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TOWN OF FORT MACLEOD
PROVINCE
OF ALBERTA
BYLAW NO. 1985
UNION CEMETERY BYLAW
Contents
PART
I
BYLAW TITLE
3
PART
II
DEFINITIONS
3
PART III
ADMINISTRATION
7
A.
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES
7
B.
SUBDIVISION
OF CEMETERY
7
C.
POWERS AND AUTHORITY
OF THE TOWN
8
PART IV
BURIAL RIGHTS
8
A.
BURIAL ALTERNATIVES
8
B.
MORATORIUM OF FULL CASKET SALES
IN THE OLD CEMETERY
8
C.
PRE -NEED SALES
8
D.
TERMINATION OR CANCELLATION
OF BURIAL RIGHTS .
9
E.
EXCHANGE/
TRANSFER
OF BURIAL
RIGHTS
10
F.
PLOT SIZES
10
G.
DESTITUTE, UNCLAIMED, OR INDIGENT BODIES
10
PART V
BURIALS, INTERMENTS, INURNMENTS
AND DISINTERMENTS
10
A.
EARTH BURIALS
11
B.
MULTIPLE
BURIALS IN PLOTS
12
C.
VETERANS SECTION/
FIELD
OF HONOUR
13
D.
VETERANS "
NWMP & RCMP"
13
E.
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY
13
PART VI
MONUMENTS AND MARKERS
13
A. GENERAL
13
B.
COLUMBARIUM
15
C.
MEMORIAL
WALL -- BRONZE PLAQUE
15
D.
MEMORIAL
BENCH/
TREE
PROGRAM
16
PART VII
OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
16
A.
CLEARING
OF DEBRIS
16
B.
DILAPIDATED
GRAVES
16
C.
FLOWERS, TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANT MATERIAL
16
D.
GENERAL/
MISCELLANEOUS
17
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PART VIII
PUBLIC ACCESS
18
A.
CEMETERY HOURS
18
B.
ANIMALS
18
D.
INJURY
18
E.
PATHS AND WALKWAYS
18
F.
PICNICS, PARTIES -- PROHIBITED
19
G.
VEHICLES
19
PART IX
OFFENCES
AND PENALTIES
19
PART X
BYLAW SCHEDULES
20
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TOWN
OF FORT MACLEOD
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BYLAW NO. 1985
UNION CEMETERY BYLAW
BEING A BYLAW
OF THE TOWN OF FORT MACLEOD, IN THE PROVINCE
OF
ALBERTA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL
AND REGULATION
OF THE UNION
CEMETERY
A bylaw of the Town of Fort Macleod, in the Province of Alberta, to provide for the control and
regulation
of the Union Cemetery.
WHEREAS the Town of Fort Macleod owns and operates
a cemetery
on land, described as 3050
grn Avenue
Fort Macleod, known as the Union Cemetery;
AND WHEREAS
the Council of the Town of Fort Macleod deems it necessary
to pass
a bylaw
respecting
the operation of the Union Cemetery;
AND
WHEREAS
the Municipal Government Act authorizes
a municipality
to regulate services
provided by, or on behalf of the municipality;
AND
WHEREAS
the
Cemeteries
Act requires
a municipality, which
owns
and operates
a
cemetery
within
its boundaries, to operate
and maintain
the cemetery
in accordance
with the
Cemeteries
Act and any regulations passed thereunder;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Fort Macleod, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
PART I
BYLAW TITLE
1.
This bylaw shall be known as the Fort Macleod " Union Cemetery Bylaw".
PART II
DEFINITIONS
1.
In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the word, term
or expression:
a) "Act" means the Cemeteries Act, as amended from time to time, and any regulations
enacted thereunder.
b) " Adult" means any person seven ( 7) years of age or over.
c) " Block" means a subdivision within the Cemetery.
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d) " Bronze Plaque" is a memorial marker of bronze metal for installation on the Memorial
Wall.
e)
f)
g)
h) " CAO" means the Chief Administrative
Officer of the Town
of Fort
Macleod
or their
delegate.
Burial" means the
interment
of human
remains
in an earth plot or cremated human
remains
in an earth plot or a Columbarium
Niche or; the act of burying
a deceased
person; interment, inurnment.
Burial Rights" means the purchased
rights of burial
in plots or columbarium
niches
sold
in accordance
with the provisions
set out
in Schedule " B" of this Bylaw, the
Contract for Services
and the Pre -need Contract as set out by the Town.
j)
k)
I)
m)
n)
Burial
Permit" means a burial permit issued under the Vital Statistics Act.
Caretaker" means
an employee of the Town who has been assigned caretaker duties
at the Cemetery.
Cemetery" means the land legally described
as
a ten -acre parcel being
a portion
within
the Town that is set apart
or used as
a place for the burial of dead
human
bodies
or other human remains, or in which dead human
bodies
or other human
remains
are buried all of which are owned, operated and under the control of the Town
of Fort Macleod Union Cemetery.
Cemetery Services" has the same meaning given to it in the Cemeteries
Act.
Cemetery Supplies" has the same meaning given to it in the Cemeteries Act.
Child" means an individual over the age of one ( 1) year and
under the age of seven
7) years.
Children Section" means that section of the Cemetery
set aside for children six ( 6)
years of age and under.
o) " Clerk" means the Cemetery
Clerk and
shall
include
any person acting
as their
designate
in
carrying
out the provisions
of this Bylaw
unless
context
otherwise
requires.
p)
q)
Columbarium" means
a permanent
structure erected
in the cemetery
containing
several niches for the placement of cremated
human remains.
Continuous
Concrete
Foundation" means
a strip of concrete
used for the placement
of monuments.
r) " Contract" means
the
agreement
made and signed
between
the purchaser
of the
burial rights in the cemetery, or their representative
for any services requested to be
done within
the cemetery.
s) "Coping" means a permanent
structure
covering the surface of a grave.
