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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: June 19,2006
Report #: OPD-009-06 File #: '. By~aw #:6)... D 0 6 . /~~
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Subject: CEMETERY BY-LAW AMENDMENT & TARIFF RATES
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report GPD-009-06 be received;
2. THAT the Cemetery by-law amendments as outlined in the proposed draft by-
law, Attachment No.1 be approved;
3. THAT the Tariff of Rates as outlined on Schedule "A" of the draft by-law be
approved;
4. THAT St George's Anglican Church be advised of Council's direction; and
5. THAT the by-law be forwarded to the Ministry of Consumer and Business
Services for approval.
Submitted by:
Reviewed bY~~
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f Chief Administrative OffIcer
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B.A. .D.M.R, RRF.A.
Direc r of Operations
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REPORT NO. OPO-009-06
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
The Municipality has submitted an application and supporting documents to the
Province for the transfer of the administration of St George's Anglican Cemetery
to the Municipality of Clarington, as per Council report OPO-011-05. The request
for transfer of the St. George's Cemetery has been processed and approved by
the Province of Ontario Ministry of Government Services, Cemeteries Regulation
Unit. Staff recommend that By-law No. 2005-067 be amended to reflect the
inclusion of St. George's Cemetery as a Municipality of Clarington owned and
operated Cemetery. Upon approval of the report the land transfer of St.
George's Cemetery can be completed and a copy of the deed will be provided to
the Ministry of Government Services.
Staff, after review, is also recommending the following revisions to
By-law 2005-067:
1. That Section 3.0 be amended to include that cremated remains shall be
allowed to be interred with full human remains to a limit of three.
2. Section 6.0 be amended that staff may remove any paraphernalia not in
keeping with the dignity and decorum of the cemetery.
3. A 3% increase to the current Schedule "A" Tariff of Rates as indicated
(Attachment #1) subject to the approval of the Province. The Tariff of
Rates will also incorporate any and all services at St. George's Cemetery.
Attachments:
Attachment #1 - By-Law Amendment and Schedule "A" Tariff of Rates
Attachment #2 - By-Law 2005-067
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOW MANVILLE. ONTARIO L 1 C 3A6 T (905) 263-2292 F (905) 263-4433
I:GPA
ATTACHMENT NO.: 1
REPORT NO.: OPO-D09-D6
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 2006-
Being a by-law to amend by-law 2005-067 to provide for the maintenance. management.
regulation and control of the cemeteries in the Municipality of Clarington.
Whereas the Cemeteries Act (Revised) 1990 provides for the regulation and restriction
of use of lands identified as a cemetery.
NOW THEREFORE The Municipality of Clarington hereby enacts as follows:
1.0.That St. Georges Cemetery be included as a Municipality ofClarington owned and
operated Cemetery.
2.0.That by-law 2005-067 Section 3.0 ii) be amended by adding the following at the end
of this section.
More than two in ODe lot
Cremated remains shall be allowed to be interred with fully human remains. The
limit shall be three (3) cremated remains with one (I) fully human remains in any
single lot. For those purchased lots prior to the enactment of by-law 2005-067
requesting a double burial in one lot, the limit shall be two (2) cremated remains with
two (2) fully human remains in any single lot.
3.0.That by-law 2005-067 Section 6.0 ii) be amended by adding the following at the end
of the section.
Glass or Other Items
Any paraphernalia not in keeping with the dignity and decorum of the cemetery is not
allowed, and will be removed by the staff.
4.0.That Schedule "A" Tariff Rates to by-law 2005-067 is hereby replaced with Schedule
"A" Tariff Rates as attached to this by-law.
5.0.That Schedule "A" attached here to forms part ofthis by-law.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This by-law shall take effect on the date ofapproval by the Ministry of Consumer and
Business Services.
By-law read a first and secoud time this 26th day of Juue, 2006.
By-law read a third time and finally passed this 26'h day of June. 2006.
