Section 5.8, Christmas Holiday Display
In recognition of Christmas as a national holiday and in light of the history in this city of displaying a nativity scene during the Christmas holiday season, the city council shall ensure that each year the city displays on city hall property a Christmas holiday display from the Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday through the following January 6th. The Christmas holiday display shall include symbols and objects that depict or relate to the national holiday of Christmas that includes a depiction of a nativity scene, which at a minimum includes proportionally-sized figures of the infant Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. The overall nativity scene shall not be smaller in size than 4 feet by 4 feet. The symbols and objects that comprise the Christmas holiday display shall be exhibited in a reasonably comparable and proportional manner and shall be reasonably observable to the passing public. The Christmas holiday display shall be in compliance with the governing law and may be modeled after the Christmas holiday display appearing in the City of Clawson, Michigan, that was ruled constitutional in Doe v. City of Clawson, 915 F .2d 244 (6th Cir. 1990), and that included, among other items, a nativity scene, gift packages, colored lights, a "Seasons Greetings" sign, and a Santa Claus figure. |