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1J)
t) "Council" means the elected Council of the Town
of Fort Macleod.
u) " Cremains" means the ashes of a dead
human
body or other
human remains that
have been cremated.
v) " Cremation
Plot" means
a plot designated
for the interment of cremated
human
remains.
w) " Disinter" or " Disinterment"
means
the
authorized
removal
of
human
remains,
including cremains, from a closed or sealed pot or niche.
x) " Disinterment
Permit" means the permit issued by the Registrar
of Vital Statistics
authorizing
disinterment.
y)
Earth
Burial" means the depositing
of human
remains
or cremated
human
remains
in the earth.
z) " Field of Honour" means the area of the cemetery reserved
for the burial
of veterans.
aa) "Footstone" means a flat monument that is placed flush with the surrounding
turf at
the foot of a grave for memorial purposes ( also known
as a flat marker).
bb) "Foundation" means a permanent support providing
a base for a monument.
cc) "Grave" means a plot that has been opened
for the purpose of the interment human
remains
or cremains.
dd) "Holiday" means all general holidays proclaimed
by the Town of Fort Macleod, the
Province of Alberta or the Dominion of Canada.
ee) "Indigent
Person" means any unclaimed body, or body of a person
without means,
support, or known relatives
requiring burial at the cemetery.
ff) " Infant" means a person under the age of one ( 1) year.
gg) "Interment" means the placing of dead human remains or cremains underground
in
the cemetery
or placing cremains
in
a niche.
hh) "Lot" means
a subdivision within a Block within the Cemetery.
ii) " Maintenance" means seeding of plots, grave surfaces, re -seeding when necessary,
cultivation
as may
be necessary
in connection with
such seeding and
re -seeding,
watering, seasonal cutting of grass and weeds, keeping plots in neat condition and of
good
appearance, maintenance, columbarium, and
Town
owned
memorialization
structures, and such other work as may be directed by the Supervisor.
Marker" means
a memorial constructed
of bronze, marble, granite, or other such
other material
as approved
by the Supervisor, set flush and level with the ground
at
the foot of a grave for memorial purposes.
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kk) "Memorial" means all markers, monuments, and
columbarium
niche fronts, and any
other form used to inscribe the names of individuals
interred within the cemetery.
II) "
Memorial
Wall" means
an object
or structure within the cemetery upon which
a
bronze plaque may be placed.
mm) "
Monument" means
an above -ground upright memorial placed or constructed on
a
designated
monument
plot, containing the memorial
inscription.
nn) "Monument Company" means all individuals, firms, partnerships
and
corporations,
who manufacture, sell or install monuments in the regular course of business.
oo) "Niche" means
a recessed space
in a columbarium used, or intended to be used, for
the interment
of cremains.
pp)
qq)
Open and Close" means
the digging and preparation
of the grave, the placing of the
greens on the soil removed, the repairing of any damage to the grave caused
by cave-
ins etc., and the levelling and reestablishing the grass
on the grave.
Peace
Officer" means
a bylaw enforcement
officer appointed
by the
Town
and
includes members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
rr) " Permanent
Outer Box" is
a
box
constructed
of concrete ( or
a Town approved
material) placed in the ground to enclose totally a casket ( includes
a protective casket)
in a grave in the Cemetery, designed
and built to support the weight of the earth and
standard cemetery maintenance equipment and to prevent the grave from collapsing.
ss) "Perpetual Care" means the ongoing Maintenance
of plots/
graves, columbaria, and
Town
owned monuments. Perpetual
Care does not include the care, maintenance,
upkeep, repair or replacement
of any monument, plaque, or similar object, which has
been place, or may in the future be placed in the Cemetery regardless whether such
placing has Town approval or not.
tt) "Plot" means
a subdivision
within
a Lot, within
a Block, within the Cemetery, to be
used for the interment of human remains
or cremated human remains.
uu) "Pre -Need Contract" means
a contract
for the provision ( purchase) of burial rights
prior to the death of the person
for whose benefit the contract
is entered.
vv) "Scatter Garden" means the area of the Union Cemetery designated for the scattering
of cremains.
ww) "Section" means
a subdivision within the Cemetery
which holds
within
the Block, Lot
and Plot.
xx) "Supervisor" means the individual, or their designate, appointed by the CAO who
is
responsible
for overseeing
the operations of the Cemetery and carrying
out any act
or function
on behalf of the Town pertaining
to the Cemetery.
yy) "Town" means the Town
of Fort Macleod, a municipal corporation.
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zz) "Vase" means a vessel intended to contain fresh or artificial flowers.
aaa) "
Vault" means
a lined and sealed burial receptacle which performs all the functions
of the concrete
grave box ( permanent
outer box), and in addition
is designed
and
constructed using
one or more lining
and sealing
materials
to increase the overall
tensile strength
of the finished
unit and to reduce the risk of the intrusion of exterior
elements.
bbb) "
Vehicle" has the same meaning
as it has in the Traffic Safety Act, as amended
from time to time.
ccc)"
Veteran" means a former member of Her Majesty'
s Armed Forces as determined
by
the War Veterans Allowance Act (Canada).
ddd) "
Veteran -- NWMP/
RCMP" means
a former member of the North West
Mounted
Police
or the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police.
eee) " Violation Ticket" has the meaning given to it in the Provincial Offences Procedure
Act.
PART III
ADMINISTRATION
A. SUPERVISOR
RESPONSIBILITIES
a. The Supervisor
shall have control
over all matters
concerning the organization,
operation, and management
of the cemetery, including:
1. Preparing
and maintaining
all the records and files necessary
for the
proper administration, operation, and management
of the cemetery;
2. Overseeing
the general maintenance of the cemetery;
3. Reviewing, issuing, and administering
contracts, applications, permits,
and other documents relating to the cemetery;
4. Authorizing an interment or disinterment;
5. Coordinating, supervising, and directing
the work of all employees,
contractors, and suppliers relating
to the cemetery; and
6. Dividing
the
cemetery
into
blocks
or sections, including
imposing
restrictions on the types and forms of memorials or other markers.
B. SUBDIVISION OF CEMETERY
a. The
Clerk
reserves
the right to designate
sections
within the Cemetery, and
imposes restrictions, including
the types
and forms of monuments, memorials,
plaques or other markers to be used; and once the first Plot in a Block has been
sold, the designation
shall not be changed without the approval of Town Council.
Regulations governing size and construction of such monuments shall be found in
Schedule " C".
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b. Those parts of the abovementioned
areas of land
not heretofore
laid
out
and
subdivided
into Plots for burial purposes shall be suitably laid out from time to time
by plans to be prepared under the supervision
of the CAO.
c. No person shall further subdivide or alter any Plot in any manner at variance with
the subdivision of such plot as shown on the plans in the office of the CAO.
C. POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN
a. The
Town
is
responsible
for
the
operation
of and maintaining
order
in
the
Cemetery. This
includes
the general supervision, charge
and
control
of the
management
and
operation
of the
Union
Cemetery, and
of all books, plans,
records, and documents relating.
b. The Town shall keep
a permanent record of all sales, location description, and the
name(
s)
of any person(
s)
buried
in any Plot or Niche, together with the date of any
such
purchase
and
burial, and
all
information
as
required
on the Cemetery
Contract.
c. The Town shall have charge
of the said cemetery
and
of all persons employed
therein, and of all works
of whatsoever
nature carried
out therein
and
shall be
charged with the duty of seeing that the said cemetery is kept in good order.
d. Only persons under the authority of the Town shall open and close any grave for
the burial of, or the removal of, a dead body or the ashes of a dead body.
e. The Town has the right to remove from the Cemetery
any person
who disturbs the
quiet
or good order of the Cemetery whether by noise
or improper conduct
or
otherwise.