J obn Mutton. Mayor
Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ClARJNGTON
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 2006-
CEMETERIES - PROPOSED TARIFF OF RATES
SALE OF PLOTS
Type of Lot Dimension Dimension 40% Rat. 6% GST Total
Bowmanvllle Bondhead Perpetual
Care Rate
8inale 3' X9' 3' X9' 412.00 1030.00 61.80 1091.80
Babvland 1.5' X3' 1.5' X3' 144.20 360.50 21.63 382.13
Cremation 2'X2' 2' X2' 144.20 360.50 21.63 382.13
2 SALE OF CREMATION NICHES
Columbarium Niche Size 15% Rate 6% GST Total
Perpetual
Care Rate
Single (including 12" X 12" X 123.60 824.00 49.44 873.44
Plaaue) 12"
Double (including 12" X 12" X 185.40 1236.00 74.16 1310.16
Plaaue) 12"
3 INTERMENT
Ret. 6o/.GST Total
Adult Sin Ie Death 566.50 33.99 600.49
Adult - Double Denth 710.70 42.64 753.34
Infant f Child 206.00 12.36 218.36
Cremation 206.00 12.36 218.36
Niche Wall 103.00 6.18 109.18
4 DISINTERMENT CHARGES
R.te 6% GST Total
Disinterment (adult) including reburial at 938.55 56.31 994.88
the same location or at another location in
the same cemeterv
Disinterment (adult) for burial at another 794.16 47.65 841.81
cemeterv
Disinterment (child) including burial at 590.09 35.41 625.50
another location in the same cemetecv
Disinterment (child) including reburial at 529.44 31.77 561.21
same crave or different cemeterv
Disinterment (infant I cremation) including 255.09 15.31 270.40
reburial at another location in the same
cemeterY
Disinterment (infant I cremation) including 174.23 10.45 184.68
reburial at same grave or different
cemeterY
5 HOLIDAY AND OTHER SURCHARGES
Rat. 6% GST Total
Interment on Saturday, Sunday and 289.75 17.39 307.14
Statutorv Holid;; Ctee is additional)
DiSjnter~~nt for double depth burial (fee is 186.75 11.21 197.96
additional
Rental for lowering Device, set up and 70.27 4.22 74.49
dressina
proVinci~\License Fee (except for 10.30 .62 10.92
cremation
Cremation Interment on Saturday, Sunday 103.00 6.18 109.18
and Statutorv Holidavs (fee is additionall
6 MONUMENT FOUNDATIONS AND SETTING MARKERS
Rete 6% GST Total
Monument foundation (flat feel 241.82 14.50 256.12
Flat Marker Foundations lfJat fee) 146.32 8.78 155.10
Cremation I Babv Markers flat feel 61.60 3.70 65.30
Removal of Monuments 46.21 2.77 48.98
7. TRANSFER
1 Fee 16.37 1 .981 17.351
8. PERPETUAL CARE
Rat. 6% GST Total
Headstone Maintenance 100.00 6.00 106.00
Footstone Maintenance 50.00 3.00 53.00
ATTACHMENT NO.: 2
REPORT NO.: OPD.009-ll6
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 200S.Q67
Being a by-law to provide for the maintenance, management, regulation and control of
the cemeteries in the Municipality of Clarington and to repeal By-Laws 79-104; 81-045;
83-162; 86-030; 89-195; 89-219; 92-077; 93-118; 94-047; 95-106; 96-44 and 2001-112.
