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(Amended by Ordinance No. 176874, effective October 4, 2002.) There is designated an official flag for the City to be known as the City flag and described as follows: A. The standard size measures 5 feet in length by
3 feet in height. The background shall be green, symbolizing the forests and our
green City. The design includes a four-pointed directional star, formed by the
vertical and horizontal intersection of counterchanged light blue stripes,
symbolizing our rivers. The blue stripes are paralleled with yellow stripes,
symbolizing agriculture and commerce. The yellow stripes are separated from the
green background and the blue river stripes by white lines called fimbriations.
The white central star is positioned slightly left of center, toward the staff
end of the flag, called the hoist. The design components are in multiples of
1-inch units, and the following description refers to the units within the basic
design as viewed from the front side. Any variation in flag size must be based
on the diagonal proportions of the basic design; i.e., when a length is
selected, the height is determined by the intersection of the vertical at one
end of the length, with the diagonal projection of the original design. The flag
size is then divided into units similar to the original design. B. The following is a description of the component
parts of the flag: The center point of the white star formed at the intersection of the counterchanged center band of the intersection is 26-1/2 inches (units) from the left (staff) side, and 17 inches (units) from the top. The star is 9 inches (units) high and wide, with four concave sides, and is formed at the intersection of the vertical and horizontal blue stripes by 4 inch radius quarter circles at the ends of the stripes. C. The sizes of the background sections are as
follows:
1. Canton (upper left hand section) 18 inches
(units) wide and 13-1/2 inches (units) high, 2. Upper right hand section is 30 inches (units)
wide and 8-1/2 inches (units) high, 3. Lower right hand section is 25 inches (units)
wide and 13-1/2 inches (units) high, 4. Lower left hand section is 23 inches (units)
wide and 8-1/2 inches (units) high,
D. The widths of the stripes are as follows:
1. The center band of blue is 4 inches (units)
wide, 2. The flanking bands of white are 1 inch (unit)
wide, 3. The yellow bands flanking the white are 2
inches (units) wide, and the outer bands of white flanking the yellow are 1
inch (unit) wide, 4. The total width of the arms is 12 inches
(units).
E. All cloth colors are to
be standard colors used for the fabrication of flags, and meeting the U.S. Flag
Specifications for cotton and nylon. Colors are: White - White; Blue - U.N. Blue; Yellow - Golden Yellow; Green - Kelly or Irish Green. On printed or painted flags the colors shall match the following colors of the "Ameritone" color key system of the Ameritone Color Key Corporation, 18414 South Santa Fe Avenue, Compton, California 90221. All colors are in Color Key Group No. 1: White - No. 144H - Antique White; Blue - No. 118B - Gaiety; Yellow - No. 136A - Basket of Gold; Green - No. 123A - Hacienda. F. Both the official flag described above and the
prior official flag that was adopted in 1969 shall be considered valid official
flags until and including December 31, 2004. On and after January 1, 2005, only
the flag described above shall be considered the official flag of the
City.
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