Every budget for the construction of, or renovation affecting 50 percent or more of the square footage of, a public building to which there is or will be public access built for or by the City and every budget for an outdoor site improvement project to which there will be public access and that has been designated as an eligible Public Art Program project by the Department shall provide that 1.33 percent of the original budgeted cost of construction or renovation of the structure or the project itself, excluding land, architectural design fees, construction management and engineering fees, fixtures, furnishings, streets, sewers, and similar accessory construction, shall be appropriated and deposited in the Public Art Program fund as specified in Section 2-28-150, to commission or purchase artwork to be located in a public area in or at such building or project; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to any building or project constructed with funds which exclude public art as an eligible cost.
(Added Coun. J. 1-15-20, p. 13038, § 2)