ORDINANCE NO. 4283
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING TITLE 13 PUBLIC PROPERTY OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING CHAPTER 13.07 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT FLAGS ON CITY
PROPERTY
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Title 13 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code, is hereby amended to add Chapter 13.07 to read as follows:
Chapter 13.07 Displaying Flags.
The City shall only fly or display at/on any of the City's properties the following flags: the American flag, the POW/MIA flag, the State of California flag, the Huntington Beach City flag, and, may fly or display at times the County of Orange flag and any of the flags of the six branches of service: the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
This restriction by the City of its own speech (by the display of flags) by this Section does not modify, abridge, restrict, interfere with, or otherwise limit in any way with the exercise of free speech of businesses or individuals protected by the First Amendment by flying any flag they so choose on private property, or public property, so long as the flying of such flags are consistent with other laws.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of 2023.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager
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