Whereas the Cemeteries Act (Revised) 1990 provides for the regulation and restriction of use of
lands identified as a cemetery;
NOW THEREFORE The Municipality of Clarington hereby enacts as follows: -
1.0 DEFINITIONS
"Act" means the Cemeteries Act (Revised), R.S.O. 1990, c.4;
"Ashes" means the cremated remains of a deceased human body;
UBaby Land" means a part of a cemetery designated for infants with a grave no bigger than 24"
x 36" (61 em X 91.5 em);
"Casket" means the container/coffin in which deceased human remains are interred;
UCemetery" shall include those areas inside the Bowmanville Cemetery and Bond Head
Cemetery set aside for the interment of human remains or ashes;
"Columbarium" means a structure (a niche wall) designed for the purpose of interring and
preserving of cremated remains in sealed compartments (niches);
"Corporation" means the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington;
"Council" means the Council of the Municipality of Clarington;
"Director of Operations" shall mean the Director of Operations of the Municipality of Clarington
or his/her designate;
"Disinterment" means the digging, removal and re-interment of a casket, vault or urn;
"Holiday" means a Statutory or Declared Holiday as well as any day designated in a collective
agreement approved by the Municipality of Clarington;
"Human remains" means the remains of a deceased human body;
"Interment" means the digging and preparation of the grave, placing of the casket, vault or urn,
filling the grave, leveling the ground, and re~establishing the grass;
"Lot" means an area of land in the cemetery set apart for the interment of not more than two
human bodies in a single or double depth grave;
"Marker" means a memorial of granite or such like material with a flat and level surface set flush
with the ground placed at the foot or head of the grave;
"Ministry" means the Ministry of Consumer and Business Services;
"Monument" means a memorial projecting above the level of the ground, including raised
markers, placed at the head of a grave;
"Municipal Clerk" shall mean the Clerk of the Municipality of Clarington or his/her designate;
"Normal Business Hours" means the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday,
excluding statutory holidays;
"Perpetual Care" means the preservation, improvements, embellishment and maintenance in
perpetuity in a proper manner of lots in a cemetery;
"Plof' means two or more lots;
"Register" means the record of deeds, kept by the Municipal Clerk;
"Treasurer" shall mean the Director of Finance of the Municipality of Clarington or his/her
designate;
"Urn" means the container for cremated human remains;
"Vault" means a manufactured fiberglass or concrete shell that the casket is placed into prior to
an interment
2.0 DUTIES OF THE CORPORATION
The Corporation shall. through its signing officers, execute all conveyances of lots in the
Cemetery.
The Corporation shall appoint the Municipal Clerk as Secretary of the cemetery.
2.1 DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OR HIS/HER DESIGNATE
It shall be the duty of Director of Operations or his/her designate to provide control and
supervision and have the authority:
i) To prepare and present the periodic pay sheets.
ii) To keep all necessary records of interments, disinterment and removals, and all other
necessary records, and submit monthly, to the Municipal Clerk a proper report together
with requisite statements.
iii) To keep the cemetery, buildings, and fences in good repair and have the general care
and custody of the cemetery including the supervision of all employees, the keeping in
good order of all walks, drives and grounds, the enforcement of the provisions of this by-
law and all lawful directions of the Corporation; provided that before removing any trees
or shrubs from a lot, he/she shall, where reasonable, first give notice thereof to the owner
of such lot.
iv) To give signed orders for all interments and disinterments and to see that all are
conducted in a decent and orderly manner and that quiet and good order are at all times
maintained and attend every interment and disinterment.
2.2 DUTIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK
Subject to the general control and supervision of the Corporation, it shall be the duty of the
Municipal Clerk to carry out all the usual duties of a Secretary and the Corporation may designate
such other duties to him/her and he/she shall have the authority:
i) To make all sales of lots and to keep records thereof, and prepare deeds for execution by
the signing officers of the Corporation.
ii) To receive all monies payable to the account of the Corporation for the sate of lots,
perpetual care and all monies or property given, devised, bequeathed or set aside for the
purpose of the upkeep or care of any lot or portion of a cemetery, and all other monies or
property receivable by the Corporation with respect to the cemetery whether by way of
gift, bequest or otherwise.
iii) To set aside for the perpetual care thirty-five percent, or such greater amount as is from
time to time prescribed under the Act, of all monies received on the sale of lots as
prescribed by the said Act. and to set aside for perpetual care all other monies received
for perpetual care, and to set aside for the purpose of the upkeep or care of any lot or
portion of a cemetery, any money or other property given, devised, bequeathed or set
aside for such purposes, and to invest the same, subject to the approval of the Treasurer,
in such securities as may from time to time be authorized by the provisions of the Public
Trustees as referenced in the Act.
