LET THE FLAGS FLY, COUNCIL SAYS GAS STATION OWNER WINS BATTLE AGAINST LIMIT.Byline: Helen Gao Staff Writer GLENDALE - A nine-month controversy about flag displays ended this week when the Glendale City Council voted unanimously to change the sign ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been , exempting national and religious flags from city code regulations. ``Now, I won't have to go to City Hall anymore and worry about this stuff anymore. It's behind me now,'' said Kelly Khoury, whose display of 20 American flags sparked the controversy. Khoury said he will reduce the number of flags flying at his Shell gas station on North Pacific Avenue to 13, each representing an original American colony The American Colony was a Christian utopian society that formed in Jerusalem in 1881, as well as the eponymous modern neighbourhood where they lived. Overview Moved by a series of tragic losses, Chicago natives Anna and Horatio Spafford led a small American contingent in , in recognition of the council's decision. ``I don't want to rub it in the face of the city. No hard feelings,'' he said. The flag controversy flared flare v. flared, flar·ing, flares v.intr. 1. To flame up with a bright, wavering light. 2. To burst into intense, sudden flame. 3. a. in July after code enforcement Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to officers warned Khoury to remove 17 of 20 flags at his business or be cited for a misdemeanor punishable by a $500 fine or six months in jail. Khoury said he flew his flags to express patriotism Patriotism See also Chauvinism, Loyalty. America, Captain comic-strip character known as the “protector of the American way.” [Comics: Horn, 155–156] American elm traditional symbol of American patriotism. , not as an advertisement. Council members cited First Amendment rights as the reason for their vote Tuesday. ``I've always been a supporter of First Amendment rights,'' said Councilman Rafi Manoukian Rafi Manoukian is a former member of the city council in Glendale, California. He was recently notified that he has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Selection Committee of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island . Because of widespread media attention on Khoury's plight, city officials were bombarded with hundreds of letters and e-mails. ``I consider my year as mayor the year of the flag,'' Mayor Dave Weaver said jokingly. The council also postponed voting to repeal a hillside development ban and adopt amendments to tighten the news rack ordinance. Both issues will be considered next week. |
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