Culver City Municipal Code Ch. 1.03 City Standards

A. Official Seal. The seal hereafter described is hereby adopted as the Official Seal of the City of Culver City and the imprint thereof shall hereafter be impressed upon all official documents and an enlarged copy of said seal shall be placed on all motor equipment owned and operated by the City.

('65 Code, § 1-6)

B. Description. Around the outer edge shall appear the words, “City of Culver City, Incorporated 1917,” and in the center shall appear the inscription “Heart of Screenland,” which inscription shall run through the center of a shield; in the upper left hand corner shall be depicted motion picture camera equipment indicative of the present major industry in the City of Culver City; in the lower left hand corner of said shield shall be depicted a representative of the Golden Bear, emblematic of the State of California; in the upper right hand corner a representation of the rising sun; and in the lower right hand corner shall be depicted a sprig of lantana, the official flower of the City of Culver City.

('65 Code, § 1-7)

(Ord. No. 453 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2008-002 § 6 (part))

A. The City Clerk shall be the custodian of the City Seal described in § 1.03.005. The City Clerk, City Manager and/or designee shall be authorized to use the City Seal on any resolution, proclamation, certificate or other instrument approved by the City Council or executed by the Mayor.

B. Except upon the approval of City Council, it shall be unlawful to use the City Seal, or any copy, facsimile, imitation or reproduction thereof, for any private or commercial purpose, including but not limited to:

1. Placing the City Seal, or any copy, facsimile, imitation or reproduction thereof, on any written or printed material that is designed, calculated, intended, or likely to confuse, deceive or mislead the public, or to cause the reader of such written or printed material to believe it to be an official City publication.

2. Placing the City Seal, or any copy, facsimile, imitation or reproduction thereof, on any written or printed material in favor of or against any ballot measure, or in favor of or against any candidate for public office.

3. Using the City Seal, or any copy, facsimile, imitation or reproduction thereof, on any letterhead, document, badge, circular, envelope or other disseminated material, except for official City business.

(Ord. No. 2007-009 § 1; Ord. No. 2008-002 § 6 (part))

A. Official Flag. The flag hereafter described is hereby adopted as the Official Flag of the City of Culver City, for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the city.

('65 Code, § 1-8)

B. Description. On a background of white shall appear a blue facsimile of the Official Seal of the City and at the upper left hand corner a red five-point star. Below said seal, in large letters, shall appear the name Culver City.

('65 Code, § 1-9)

(Ord. No. 528 §§ 1,2; Ord. No. 2008-002 § 6 (part))