2.3 DUTIES OF THE TREASURER
i) To receive a-nd transfer to the Perpetual Care account of the Corporation all interest
received from perpetual care fund investments and all interest and all other income from
money invested or from other property given, devised, bequeathed or set aside for the
purpose of the upkeep or care of any lot or portion of a cemetery.
iii) To prepare and submit to the Corporation a monthly statement of all monies received by
himlher, to and for the use of the Corporation and all accounts, in connection with the
operation of the Cemetery.
iii) To prepare and submit reports to the Minister, at such time and with such information as
required by the Act and regulations thereunder.
2.4 EMPLOYEES NOT TO SOLICIT BUSINESS
No officer or employer shall canvass or solicit business in connection with any monument or other
structure to be erected, or in connection with any work to be done in a cemetery, save and
excepting the selling of lots by persons authorized to do so.
2.5 SALE OF LOTS AND CEMETERY SERVICES
i) Site Plan
The Municipal Clerk shall keep available for inspection by prospective purchasers, maps
showing all lots available for purchase.
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ii) Charges
The charges for lots and for all cemetery services shall be as set forth in the Tariff of
Rates appended hereto as Schedule "A".
Hi) Certificate of Interment Rights (Deed)
Upon payment in full of the purchase price of a lot, the Municipal Clerk shall prepare a
deed, deliver it to the Purchaser and record same in a Register kept for that purpose.
Iv) Limitation of Deeds
The deed of a lot shall convey only the right of burial of human remains therein. and of
placing a marker or monument, and such rights shall be subject to the provisions of the
Act and regulations thereunder, and of this by-law as amended from time to time, and no
purchaser shall acquire any right, title or interest except as aforesaid, or pursuant to the
Act or other Acts in that behalf.
v) Transfer of Lots
Upon the transfer of a lot by the owner thereof, the Municipal Clerk shall upon payment of
a fee set out in Schedule "A" Tariff of Rates, prepare and have executed by the owner
thereof, or by authorized personal representative of a deceased owner upon satisfactory
evidence of their authority, a transfer in duplicate, and shall enter the transferring in the
Register and deliver one copy to the transferee and keep the other for his/her records. In
the case of a transfer where an owner is deceased, a copy of probate or of letters of
administration shall be procured by the Municipal Clerk or a satisfactory statutory
declaration with such particulars, including the names and addresses of the heirs and the
name and address(es) of the person authorized to sign a transfer.
vi) Removals
Wherever the owner of a lot procures the removal of all remains from all graves of which
he is the owner, and delivers to the corporation the deed to the lot, together with a
release of all his interest therein, he/she shall be credited with the amount originally paid
without interest, less the charge for removal, or where the removal charges are greater
than such amount, he/she shall be charged with the difference.
vii) Payments for Perpetual Care Where Not Originally Established
In the case of lots formerly sold for a price from which no part was set aside for perpetual
care, any person may pay to the Treasurer for the perpetual care of any such lot, a sum
calculated at the rate as shown on Schedule "A" Tariff of Rates, and perpetual care shall
be transferred to the Treasurer, and by him/her added to the perpetual care fund, and in
every such case the Treasurer shall prepare and have executed and give to the person
making such payment, a receipt of payment for perpetual care.
viii) Errors
In the event that an error on the part of the Municipality is discovered in a lot reservation
prior to the use of the lot for interment, and that lot is no longer available, the Municipality
shall:
1) Amend the affected deed of that lot, or other reservation made prior to the enactment
of this by-law, so as to provide a lot of equal or greater value and similar location
acceptable to the lot holder; or
2) Cancel the lot reservation and refund the full amount paid as evidenced in the
Municipality's records.
The lot holder shall notify the Municipality of the lot holder's preference within 3D days of
the notification of the error; otherwise the Municipality shall be entitled to make the
decision.
3.0 FUNERALS AND INTERMENTS
I) Burial of Lower Animals
No burial of the body of any lower animal than a human being shall be allowed in any of
the cemeteries.
ii) More than Two in One Lot
Due to the instability of the soil, the top of any interment container shall be 36" (91.5 em)
below ground surface for safety reasons. Regardless of the manner in which the grave is
prepared only one fully human remains is to be interred in any single lot.
