The following procedure must be followed by the developer to fill the public art requirement with the building's architecture.
(A) A developer must make a presentation to the City Arts Commission:
(1) The presentation shall be made prior to the development application being deemed complete. The developer must submit a maquette and other materials which satisfactorily illustrate the proposed conceptual development. The developer and architect must submit a conceptual statement expressing why the architecture should be considered art, including an explanation of the ideas, meaning, cultural significance or conceptual complexity expressed in the architecture.
(2) The City Arts Commission shall reserve the right to require a second presentation at the completion of the city approval process. If a second presentation is required, the developer must then submit a maquette and other materials which satisfactorily illustrate the to-be-built development.
(B) The developer and architect shall demonstrate that there will be high quality materials and craftsmanship used in the execution of the construction.
(C) If all of the foregoing criteria are met, the City Arts Commission shall make the recommendation to accept the architecture as art, only if, in its judgment, the architectural work is of extremely high artistic merit and would make a substantial cultural contribution to the city.
(D) The developer and/or architect shall have the responsibility to demonstrate that all of the foregoing criteria are met.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)