PART IV
BURIAL RIGHTS
A. BURIAL ALTERNATIVES
a. Earth burial ( Body/
Ashes)
b. Niche/
Columbarium (
Ashes interred aboveground)
c. Scatter Garden ( Ashes scattered)
B. MORATORIUM
OF FULL CASKET SALES IN THE OLD CEMETERY
a. Full casket sales in the old cemetery ( Section A) are
no longer allowed to ensure
that unmarked
graves are not unintentionally
disturbed
and because of the tree
roots throughout the old section.
C. PRE -NEED SALES
a. A contract for the
reservation
of burial rights in plots or niches, or the rights
to
memorialize
on Town owned Monuments shall:
i. Be in writing, and
ii. Be signed by the purchaser ( if possible) and the Clerk, and
iii. State the name of the salesperson and the name of the funeral home for
who the salesperson is acting, and
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iv. Contain
a clause
of the right to cancel
by the purchaser
or Town
as set
forth
in this Bylaw, and
the notice
shall be at least
as prominent
as the
contents
of the contract, and
v. A copy of the contract is received by the purchaser, by personal delivery or
by email, or by mail within
seven ( 7) days after the contract
was signed by
them.
b. The contract for the purchase
of burial rights
in a Plot, or Niche, or the contract for
the purpose of the rights for memorialization
on a Town owned
Monument, shall
include Perpetual
Care.
c. All persons who purchase
burial rights in the Cemetery shall be responsible for the
cost thereof and for all charges incurred
now and, in the future, as set forth
in
Schedule"
B"
in this Bylaw.
d. The
Clerk
shall
upon
payment
by any
person
of
the
full
price
of
any
Plot,
Columbarium
Niche
or of memorialization
rights
for Town
owned
Monuments,
issue
to
each
purchaser
or
such
person
as
otherwise
designated
by
such
purchaser, a copy of the contract.
e. The owner of the burial rights of a Plot or Niche may authorize the use of such Plot
or Niche for the interment
of another person
by submitting
to the Clerk the name
of the person to be interred
and into which Plot or Niche. Such authorization
must
be in writing and signed by the owner of the Burial Rights.
f. All
persons
who
purchase
burial
rights
in
Plots
or Niches, or the
rights
to
memorialization
on Town owned monuments in the cemetery shall be responsible
for
compliance
with
the
regulations
governing
the
erection
of
monuments
applicable to that part of the cemetery in which the purchase
is located as set forth
in Schedule " C" of this Bylaw.
g. No person
shall accept any fee or reward for a burial or the resale of burial rights
in a Plot or Columbarium
Niche
of which such a person
is the owner of the contract
for burial rights, or over which they exercise any power
or control. When
a lot
becomes
vacant by removal
of the body or bodies therein, the land may revert to
the Town
at the licensee'
s option
and the Town may in such
case rebate the
original purchase price less a transfer fee. It shall be the condition of each sale of
burial
space
in the Cemetery that the purchaser expressly waives any claim arising
by
reason
of
any
error
or mis-
descriptions
of
any
burial
space. The
Town
undertakes that it will attempt, insofar as is reasonably possjble, to avoid
such
errors, but its liability shall only extend to refund in case of error, of any money paid
to the Town for the burial rights in a Plot or Columbarium
Niche, or the rights for
memorialization
on a Town owned monument, or the Town will undertake to make
available
equivalent
quality
of
Plots
or Niches, or space
on
a
Town
owned
monument, in lieu of those originally allocated.
D. TERMINATION
OR CANCELLATION
OF BURIAL RIGHTS
a. The purchaser may cancel the contract at any time for any reason. The purchaser
may cancel without charge or penalty
at any time during the period from the day
the
contract
is entered
into until thirty ( 30) days after
receipt of
a copy
of the
contract. If cancelled after 30 days payment shall be required
for burial rights and
any cemetery
supplies
and cemetery services
that have already
been supplied,
performed or delivered, as the case may be.
b. Upon receipt of an application
and upon proof of ownership, the Town may redeem
the burial rights in vacant graves
and
in columbarium niches, and the memorial
rights to a Town owned Monument
in the Cemetery; based on ninety ( 90%)
percent
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of the original
purchase
price
or thirty-
five (35%)
percent
of the
current
selling
price, whichever is the greater amount.
c. Where Goods & Services Tax ( GST) was applicable
to the original purchase
price,
it will be refunded based on the portion of the purchase price refunded.
d. The
owner, or their personal
representative, of burial
rights
may
sell
their
burial
rights for a price which will not be greater than what is listed on the Schedule " B",
or may transfer the burial rights to another individual. The Clerk
upon receipt of an
application and upon proof of ownership, and the inspection
of the plot in the event
there
is
a monument
on
or encroaching
onto the plot at time of return, the plot
owner
will
be responsible to
have
said
monument
moved prior
to approval
of
transfer, and of payment
of a transfer fee in accordance with Schedule " B", shall
issue
a new contract
of ownership
as required. The transfer of ownership must be
registered with the Clerk.
e. Proof of inheritance -- when the owner of the burial rights in
a Plot or Niche, or
memorialization rights
on the Memorial
Wall dies and the burial
rights
pass to the
new owners, before the new owners can obtain registration
of their interest to it,
the Town requires proof of their right to such interest.
E. EXCHANGE/
TRANSFER
OF BURIAL RIGHTS
a. Upon application
and subject to the Clerk'
s approval, Plots may be exchanged
within the Cemetery. All plots are subject to inspection.
i. Owners
of unused
burial plots
or columbarium
niches, or the rights
to
memorialize
on
a Town owned monument, may exchange their rights for
other
burial
space
of equal value
with payment
of fee
as
set
forth
in
Schedule " B" of this Bylaw.
b. All applications
for exchange/
transfer
of
burial
Plots
shall
be subject
to
plot
inspections, and
in the event, there
is
a monument on or encroaching
onto the
Plot, the plot owner at the time of exchange
shall be responsible
to have said
monument moved prior to approval of exchange being given.
F. PLOT SIZES
a. As per Schedule " A".
G. DESTITUTE, UNCLAIMED, OR INDIGENT BODIES
a. In accordance with the Cemetery Act, the Town shall be responsible for a portion
of the costs related to burial and disposal of destitute, indigents or unclaimed bodies.
