HomeMy WebLinkAbout025 of 2025 - Text Amendment - Enacting City Code 1.09, City Flag Designs and Standards for DisplaySALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 02 S of 2025
(An ordinance adopting City Flags and Standards for Display of City Flags)
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council jointly recognize city flags have the ability to
unite and reflect the values of the residents of a city and the employees and elected officials that
work under such flags; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council believe that local elected officials are best
suited to determine the flags that represent and symbolize the character, ingenuity, perseverance,
and norms of the city they were elected to represent; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council desire to adopt flags to formally represent and
symbolize the character, ingenuity, perseverance, and norms of Salt Lake City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Citv Council of Salt Lake Citv, Utah:
SECTION 1. CHAPTER 1.09 relating to CITY FLAGS, is enacted to read as
follows:
CHAPTER 1.09 CITY FLAGS
1.09.010: DEFINITIONS:
CITY: Means the City of Salt Lake City, Utah.
FLAG:
A. Means a depiction or emblem made from fabric or cloth with a specific design.
B. Does not include a depiction or emblem made from:
1. Lights;
2. Paint;
3. Roofing;
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4. Siding;
5. Paving materials;
6. Flora;
7. Balloons; or
8. Any other building, landscaping, or decorative component other than fabric or
cloth.
C. CITY FLAG: Means any flag set forth in this Chapter, all of which equally represent the
City and its character, ingenuity, perseverance, and norms in different ways.
1.09.020: CITY FLAGS:
A. Sego Flag:
1. Appearance. The Sego Flag consists of
hoist canton.
a. Two horizontal stripes; a light blue upper stripe and a white lower stripe.
b. A white three petal sego lily with a six prong golden stamen in the upper
C. The Sego Flag shall appear consistent with the following image:
2. Meaning. The elements of the Sego Flag represent the City in the following ways:
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a. The light blue stripe represents the waters of the Great Salt Lake for which
the City is named and blue skies over the mountains surrounding the City.
b. The white stripe represents the salt of the Great Salt Lake and the
"Greatest Snow on Earth" that blankets the mountains surrounding the City.
C. The light blue and white stripes collectively represent peace and justice,
which are ideals that unite the City's diverse population.
d. The sego lily, which has grown in the Salt Lake Valley for millennia,
represents the resilience, acceptance, and belonging that exemplifies Salt Lake City and its
residents. The golden stamen represents the future growth that comes with each succeeding
generation.
B. Sego Belonging Flag:
1. Appearance. The Sego Belonging Flag consists o£
a. Six horizontal stripes appearing in the following order starting at the top of
the flag: a red stripe, orange stripe, yellow stripe, green stripe, blue stripe, and purple stripe.
b. A five colored triangular chevron that overlaps the horizontal stripes on
the hoist side of the flag pointing to the right. The chevron starts with a white triangle outlined
by pink, light blue, brown, and black in that order.
C. A white three petal sego lily with a six prong golden stamen is located in
the upper hoist canton.
image:
d. The Sego Belonging Flag shall appear consistent with the following
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2. Meaning. The elements of the Sego Belonging Flag represent the City in the
following ways:
a. The horizontal stripes represent the City's affirmation of the rainbow as a
symbol of beauty and diversity in the City, the City's support and acceptance of the LGBTQIA
community, and as a symbol of the LGBTQIA community's belonging in the City.
b. The white, pink, and light blue elements of the chevron represent the
City's support and acceptance of the transgender community and as a symbol of the transgender
community's belonging in the City.
C. The brown and black elements of the chevron represent the City's support
and acceptance of members of marginalized racial and ethnic communities and as a symbol of
their belonging in the City.
d. The shape of the chevron pointing to the right represents the forward
progress made toward embracing all residents of, and visitors to, Salt Lake City and that
continued progress should be pursued.
e. The sego lily, which has grown in the Salt Lake Valley for millennia,
represents the resilience, acceptance, and belonging that exemplifies Salt Lake City and its
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