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For those purchasing lots or plots prior to the enactment of this by-law, double burials will
be honoured, but no more than two burials shall be allowed in one lot. Both interments in
one lot must each have caskets.
iii) Burials on a Statutory Holiday
No burial shall be made on a Statutory Holiday except in the case of a written order of the
Medical Officer of the Department of Health or the Director of Operations or his I her
designate.
iv) Burials on Saturday or Sunday
No burial shall be made on a Saturday or Sunday without payment of an extra charge as
set forth in Schedule "A" appended hereto, save and except in the case of a written order
of a Medical Officer of Health and in such case the extra charge shall not apply.
v) Time of Day When Burials Permitted
No funeral shall be admitted to the cemetery and no burial shall be allowed, except
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., local time; provided that a funeral or burial
may be allowed at other times by special permission of the Director of Operations or his /
her designate and payment of such additional amount as is required as shown on
Schedule "A" Tariff of Rates
vi) Notice Prior to Burial
At least twenty-four hours notice of the date and time desired for a burial shall be given to
the office of the Director of Operations or his / her designate during business hours, , and
unless such notice is in writing, the Corporation shall not be responsible for errors, and
no arrangements will be conducted over a phone.
vii) Order for Burial
Prior to every burial there shall be delivered to the Office of the Municipal Clerk, by the
funeral director, or his/her delegate, a death certificate properly completed with the
information therein indicated as being required, whereupon the Municipal Clerk shall
issue and deliver to the Director of Operations or hislher designate a burial permit; and
no grave shall be opened without the Director of Operations or his/her designate. being in
attendance.
viii) Route of Funeral
Funerals within the cemetery shall follow the route prescribed by the Director of
Operations or hislher designate.
3.1 MEMORIAL SERVICES
Before any Memorial Service is held in a cemetery, the Director of Operations or hislher
designate shall be given at least 10 days notice in writing together with a satisfactory undertaking
that the cost of repairing any damage which may be occasioned, witl be paid.
3.2 PUBLIC ACCESS
Cemeteries shall be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. until sundown or as otherwise designated
by the Director of Operations or his I her designate.
With the exception of a police constable and employees of the Municipality of Clarington in the
performance of their duties, no person shall enter or remain in a cemetery between sundown and
8:00 a.m. without the permission of the Director of Operations or his I her designate.
4.0 CEMETERY SERVICES SUPPLIED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
Save as herein otherwise provided, cemetery services available from the Municipality of
Clarington shall not be allowed to be supplied by any person and for the purpose of this provision
~cemetery services" shall mean all services normally supplied by the Municipality of Clarington
and shall include,
1 ) Cutting grass and general care of lots
2) Planting trees. shrubs and grass
3) Setting grave markers, memorials
4) Construction of foundation for monuments and markers
5) Opening and closing of graves
6) Disinterment or removal of human remains
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Disinterment and Removals
No disinterment or removal of any human remains shall be allowed except under the supervision
and direction of the Medical Officer of the Department of Health and in the presence of the
Director of Operations or his I her designate and upon due observance of all other requirements
of the Act and regulations made thereunder.
Oversized Shells and Vaults
Where a shell or vault has a width of more than 2' 6" (0.762 metres), or a length of more than
7' 6" (2.286 metres), the Director of Operations or his/her designate shall not be obliged to permit
the burial unless there is sufficient space to accommodate it; and the Director of Operations or
hislher designate shall not be obliged to permit the erection of any monument where there is
insufficient room left for the foundation.
5.0 MARKERS AND MONUMENTS
i) General
Permission of Owner
No marker or monument shall be placed or allowed to remain without written order signed
by an owner of the lot or grave and delivered to the Director of Operations or his/her
designate.
Permission of Director of Operations or his I her designate
No markers, monument or vaults shall be brought into a cemetery or any materials
placed or any work done, except at such time and in such manner and in such place as is
authorized by the Director of Operations or his/her designate.
Removal Order
No marker or monument shall be removed without a written order signed by the owner
and delivered to the Director of Operations or his/her designate.
Inscriptions
No inscription which is scandalous, shall be made or allowed to remain, on any marker or
monument in a cemetery, and no inscription shall be made without the permission of the
owner of the lot.