In the case of transients ( a person
who does not have a fixed address
in Alberta
or
intend to establish
a permanent
residence in Alberta), the Minister of Family and
Social
Services
is responsible
for all costs
related
to burial. Fees
will
be paid
in
accordance with the fee as set forth
in Schedule " B" of this Bylaw and approved
by the Clerk.
PARTV
BURIALS, INTERMENTS, INURNMENTSAND
DISINTERMENTS
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A. EARTH BURIALS
a. No burial or disinterment
shall take place in the Cemetery
unless and until there
shall
have
been produced
and shown
to the Clerk, the following documents:
i. An original burial permit or disinterment permit issued by the proper official
of the
Province
of Alberta, or such other written authority
as may
be
required from time to time under
the laws of the Province of Alberta.
1. A burial permit is required when the fetus has completed twenty ( 20)
weeks gestation
or weighed five hundred ( 500) grams or more, prior
to any disposition of the remains.
2. A burial permit is not required for interments
of a fetus of less than
20 weeks gestation.
ii .
A completed
contract
for burial or disinterment acknowledging
receipt of a
payment
in full of fees and charges, or approval of credit
by the Clerk for
work to be done at the expense of the Town and signed by the owner (or
written/
emailed
confirmation), or their personal representative, of the burial
rights.
b. The owner of the burial
rights
or their personal representative, of a plot/
niche may
authorize the use of such plot/
niche for the interment
of a person by submitting to
the Clerk
the
name of the person
to be interred and into which plot/
niche. Such
authorization
must
be
in writing
and
signed by the
owner ( or writtenlemailed
confirmation), or their personal representative.
c. The Clerk may request proof of purchase
to identify the plot and/
or prove the right
to use the plot.
d. If a child or adult grave is required to be opened, a minimum
of two ( 2) business
days prior to the time set for the interment shall be given to the Clerk during
non -
winter months
and three ( 3) full business days of notice is required
during winter
months.
e. The Town reserves the right to extend these timelines in case of inclement weather
or other emergent situations where more time is required
to prepare the burial site.
The Town
will notify the parties involved of the extra time required.
f. The Town requires written/
emailed confirmation of all burial arrangements
made
by telephone call.
g. The Town accepts
no responsibility for any
error
or misunderstanding
that may
arise from burial arrangements
made by phone where
there
has been
no written
confirmation.
h. It shall
be
a condition
of each
sale
of
burial
space
in
the Cemetery that the
purchaser
expressly
waives
any
claim
arising
by
reason
of
any
error
or
misdescriptions
of any
burial
space. The
Town
undertakes
that it will attempt,
insofar as is reasonably possible, to avoid such errors, but its liability
shall only
extend
to refund
in
case of error, of any money paid to the Town for the burial
rights
in a plot or columbarium niche, or the rights for memorialization
on a Town
owned monument, or the Town will undertake to make available equivalent quality
of plots or niches, or space on a Town owned monument, in lieu of those originally
allocated.
i. Any person signing
a contract for interment or disinterment shall be responsible
for the prepayment of all charges in connection with such service
as set forth
in
Schedule " B" of this Bylaw.
j. The Clerk shall upon payment by any person of the full price of the burial rights in
any plot, columbarium
niche, or of
memorialization
rights
on
a Town
owned
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monument, issue to each purchaser
or such person
as otherwise designated
by
such purchaser, a copy of the contract.
k. Any child of a deceased
interred
in a plot is deemed
to have authority to give
permission for interment
in that plot.
I.
All traditional casket burials of a person seven (7) years of age or older require the
use of a permanent
outer box or vault.
m
The Town accepts
no responsibility
for a burial site
not prepared
due to the late
arrival of a vault or concrete
box.
n. Funeral
Directors must close the casket/
coffin
and
fasten
it securely before
it is
lowered into the ground.
o. Burial or funeral services shall be permitted in the Cemetery
on the weekend and
on holidays as per approval by the Clerk. Charges for burials on these days will be
per Schedule " B".
p. The Clerk reserves the right to limit the number of burials
within
a working day, or
assessing fees accordingly.
q. All burials are to be made
within the confines of the designed plots. There
must be
a minimum of twelve ( 12) inches of earth between remains buried in adjoining plots
and
a minimum of two ( 2) feet of earth
covering
a permanent
outer box, or
a
minimum of three ( 3) feet
of earth covering
a casket without a permanent
outer
box.
r. The standard
opening for cremation interments is 14 inches by 14 inches by 2 feet
deep. If an urn
is larger than this the Cemetery
Clerk must be notified
in order
to
make adjustments.
s. No persons
shall accept any fee or reward
for a burial or the resale
of burial rights
in a plot or Columbarium
Niche of which such a person is the owner of the contract
for burial rights, or over which they exercise any power or control
t. For disinterment, the Town'
s responsibility
will end at the point where the soil
is
sufficiently
excavated
to permit
access to the body for removal
by the attending
Funeral Home.
B. MULTIPLE BURIALS IN PLOTS
a) No more than one body shall
be buried in a single grave except
a parent and an
infant when both are in the same casket coffin.
b) The placement of cremains
first in a casket plot changes the plot from
a casket
plot to a cremains plot. No casket placement
is allowed after cremains placement
up to a maximum of six (6).
c) A maximum of six ( 6) cremations
shall be permitted
in any full-
sized plot after
a
traditional casket
burial is already in that plot.
d) The placement of additional cremains
shall be placed in a plot as permitted by the
Clerk and be charged per Schedule " B".
e) Multiple cremations
in a columbarium shall be permitted when all the ashes are in
a single container of a maximum
size to fit in the Columbarium
niche.
f) Once cremains are placed, they cannot be disinterred
to add additional cremains
to the container. (Exemption
for Columbarium
see g) below)
g) One set of additional cremains may be added to an existing
urn
in a columbarium
niche with a surcharge being charged per Schedule " B" (Columbarium only).
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C. VETERANS SECTION/
FIELD
OF HONOUR
a) Upon application and confirmation of eligibility, a member
of the Royal Canadian
Legion
shall
be buried
in the Veterans/
Field
of Honour section of the Cemetery.
b) The Fort Macleod branch of the Royal Canadian Legion grants the burial rights in
this section
of the Cemetery.
c) Notwithstanding
other regulations
in this Bylaw, the Fort Macleod branch of the
Royal
Canadian
Legion
is hereby delegated as the authority to establish policies
and regulations for monuments
in the Veterans
section
of the Cemetery.
d) Monuments need
to follow the Fort Macleod
branch
of the Royal Canadian
Legion
regulations.
e) The Veterans section of the Cemetery is per Schedule " D" --
Cemetery Maps.
