(a) Required Funding. One and one-half percent (1.5%) of the cost of an applicable project shall be devoted to provision of public art. The calculation of project cost shall include construction costs, including construction management costs, but shall exclude costs for land, interior fixtures and furnishings, architectural fees, engineering fees, and costs covered by funds from which public art is excluded as an object of expenditure. The cost of an applicable project shall be calculated based on the amounts of the executed applicable construction and construction management contracts.
(b) Qualifying Public Art Projects. Public art required by the regulations of this chapter may take the form of a discrete object of visual art, such as a sculpture or mural, permanent or temporary in nature, or may take the form of artist-designed functional elements of a project. An artist shall collaborate on the public art required by the regulations of this chapter.
(c) Location of Public Art. Public art required by the regulations of this chapter shall be placed on the site of the applicable project. If the City Planning Commission, in consultation with the Public Art Committee, determines that placement of public art on the applicable project site would be inappropriate due to inadequate public visibility or public access, the Commission shall consult with applicable City departments and thereafter may select an alternate site to locate the public art.
(d) Aggregation of Funds. If the City Planning Commission, in consultation with the Public Art Committee, determines that the purposes of this chapter will best be met by combining the public art funds from two (2) or more applicable projects, the Commission may authorize the execution of a single public art project using the funding from multiple projects.
(e) Ownership of Public Art. All art located on City property and acquired under the requirements of this chapter shall be owned by the City of Cleveland, unless other ownership is specified in an ordinance pertaining to a particular public art project.
(Ord. No. 166-13. Passed 5-13-13, eff. 5-16-13)