(a) No mural shall be installed unless written permission is first obtained by the owner of the building upon which the mural is to be placed, or the building owner's agent, and a mural permit is obtained from the Zoning Inspector.
(b) A permit to install, erect, or replace a wall mural shall expire if the wall mural is not erected and bearing a display within one (1) year after the date of the issuance of the permit.
(c) A wall mural shall be removed if it has no display for a continuous period of six (6) months. It shall not be re-erected or replaced without obtaining a new permit pursuant to this section.
(d) A change or replacement of a display shall require a new permit for the new mural display.
(e) An application for a permit to erect or replace a wall mural shall be granted if the wall mural as proposed satisfies the criteria of this section. Such criteria are in lieu of the standards and guidelines prescribed and authorized elsewhere in the Codified Ordinances for a permit, certificate of appropriateness, or other approval by any agency or official of the City except those set forth in the Building Code addressing structures and materials for signs.
(f) Application for Permit. Each permit application shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Each application shall address one (1) wall mural proposed for one (1) wall.
(2) Name, telephone number, email address, and postal address of the applicant.
(3) Name, telephone number, email address, and postal address of the owner of the building to which the wall mural will be installed.
(4) The street address of the building upon which the proposed wall mural would be located.
(5) Site plan illustrating the lot and building dimensions and indicating the proposed location of the mural, including streets and other vehicular rights of way to which the proposed mural principally would be oriented.
(6) A calculation of the area of the wall upon which the mural would be located and a calculation of the area of the expected display.
(7) If the area of the proposed mural would be less than eighty percent (80%) of the wall area, an explanation and reasons for the smaller display.
(8) A description of the medium to be used for the mural, and if vinyl or other high-resolution material, a description of its grade and a calibration of the dots-per-inch of the resolution of the display.
(9) A color photographic or digital image of the building elevations as they appear prior to the installation of a mural and in the context of adjoining properties.
(10) A scale drawing and color photo or digital image of the building elevation illustrating the proposed size and placement of the mural represented with general accuracy.
(11) A color image of the proposed mural.
(12) A description of the proposed maintenance schedule that includes the time frame for the life of the mural and method for removal, if applicable.
(13) Written confirmation or statement by the mural provider or installer that no damage or negative impact will occur to the wall surface that the mural is to be applied or affixed to.
(14) Written permission from the owner of the building to which the mural is intended to be applied, if the applicant is not the building owner.
(15) An acknowledgement that the mural must be removed of covered if so ordered by the Zoning Inspector for failure to maintain of for reaching a state of dilapidation, as described in Section 1188.03(g).
(16) The Zoning Inspector responsible for evaluating the application may require additional photographic or digital images to be submitted with the application relevant to the criteria prescribed by this section.
(Ord. 108-2023. Passed 8-7-23.)
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