More Cemetery Rules

Monuments & Markers

Monuments and markers must be bronze, granite or marble, or other durable stone or metal material.
All monuments and markers must be placed on a foundation.
Foot markers that measure 12” x 12” or under are allowed for each 5’ x 15’ space.
Temporary metal markers must be replaced with a permanent monument or marker within six (6) months.
Cremation markers shall be no larger than 12” x 24’ mounted on a base no larger than 16” x 28” placed at ground surface level.
No marker shall be set unless the location has been approved by the City.
Due to the necessity of continuous maintenance and control of the Cemetery grounds, it is understood that unavoidable damage may occur to the borders and edges of memorials and markers. The City shall not be held liable for such damages except for the defacing or obliteration of names, dates, or engraved emblems on the face of the markers or memorials.

Location approval of all structures must be first obtained from the City prior to construction.
Vaults or concrete liners are required for each burial in the cemetery, including cremation burials.
Above ground, vaults are prohibited.
Only concrete or metal vaults or concrete liners shall be permitted to be used in the cemetery.
Mausoleums shall be constructed of granite, white marble, or other stone of durable quality approved by the City.
Catacombs shall be airtight and so arranged that interments can be separately sealed.
Interments in crypts shall be made in hermetically sealed caskets or boxes. Duplicate keys for mausoleums shall be furnished to the City.

The burial of two bodies in one grave is prohibited.
No more than one (1) cremated remains shall be buried in each 24” x 30” cremains grave.
No more than one (1) remains, and one (1) cremated remains shall be buried in each standard (5’ x 15’) burial grave, except that no more than three (3) cremains may be buried in each standard burial grave.
Interments shall be made only by persons licensed to do so. Cremation interments require approval by the City but do not the use of a licensed funeral home.
A burial permit must be presented to the City before burial can take place. Neither the City nor any officer or employee thereof shall be liable for the interment permit or the identity of the person to be interred.
No elevated mounds shall be built over graves, and no lot shall be filled above the grade established by the City.

No trees, shrubs, flowers, or plants of any kind shall be planted in the cemetery without the approval of the City.

Fences raised enclosures, structures of wood, and hedges are prohibited.
No copying or curbing may be installed.
Portable fences, chains, and other structures may be used during interments or memorials.

The City shall not be held liable for lost, misplaced, or broken vases or for damage by the elements, thieves, vandals, or by causes beyond its control.
Private contracting firms will be held responsible for any damage done by them to monuments, grass, trees, or any objects whatsoever in the cemetery and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the City of High Springs.
No owner of a burial space shall sell or convey the same to any other person or corporation other than the city. The city reserves the right to pay no more than the original purchase price of the burial space.
The City of High Springs may correct any error made by it in making interment, disinterment, or removal, or in the description, transfer, or conveyance of any interment property, by canceling such conveyance and substituting and conveying in lieu thereof other interment property as selected by the City, or by refunding the amount of money paid for said purchase.