Hours of Work
No work shall be done or allowed except between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Monday
to Friday inclusive. All titter and debris and loose earth shall be removed at the time
above set forth for cessation of work.
To Avoid Damage
Due care shall be used, by the use of planks and otherwise, to avoid causing any
damage to any path or lawn or to anything within the cemetery. Minor scraping of the
base portion of the upright markers due to the mowing operation is considered to be
normal wear.
In Vicinity of Funeral
No work shall be carried on in the vicinity of a funeral at anytime while such funeral is in
process.
Behavior of Work Person{s)
The demeanor and behavior of all work person(s) employed by others shall be subject to
the direction of the Director of Operations or his/her designate; and every such work
person shall leave the cemetery when so ordered by the Director of Operations or his/her
designate.
Removal of Litter
The Director of Operations or his I her designate may remove any material, and any litter
or debris left.
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ii) Markers
Size
Every marker for a single grave shall be of a size as nearly as practicable, of 18" X 24"
(45.7 em X 61 em) width, with a thickness of from 3" to 8" (7.6 em to 20.3 em).
Location
Every marker shall be placed only by employees of the Municipality of Clarington and the
surface shall be level and without projections and shall be flush with the ground. No more
than one marker is allowed on one grave, and no marker is allowed at the same end as a
monument.
HI ) Monuments
Materials
Every monument shall be made of bronze, granite, marble or other durable stone used
for that purpose with no vertical joint and no ornament of stone, metal or other material
attached thereto.
All monuments shall be mounted only on a stone or concrete base or footing and the
base or footing shan be constructed by the Municipality of Clarington and set flush with
the level of the adjoining ground.
Size
No monument shall exceed 46" (122 em) in height, including base or footing, above the
level of the adjoining ground, and:
- When located on a lot shall not exceed 10% of the lot area
~ When located on a plot, the base shall not exceed 14" X 38" (35.5cm x 96.5 em).
Location
A monument shall be located at the head of a lot or plot and no more than one monument
shall be allowed on one lot or on one plot save and except that Council may, at their
discretion and from time to time, upon application, permit more than one monument on a
plot.
Notice to the Municipality of Clarington
There shall be delivered to the office of the Director of Operations or his/her designate, at
least two weeks prior to the date desired for the erection of a monument, an order in
writing with the information thereon indicated, including the dimensions of the monument.
and the order for the foundation.
6.0 REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THIS BY-LAW
i) Flowers, Shrubs and Ornamental Trees
Unbreakable flowerpots may be placed and flowers planted at the front of a grave not
more than 12" (30.5 em) from the marker or monument.
Floral stands are to be of a single leg support type and may not exceed 48n (122 cm) with
no more than two stands per monument. The arms of the stand must not project into the
maintenance area. Extra stands will be removed.
Floral tributes left on a grave at the time of interment shall be removed within ten (10)
days under the direction of the Director of Operations or his I her designate.
Shrubs and ornamental trees must be in alignment with and close proximity to the marker
while flowering plants must be grown only in front of the marker, provided that the bed
extends no more than 12" (30.5 em) from the marker, and maintained solely by rights
holder. Maintenance involves pruning to limit height of trees to 48" (122 cm), and laterally
to within the boundaries of the right holders lot. Flowering plants must be weeded and
watered. Failure to meet these criteria may result in assuming the holders duties to have
been abandoned. The plants may then be removed and discarded on the direction of the
Director of Operations or his/her designate.
ii) Glass or Other Items
No lettered boards, signs. items made of glass in whole or in part, crockery items or wind
chimes are allowed to be left on graves.
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iii) Winter Wreaths
No winter wreaths shall be permitted on a grave or lot after the first day of April in any
year and up to the last day of October following, and any box, container, wreath, etc., so
placed shall be removed by the Director of Operations or his/her designate.
iv) Young Children
No children under or apparently under the age of twelve shall enter or be within any
cemetery grounds except when under the proper control of an adult.
vi) Vehicles
No person shall drive an automobile or other vehicle anywhere in a cemetery other than
on a designated road or lane, with the exception of vehicles or equipment necessary for
the operation and maintenance of the cemetery.