D. VETERANS "
NWMP & RCMP"
a) Upon application
and
confirmation
of eligibility, a
member
of the
North
West
Mounted
Police &
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
shall
be buried
in the
NWMP/
RCMP
Field
of Honour
section
of the Cemetery.
b) Only in circumstances
where a grave in the NWMP/
RCMP
Field of Honour section
has been
used
for burial
of a veteran, either traditional casket burial or cremation
burial, will it be permitted to inter the ashes of the spouse.
c) The NWMP/
RCMP
section
of the Cemetery is per Schedule " D" --
Cemetery Maps.
E. HOLY CROSS CEMETERY
a) Upon application
and confirmation
of eligibility, a member shall be buried
in the
Holy Cross
section
of the Cemetery.
b) The Holy Cross section of the Cemetery
is per Schedule " D" -,
Cemetery Maps.
F. SCATTER GARDEN
a) Ashes
must be scattered in the designated
area ( per Schedule " E").
b) No burial permit is required to scatter ashes.
c) Care
must
be taken
to contain the ashes
to the area ( do not scatter in windy
conditions).
d) Memorialization is available by purchasing a plaque on the memorial wall ( located
in the scattering grounds).
PART VI
MONUMENTS AND MARKERS
A. GENERAL
a) The Clerk
shall specify the type and form of monuments, memorials, plaques or
other markers, as set for in Schedule " C, governing size and construction of such
monuments and monument
foundations and bases.
b) The Clerk shall issue a contract to each purchaser of the rights to memorialization
on the Memorial
Wall supplied by the Town. A record of the deceased will also be
kept if the purchasers provide such information. The rights for memorialization
on
a
Town
owned
monument
must
be
purchased
from
the
Town
prior
to
the
placement of a bronze plaque.
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c) All
costs
of construction, erection
installation,
alteration
and
removal
of any
foundation, base, or monument
shall be borne by the person requiring the same.
Any work
in the Cemetery in connection
therewith
shall require
a permit
and be
approved by the Clerk before any such work is undertaken as per the fees set forth
in Schedule " B" of this Bylaw and approved
by the Clerk.
d) All
persons
who
purchase
burial rights
in plots
or
a
columbarium
niche, for
memorialization on
a Town owned monument
in the Cemetery shall be responsible
for compliance
with the regulations governing erection of monuments applicable
to
that
part of the Cemetery
in which the purchase
is located
as
set
forth
in
Schedule " C" of this Bylaw.
e) Where the original purchaser of a grave
is deceased
and
a family member
or any
other person makes application
for the placement
of a monument, the Town does
not
accept
any responsibility
for
resolutions
regarding
the
placement
of the
monument.
f) No monument
may be placed, altered, or removed
from any plot until permission
expressed
in writing from the Clerk for the work to be done has been received.
g) In areas of the Cemetery where there
is a continuous concrete
foundation in place,
monuments
are restricted to a size that allows six ( 6) inches
of exposed
concrete
around the entire limits of the memorial
whether it is a smooth or rough surface.
h) Pillow monuments
may or may not be set on a granite or marble base. If a granite
or marble
base
is used, it must project not less than six (6) inches
on all sides of
the pillow and be of a thickness not greater than eight ( 8) inches and not less than
three ( 3) inches. All pillow monuments with or without marble or granite bases
must
be set on
a concrete foundation projecting a minimum of six (6) inches on all sides
of the pillow. The foundation will be set to ground level.
i) Upright monuments
may or may not be set on a granite
or marble base. If a granite
or marble
base is used, it must project not less than six ( 6) inches
on all sides of
the monument
and be of a thickness not greater than eight (8) inches and not less
than
three ( 3) inches. All upright
monuments
with
or without marble
or granite
bases must be set on a concrete
foundation projecting
a minimum of six ( 6) inches
on all sides of the monument. The foundation
will be set to ground level.
j) All earth, debris, litter and rubbish arising or resulting from work done on any plot
by
or
on
behalf of the owner of the
burial rights must be
back filled, carefully
cleaned up and removed from the Cemetery by the said
owner or their contractor
or workmen.
k) All monuments must be constructed of granite, marble
or bronze.
I) All
monuments
shall
be installed facing
onto
the plot regardless
of previous
installations.
m) Statues
are
not
permitted
in
the
Cemetery
on
individual
plots
as
part
of
a
monument
or as a monument.
n) All foundations
and
monuments
must
be confined
within
the
boundaries of the
respective plots, and all monuments must
be placed
in a manner as to maintain
whenever possible, a proper alignment
consistent
with
monuments
on adjacent
plots.
o) Full length grave covers shall not be allowed.
p) Only one monument, upright
or pillow, may be placed upon a single standard plot,
except for up to six ( 6) flat markers
on each plot for cremated remains. The flat
markers
are to be flush with the ground and the maximum allowable size will be
dependent
an the plot area limitations
and must
be approved by the Clerk.
q) Only one monument may be placed for each space of the rights for memorialization
on Town owned
monuments. ie. Memorial Wall.
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r) The purchaser
or their designate of the burial rights is liable and responsible for
damages from theft, vandalism
or damage, howsoever caused, to monuments
erected
upon a plot, unless such damage is shown to be caused by the negligence
of the Town or Town employees.
s) The
Town
accepts
no responsibility for the maintenance
of monuments due to
normal
wear or deterioration. Minor
scraping
of the base portion of the upright
monuments
due to the turf mowing operation is considered normal wear.
t) Vases must be constructed
of
non - breakable
material
and are to be affixed and
make up part of the monument. Vases shall not be placed
on foundations.
u) No tablet, monument, plaque, fence, coping, enclosure, or structure
shall, except
as provided, be removed
by any person from any plot in the said Cemetery without
the permission of the Clerk expressed
in writing.
v) Monuments
are defined
as per Schedule " C".
B. COLUMBARIUM
MEMORIALIZATION
a) Any expenses to have the niche
cover engraved shall
be covered
by the owner.
b) The
monument
company
meets
with
the
client
to
obtain
their
requested
information.
c) The monument
company completes the appropriate permit and contacts the Town
if additional information
is required.
d) The monument
company faxes/
emails the permit request to the Town. The permit
must
be signed
by
the
monument
company
and
submitted
to
the
Clerk
for
approval. The monument
company
will
be notified by the
Clerk
once
the permit
has been approved.
e) The Town requires notice of two ( 2) business days from the monument
company
when they plan to perform the work of the permit at the Cemetery.
f) The
removal
or installation
of the niche
cover
must
be
done
by the monument
company once approval has been given by the Clerk.
g) The door of each
unit will be used
to engrave the desired memorial.
h) Engraving
is the only method to be used for memorialization.
i) Any damage to a columbarium unit because of work performed by the engraver or
their employee shall
be repaired
at the expense
of the engraver
within thirty ( 30)
days and to the satisfaction of the Clerk.
j) The Town
will inspect
the niche door after engraving to ensure no damage has
occurred during the engraving
process.
k) Niches sold back to the Town once engraving has been started will be charged the
current
cost of a door replacement.
