Rules, Terms & Conditions
Guidelines for the use, management, and preservation of Royal Vaults and Gardens
Purpose
These Rules, Terms, Conditions and Regulations are designed for the use, management, maintenance, and preservation of Royal Vaults and Gardens and for the protection of the rights of the Owners of interment space therein. They are intended to improve and preserve the Garden's serene and natural beauty, to foster a reasonably safe environment for all persons who enter or work within the Garden, and to facilitate the maintenance of the Garden.
The Management has adopted Rules and Regulations that are reasonable, fair and safe. Constructive suggestions as to content, implementation, and enforcement of these Rules and Regulations are welcome and compliance is anticipated and will be appreciated.
Key Definitions
Interment
The underground burial of human remains or cremains in a grave and, at times, also means and includes entombment of human remains or remains.
Entombment
Placement of human remains in a crypt or cremains in a niche.
Grave
The interment space for underground burial of human remains and includes the portion of the lot containing the grave.
Lot
The area of the Garden containing a grave or graves; a lot generally contains two or more graves.
Memorial
Any marker and its base located at or on a grave, crypt or niche for the purpose of identification of, or in memory of, a deceased human being.
Adornments
Items placed on or at an interment space on a temporary basis by the Owner of, or Visitor to, such interment space.
Vault
A prefabricated outer burial case, designed to be installed in the ground to receive one or more burials of human remains or cremains.
Mausoleum
Any permanent building or structure containing crypts and/or niches for entombment.
General Regulations
Operating Hours
All persons are welcome to enter the Garden but they are required to enter and leave by the public gates. The gates to the Garden open at 7:00 a.m. and are closed at dusk. The doors to the Mausoleums are always locked. A key to the Mausoleum will be provided to the Owner of interment space in such Mausoleum but the Owner's key will only open the doors to the Mausoleum between 7:00 a.m. and dusk.
Any person found on the grounds or in the Mausoleums after these closing times will be considered a trespasser and may be prosecuted.
Speed Limit
The speed limit in the Park is 15 miles per hour. Driving over this speed limit or driving off the designated roads is prohibited.
Flowers and Adornments
Fresh Cut Flowers:
Fresh cut flowers are welcome on graves but are not permitted on the crypts or niches in the Mausoleums. The Management reserves the right to remove such flowers and holders when they become unsightly.
Artificial Flowers:
Artificial flowers are welcome on crypts or niches in or near the Mausoleums. Care should be taken to select appropriate flowers, use proper holders, and avoid wire or sand that may damage the crypt or niche fronts.
Seasonal Adornments:
Potted flowers, wreaths, baskets of flowers, and other seasonal adornments are welcome on graves during Easter Sunday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Veterans' Day, and Christmas. These will be removed ten (10) days after these special days.
Holiday Wreaths:
Wreaths and evergreen blankets are welcome on graves during December 1 through January 25 and shall be removed on or after January 25 or when they become unsightly.
Strictly Prohibited Items
The following are strictly prohibited in the Garden except with express prior written approval of the Management:
Balloons, bird houses, candles, vigil lights, toys, stuffed animals
Temporary markers, decorative flags, glassware, sprinkling cans
Trellises, wind chimes, boxes, receptacles, or similar adornments
Stones, shells, wood chips, or similar landscaping materials
Benches, chairs, or other furniture (except approved benches)
Digging of holes for any purpose whatsoever
Planting of any plant, bush, shrub, or tree
Enclosures of any kind (fence, coping, hedge, or ditch)
Grave mounds or raising graves above established grade
Dogs, cats, or any other domestic animals
Bicycles, scooters, rollerblades, skateboards
Food, picnic lunches, or intoxicating liquors
Profane or boisterous language
Marring any Memorial or taping pictures, flags, or decals
Defacing anything within the Garden
Removing or disturbing anything without Owner permission
Hunting, fishing, feeding, or disturbing animals
Picking, plucking, or removing plants or flowers
Management Responsibilities
The Company, by and through its Management and Officers, shall be responsible for:
- •All rights, duties, and obligations of the Management set forth in these Rules, Terms, Conditions and Regulations
- •The supervision, management, maintenance and preservation of the Garden
- •The books and records relating to ownership and location of interment space and placement of human remains and cremains
- •The business and affairs of the Company
The Company may appoint a Manager, whose responsibilities include (but are not necessarily limited to) the supervision of the day-to-day operations of the Garden and the enforcement of these Rules and Regulations.
Liability and Responsibility
The Management shall take reasonable precaution to protect the interment space of, and Memorials placed on such interment space by, Owners from loss or damage within the Garden. However, the Company, as well as the Management, the Officers, and the Manager, are not responsible for theft or damage to Memorials, adornments, or any other object placed on graves or lots, in or near the Mausoleums, or in the Park.
The Management distinctly disclaims all responsibility for loss or damage from causes beyond their reasonable control, including but not limited to damage caused by the elements, an act of God, common enemy, thieves, vandals, strikers, malicious mischief makers, explosions, invasion, insurrections, riots, or order of any military or civil authority, as well as unavoidable accidents or general negligence of employees.