The following procedure must be followed by the developer to fill the public art requirement with the building’s architecture.
(A) The applicant and architect must make two presentations to the Commission:
(1) The first presentation shall be made prior to the development application being deemed complete. The applicant must submit a maquette and other materials which satisfactorily illustrate the proposed conceptual development. The applicant 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 second presentation shall be made at the completion of the city approval process. The applicant must then submit a maquette and other materials and other materials that satisfactorily illustrate the to-be-built development.
(B) The applicant and architect shall demonstrate there will be high quality materials and craftsmanship used in the execution of the construction.
(C) If all of the foregoing criteria are met, then the Commission shall 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 community.
(D) The applicant or architect shall have the responsibility to demonstrate all of the foregoing criteria are met.
(Ord. 1245, passed 9-15-04)