I) One ( 1) inch of space must be left on all sides of the door'
s edges.
m) Font and space sizes may range to accommodate
the best fit of names, dates and
memorialization.
n) A proof of the engraving
must be provided to, and approved
by, the Clerk.
o) Memorialization may include a language other than English.
p) Vases
or pictures
may be placed
on the door if it fits within the guidelines.
q) Further personalization will be permitted as space permits.
C. MEMORIAL WALL --BRONZE PLAQUE
MEMORIALIZATION
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a) A bronze plaque may be placed on the Memorial Wall after a completed
contract
of purchase
of space has been signed with the Town.
b) All bronze
plaques placed
on the Memorial Wall must be installed by an approved
monument company and carry a certificate of warranty
as to alloy content being:
c) Not less than 85 -- 88%
copper,
d) Not less than 4.5 --
6%
tin,
e) Not less than 5 -- 9%
zinc,
f) Not less than 2 -- 5%
lead,
g) Not
less than
1 - 2%
all other metals.
h) The dimensions of the bronze plaque for the memorial wall must
be constructed
two ( 2) inches in height by ten ( 10) inches in width.
D. MEMORIAL BENCH/
TREE
PROGRAM
a) The Town offers a memorial
bench/
tree program to memorialize loved ones.
b) Donations
of Town
approved
trees
and
standardized
memorial
benches
are
welcomed
and
will
be placed
within the
Memorial
Bench
area
at
the
Union
Cemetery
or at the Town'
s choice of location.
PART VII
OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE
A. CLEARING OF DEBRIS
a) All earth, debris, litter and rubbish arising
or resulting from work done
on any plot
by or on behalf of the owner of the burial
rights therein must forthwith be carefully
cleaned up and removed
from the Cemetery by the said owner or their contractor
or workmen as to the satisfaction
of the Clerk.
B. DILAPIDATED GRAVES
a) The Supervisor shall first endeavor to contact
Next -of -Kin of the deceased, they
shall post the notice of their intention
in a conspicuous
place in the Cemetery for a
period of 30 days. At the expiration
of that time and provided that the objectionable
condition is not corrected
by any other person, the Supervisor shall have the right
to
remove
fences, coping
and other encumbrances
and structure, including flat
monuments
heretofore
or hereafter erected which by reason of neglect or age have
in their opinion
become objectionable.
b) Any notice
required
may be given by serving the owner personally
with any such
notice or by mailing such notice by registered mail at the Post Office in the Town
in an envelope addressed to the owner at their last known place of residence, and
any such notice so sent by registered mail shall be deemed to have been
received
by the owner on the date following its mailing
as aforesaid.
C. FLOWERS, TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANT MATERIAL
a) Planting -- No trees, plants, shrubs, flowers or any other thing intended for growth shall
be planted, seeded, grown or maintained
on any lot in the Cemetery unless permission
for the
same is first obtained from the Clerk. The Caretaker may
remove or prevent
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Page 16 of 25
the placing of any stand, holder, vase
or other receptacle for flowers
or plants which
he deems to be unsuitable for such a purpose or unsightly
in appearance.
b) Removal of -- If any trees, shrubs or plants growing or situated on any plot shall in the
opinion of the Caretaker become in any way detrimental
to adjacent plots, walks
or
driveways, or prejudicial
to the general appearance of the Cemetery
or dangerous
or
inconvenient
to the public, the Caretaker shall have the right to enter upon the said
plot and remove said trees, shrubs or plants or such parts thereof as they may consider
detrimental, dangerous, inconvenient
or objectionable. An attempt
will
be made to
notify the owner/
family member of the plot prior to any work being done.
c) No person
shall
injure any tree, shrub
or plant growing in the Cemetery, or pick or
destroy any flower growing therein, or write upon, mark, scratch
or deface
any amenity,
monument, plaque, cross, fence, gate, building
or structure
within
or around
the
Cemetery.
d) The Town will not accept responsibility for lost or damaged floral arrangements under
any circumstances.
e) Fresh flowers are permitted
on the plot year-
round. Artificial flowers and potted plants
are permitted but
must
be totally contained
in
a vase that is part of the permanent
monument, and
no part of the artificial flowers shall be in contact with the grass.
Artificial
flowers
or potted plants that
are
not totally contained
in a permanent vase
attached to a monument
will be removed.
f) The Caretaker shall have full authority
for and shall be responsible
for maintaining
order
in the cemeteries, and for removing
flowers, wreaths
or funeral
pieces
or
anything else that in their opinion makes the said plot untidy or unsightly.
g) Flowers, funeral designs
or floral pieces
may
be placed
only
at the base of the
Columbarium, unless placed
in a vase on the Columbarium
monument. Placements
on the top of the Columbarium
are prohibited.
h) No person shall place or deposit a glass encased wreath, or any stand, holder, vase,
receptacle, jar, bottle or pot made of glass or other breakable material on any plot.
i) The Town
reserves the right to plant all perennial flowers, shrubs and trees
and to
landscape or to carry out any improvements to the grounds.
j) No flowerbeds
will be permitted on individual
graves
in the Cemetery.
k) Donations of plant material will be gratefully accepted. Placement
is at the discretion
of the Town,
D. GENERAL/
MISCELLANEOUS
a) No fence, railing, coping
or any other enclosure
structure
of any kind
than
a
monument
or plaque, which is in accordance with the provisions
of this Bylaw,
shall be erected or installed at the Fort Macleod
Union Cemetery.
b) No vault or similar structure
may
be erected, constructed
or be placed in the
Cemetery
except such vaults as are totally buried
and
the highest point is at
least two ( 2) feet below the soil surface, and where the size is such as to fit
grave excavations
of a normal
size
in the Cemetery.
c) The
Caretaker
shall
have
full
authority
for
and
shall
be responsible
for
maintaining
order
in the cemeteries
and for removing from anything that in their
opinion makes the said plot untidy or unsightly.
d) The
Caretaker
shall
remove
from the Cemetery
or from
any plot therein any
monument, plaque, cross, fence, railing, coping, other enclosure, structure,
thing, any tree, shrub, plant, growing thing, or any inanimate object, which is
within the Cemetery or in, upon or around any plot, that may have been placed
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Page 17 of 25
without
proper authority
or permission
as prescribed
or required
by any of the
provisions of this Bylaw, without notice to any interested person.
e) The
Funeral
Homes
shall be allowed to install their own high -line vaults if they
provide
an
appropriate
vault
cart
and
appropriate
lifting
and
lowering
equipment, with the approval of the Clerk.
f) No plot or grave shall be raised
above
the level of the surrounding
ground.
g) Workers shall cease work when a burial is taking place in the Cemetery.
h) The only winter road maintenance within the Cemetery
will
be in the
case of a
funeral service.
