply to all new monuments.

• Monuments may be of stone or durable metal. Individual monuments must be at least eight inches high and not more than three feet, six inches in length. For double monuments, the maximum length is six feet. For each additional contiguous grave being marked, an additional two feet in length may be added. Monuments must be at least eight inches above the ground, and may not have a height of more than 12 feet.

• Foundations will be poured to a width and depth to ensure stability of the monument. All foundations will be poured by City of Dublin staff.

• Charges for foundation installation will be billed at the time of the installation. Charges for foundations must be paid within 30 days. No orders will be accepted for foundations when there is a balance past due on the account. See Section II, B (Charges and Fees) for foundation cost information.

• All memorials must be set by the firm ordering the foundation or their agent.

• All foundation orders received before May 1 will be poured before Memorial Day. Orders received after May 1 will be poured subject to the following:
  i. Availability of personnel
  ii. Weather conditions
  iii. Settlement of the grave(s) involved

• Veteran Markers: There is no charge to pour foundations for Veteran markers, but the survivor or their funeral home is responsible for acquiring the marker. Upon receipt of the marker, the City will install it at no cost. Installation of Veteran markers will be made at the foot of the grave unless other- wise specified by the survivor prior to receipt of the marker. Foundations for veteran markers are poured when the monument is received.

Aisle ways

Before 1982, some aisle ways in the original section of the cemetery were sold as graves after the surrounding lots were completely sold and the grave spaces were filled. The City no longer sells these spaces as graves. These areas will be maintained as access ways.

Corner markers

All new corner markers will be metal pins. These markers will be placed by the City. Alteration of corner markers is not permitted.

Plantings and decorations

Many relatives and friends of the deceased wish to express their feelings by decorating the graves of their loved ones. The City recognizes and encourages this. In order to maintain the beauty of the cemetery and to prevent the abuse of this privilege, the City must enforce a few regulations as to what may be planted or left on the grave spaces.

• All funeral flowers placed on a grave immediately after an interment will be removed by City personnel no less than five days and no more than 30 days after the service. This is done in order to prevent the flowers and plastic containers from becoming an eyesore.

• Lots and graves may have a planted bed of annual flowers, cut flowers in sunken vases, or dwarf shrubs in front of and/or at each end of a monument. No planting or flower arrangement may extend beyond the boundaries of the grave space for which they are intended. Shrubs must be approved by the City before planting. For the mutual protection of the lot/grave owners and the cemetery, an agreement must be signed by both parties before any shrubs can be planted. For examples of suitable shrubs and plants, see the "Frequently Asked Questions" section.

• The care and maintenance of all plantings are the sole responsibility of the lot/grave owner or the person doing the planting. Flower beds that become weedy will be removed by the City. Shrubs that appear neglected will be trimmed or removed.

• Seasonal and artificial decorations will be removed March 1 and June 30 of each year.

• Trees may be planted and pruned in the Dublin Cemetery only by the City of Dublin.

• The City will add topsoil after graves have settled and will seed only after settlement is complete. Establishing turf on a grave may take up to one year.