No person shall drive a veh iele at a speed of more than 15 kilometers per hour.
vii) Parade and Procession
No person shall take part in any parade or procession within a cemetery, except a funeral
procession. without approval by Council.
viii) Watering Cans
Visitors are expected to return watering cans to the place of origin at or beside the water
tap.
Ix) Enforcement
Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence and liable
upon conviction to a fine as prescribed in the Provincial Offences Act.
7.0 REPEAL OF BY-LAWS
By-Laws 79-104; 8Hl45; 83-162; 86-030; 89-195; 89-219; 92-077; 93-118; 94-047; 95-106;
96-44 and 2001-112 are hereby repealed.
8.0 EFFECTIVE DATE
This by-law shall take effect on the dale of approval by Ihe Ministry of Consumer and Business
Services.
By-Jaw read a first and second time this 18th day of April 2005.
By-law read a third time and finally passed this 18lh day of April 2005.
John Mutton, Mayor
Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk
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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 2005-
CEMETERIES - TARIFF OF RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006
SALE OF PLOTS
Type of Lot Dimension Dimension Dimension 40% Rat. 7% Total
BowmanYiUe Bondhead Sl Perpetual GST
G~e's Care Rate
Sinole 3' X9' 3' X9' 3'X9' 400.00 1000.00 70.00 1070.00
Babvland 1.5' X 3' 1.5'X3' 1.5'X3' 140.00 350.00 24.50 374.50
Cremation 2' X2' 2'X2' 2'X2' 140.00 350.00 24.50 374.50
2. SALE OF CREMATION NICHES
Columbarium Niche Size 15% Ret. 7% GST Total
Perpetual
Care Rate
Single (including 12" X 12" X 120.00 800.00 56.00 856.00
Plaoue 1 12"
Double {including 12" X 12' X 180.00 1200.00 84.00 1284.00
Plaoue 1 12"
3 INTERMENT
Rate 7% GST Total
Adult - Sinole Death 550.00 38.50 588.50
Adult - Double Death 690.00 48.30 738.30
Infantl Child 200.00 14.00 214.00
Cremation 200.00 14.00 214.00
Niche Wall 100.00 7.00 107.00
4 DISINTERMENT CHARGES
Rate 7% GST Total
Disinterment (adult) including reburial at 911.21 63.79 975.00
the same location or at another location in
the same cemeterY
Disinterment (adult) for burial at another 771.03 53.97 825.00
cemeterY
Disinterment (child) including burial at 572.90 40.10 613.00
another location in the same cemeterY
Disinterment (child) including reburial at 514.02 35.98 550.00
same crave or different cemeterY
Disinterment (infant J cremation) including 247.66 17.34 265.00
reburial at another location in the same
cemetery
Disinterment (infant I cremation) including 169.16 11.84 181.00
reburial at same grave or different
cemeterv
5. HOLIDAY AND OTHER SURCHARGES
Rate 7% GST Tolel
Interment on Saturday, Sunday and 281.31 19.69 301.00
Statutory Holidays (fe. is additional)
Disinte~l~nt for double depth burial (fee is 181.31 12.69 194.00
additional
Rental for lowering Device, set up and 68.22 4.78 73.00
dressina
prOYinCia~)License Fee (except for 10.00 .70 10.70
cremation
Cremation Interment on Saturday, Sunday 100.00 7.00 107.00
and Statutorv HolJda~ (f~e Is additional)
6. MONUMENT FOUNDATIONS AND SETTING MARKERS
Rate 7% GST Total
Monument foundation flat fee 234.58 16.42 251.00
Flat Marker Foundations flat fee 142.08 9.94 152.00
Cremation I Bab Markers flat fee 59.81 4.19 64.00
Removal of Monuments 44.86 3.14 48.00
7. TRANSFER
I Fee 15.89 1 1.111 17.00 1
8. PERPETUAL CARE
Rate 7% GST Total
Headstone Maintenance 100.00 7.00 107.00
Footstone Maintenance 50.00 3.50 53.50