PART VIII
PUBLIC ACCESS
A. CEMETERY HOURS
a) Cemetery Sales/
Record
Office: ( Town
Administration Building) 410 -- 20th Street
Fort Macleod 8:
30 am to 4:
30 pm Monday through Friday, closed weekends, and
holidays.
b) Cemetery Staff: 7:
00 am to 4:
00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding weekends
and holidays.
c) The Cemetery
is open to the public year-
round.
d) No persons
other than an employee
under the direction
of the CAO
shall enter or
remain in the Cemetery
between
sunset
on one day and
sunrise of the next day
following.
e) The Town reserves the right to restrict vehicular access at any time.
B. ANIMALS
a) No animals shall be brought into or permitted to be within
the Cemetery except
that pets may be carried in vehicles
provided
that they are not allowed out of the
vehicle.
b) No animal shall be buried
in the Fort Macleod Union Cemetery.
C. FIREARMS/
SALUTES
Salutes involving the discharge of firearms will be permitted only for military funerals and
provided
that
the
Clerk
is
notified
in
advance. Any
use
of live ammunition
must
be
approved
by the RCMP detachment for the Town.
D. INJURY
The Town
shall
not be responsible
for any injury resulting to any person who enters the
cemetery.
E. PATHS AND WALKWAYS
All persons walking
in the Cemetery shall keep to the paths and walkways and shall not
walk upon
or across any plot except for maintenance operations.
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Page 18 of 25
F. PICNICS, PARTIES --PROHIBITED
No picnics
or other parties
or gatherings, except for funerals
or
some
ceremony
or
observance
permitted
by the Clerk shall be held or be allowed
within the Cemetery
and
no person, without the permission
of the Clerk shall be or remain within the Cemetery
during
the hours
of darkness
in any day.
G. VEHICLES
a) No vehicle, carriage or conveyance shall travel within the said Cemetery at a speed
greater than fifteen ( 15) kilometers per hour. Travel must be on driveways
wide
enough and intended
for vehicular travel.
b) The owner of any moving vehicle shall be responsible for any damage
done
by
such vehicle
within the boundaries of the Cemetery.
c) The Caretaker may prohibit the driving of vehicles
in any part of the Cemetery.
d) The Caretaker
may prohibit the driving of any vehicle
in the Cemetery
when the
roads are in an unfit condition.
e) The Caretaker may specify
times
and conditions under which motor vehicles may
be in the Cemetery and
shall
have such regulations
posted at the entrance.
f) No
recreational
vehicle (
such
as all -terrain
vehicles
or snowmobiles) will
be
allowed
to enter the Cemetery.
PART IX
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
A. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
A person
who contravenes
any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence.
B. PENALTIES
a) A person who is guilty of an offence is liable for a fine in an amount
not less than
250.
00
and not exceeding $ 10,
000.
00.
b) Under no circumstances shall a person contravening any provision of this Bylaw
be subject to the penalty of imprisonment.
C. VIOLATION TICKET
a) A Peace
Officer is hereby authorized
and empowered
to issue a violation ticket
pursuant to the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act to any person who the Peace
Officer has
reasonable
and probable grounds
to believe
has contravened
any
provision of this Bylaw.
b) If a violation ticket
is issued in respect of an offence, the violation ticket may:
c) Specify the fine amount established
by this Bylaw for the offence; or
d) Require a person to appear
in court without the alternative of making
a voluntary
payment.
D. VOLUNTARY
PAYMENT
a) A person
who commits an offence may:
b) If a violation ticket is issued
in respect of the offence; and
c) If the violation ticket specifies
the
fine
amount
established by this Bylaw for the
offence;
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Page
19 of 25
d) Make
a voluntary payment by submitting to a supervisor of the provincial court, on
or before the initial appearance date indicated
on the violation ticket, the specified
penalty set out on the violation
ticket.
PART X
BYLAW SCHEDULES
Schedules " A" -- "
D" attached
hereto form part of this Bylaw.
PASSAGE OF THE BYLAW
i. Bylaw No. 1878 and all amendments
thereto ( Bylaw No. 1942, 1957) are
hereby repealed.
ii. This Bylaw shall come into effect upon passage of third reading.
READ
a First time this
day of S
2024.
READ a Second time thisg
day of
2024.
READ
a Third time this
ay of
pk
2024.
SIGNED
AND
PASSED
this
day of
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER
2024
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Schedule " A" To Bylaw # 1985
Piot Sizes
TYPE OF PLOT (Sections A -C)
SIZE
Single Depth Plot
5' by 10'
Cremation Plot (Section C1, C2 + C3 only)
4' by 4'
Child'
s Section Plot
40" by 6'
Columbarium
Niche ( all units)
10" w by 10" h by 10" d
ALL MONUMENTS
IN SECTIONS
K + L MUST
BE PLACED ON CONCRETE
RIBBONS.
No foundation is required, but monuments
must
be secured
to concrete ribbon.
SECTION
K
Cremation Plots
LOT 1
3
4
3
4.3
4
3
4
3.
2
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
CONCRETE
RIBBON
FOR MONUMENTS
ONLY
1 12 11 12 11
12
11
12 11
1
2
WALKWAY
2 _1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
CONCRETE RIBBON
FOR MONUMENTS ONLY
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4 Cremains Plots
Each Plot is 2 x 2 Feet
2 Creenains Plots
Each Plot is 2 x 2 Feet
LOT
1
Full Casket Plots
5 x 10 Feet
2 Feet for Monument)
SECTION L
Casket Plots
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Schedule " B" To Bylaw # 1985
Fees and Charges
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
BURIAL
RIGHTS
CASKET ( FULL)
996
1,
016
1,
036
1,
057
1,
078
CREMAI NS ( OLDER SECTIONS)
304
310
316
322
329
CREMAINS ( SINGLE SPACE EXPANSION)
150
153
156
159
162
CREMAINS (
2 SPACE EXPANSION)
304
310
316
322
329
CREMAINS ( 4 SPACE EXPANSION)
486
496
505
516
526
CHILD
395
403
411
419
427
NICHE
729
743
758
773
789
INTERMENT
FEES
CASKET ( FULL)
789
805
821
838
854
CREMAINS
243
248
253
258
263
CHILD
425
434
442
451
460
NICHE
103
105
107
110
112
SURCHARGE
FOR ADDITIONAL
CREMAI NS
121
124
126
129
131
WEEKEND/
HOLIDAY/
AFTER
HOURS INTERMENT
FEES
CASKET
1,
063
1,
084
1,
106
1,
128
1,
150
CREMAINS
395
403
411
419
427
CHILD
N/
A
N/
A
N/
A
N/
A
N/
A
DISINTERMENT FEES
CASKET ( FULL)
1,
579
1,
610
1,
643
1,
675
1,
709
CREMAINS
486
496
505
516
526
CHILD
850
867
884
902
920
NICHE (
INCLUDES
DOOR
REPLACEMENT)
911
929
948
967
986
OTHER FEES
MONUMENT
PERMIT
N/
c
N/
c
N/
c
N/
c
N/c
TRANSFER
OF BURIAL
RIGHTS
61
62
63
64
66
MEMORIALIZATION
ON MEMORIAL
WALL
121
124
126
129
131
2" by 10"
space only - plaque cost paid by
purchaser to monument company)
MONUMENT
COMPLIANCE
INSPECTION
N/
c
N/
C
N/
c
N/c
N/
C
PERPETUAL
CARE
N/
C
N/
C
N/
C
N/
C
N/
C
GS T IS ADDED
TO ALL PRICES
LISTED.
Bylaw 1985: Union Cemetery Bylaw
Page 22 of 25
Schedule " C" To Bylaw # 1985
Monument Definitions
DEFINITIONS
Length" means
the measurement
of the monument
as it would face the plot measured
from left to right.
Height" means
the measurement
of the monument
from the concrete
foundation
to the
highest portion of the top of the monument.
Width" means
the measurement
of the monument
as
it would
face the plot measured
from the head of the plot towards the foot of the plot.
FLAT MONUMENTS/
FOOTSTONE
MARKERS
The top of a flat monument
must be aligned with the level of the ground in which it is
set. Metal flat markers must be set in/
on a suitable
foundation. A flat monument must be
placed in a concrete foundation
with at least six (6) inches of concrete surrounding
the
perimeter of the monument
or be a part of a complete marker where at least six ( 6)
inches of granite around the perimeter is unmarked.
Maximum
Size of Flat Monuments/
Footstone
Markers
Length
Width
Single Headstone
42" _
18"
Double & Multiple Headstone
60"
18"
Child Headstone
20"
12"
Single Footstone
24"
14"
PILLOW MONUMENTS
The top of a pillow monument ( including base if applicable) must not be more than
sixteen ( 16) inches measured vertically from the foundation and inscribed
with such
lettering and/
or artwork
as may be desired by the licensee
of the burial/
internment
rights. A pillow monument
may or may not be set on
a granite or marble base, but must
be set on a foundation
projecting six ( 6) inches
on all sides of the pillow or base. A
pillow monument
must be placed only at the head of the lot.
Maximum Size of Pillow Monuments (including rough edge)
Length
Width
Height
Single
42"
30"
16"
Double or Multiples
60"
30"
16"
Child
30"
18"
16"
Bylaw 1985: Union Cemetery Bylaw
Page 23 of 25
UPRIGHT MONUMENTS
An upright monument must not be more
than thirty-
six (
36) inches measured vertically
from the foundation. An upright memorial must be placed only at the head of the lot. An
upright monument may or may not be set on a granite or marble
base. If a granite or
marble base is used, the foundation will project not less than six (6) inches on each side
of the base. No portion of an upright monument
shall protrude beyond six ( 6) inches
inside the outer limits of the foundation. The width of an upright monument
must be
relative
to the height at a rate of two (2) inches thickness per foot of height. (ie. 2" in
width/
1"
in height; 8" in width/
4"
in height).
Maximum Size of Upright Monuments ( including rough edge)
Length
Width
Height
Single
42"
20"
36"
Double
or Multiples
60"
20"
36"
Child
30"
18"
36"
Bylaw 1985: Union Cemetery Bylaw
Page 24 of 25
Schedule " D" To Bylaw # 1985
Cemetery Maps
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LEGEND
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B) Older Section B
C) Older Section C
D) Cremation Section Part of Section C
E) Children'
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F) Holy Cross Cemetery Section
G) Historic NWMP Section
H) Field Of Honour # 1
I) Field
Of Honour # 2
J) Field Of Honour # 3
K) Cremains
Expansion ( 2018)
L) Casket Expansion ( 2018)
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Bylaw 1985: Union Cemetery Bylaw
Page 25 of 25
Council Resolutions
Regular Council Meeting
Agenda Number:
1.1.
Resolution
Number
R.
2024.
191
Title:
Bylaw 1985: Union Cemetery
Date:
Monday, September 9, 2024
Moved by:
Councillor Wolstenholme
That Bylaw 1985, known as the Union Cemetery Bylaw, being a bylaw of the Town of Fort Macleod in the
Province of Alberta to provide for the control and regulation of the Union Cemetery, is hereby given third reading
and finally declared
passed.
CARRIED
Council Resolutions
Regular Council Meeting
Agenda Number:
1.1.
Resolution Number
8.
2024.
190
Title:
Bylaw
1985: Union Cemetery
Date:
Monday, September 9, 2024
Fort Macleod
Moved by:
Councillor Fox
That Council proceed to the third reading for Bylaw 1985, known as the Union Cemetery Bylaw, being a bylaw of
the Town of Fort Macleod in the Province of Alberta to provide for the control and regulation of the Union
Cemetery.
UNAMIOUSLY
CARRIED
Council
Resolutions
Regular Council Meeting
Agenda Number:
1.1 .
Resolution Number
8.
2024.
189
Title:
Bylaw 1985: Union Cemetery
Date:
Monday, September 9, 2024
Moved by:
Councillor Hengerer
That Bylaw 1985, known as the Union Cemetery Bylaw, being a bylaw of the Town of Fort Macleod in the
Province of Alberta to provide for the control and regulation of the Union Cemetery, is hereby given a second
reading.
CARRIED
Council Resolutions
Regular Council Meeting
Agenda Number:
Resolution
Number
Title:
Date:
1.1 .
R.
2024.
184
Bylaw 1985: Union Cemetery
Monday, September 9, 2024
Moved by:
Councillor Poytress
That Bylaw 1985, known as the Union Cemetery Bylaw, being a bylaw of the Town of Fort Macleod
in the
Province of Alberta to provide for the control and regulation of the Union Cemetery, is hereby given first reading,
CARRIED