The following procedure must be followed by the applicant to fulfill the APPP requirement with the building's architecture:
A. An applicant shall make an initial presentation to the CAC Public Art sub-committee and staff prior to the development application being deemed complete. The applicant must submit a maquette and/or 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.
B. A second presentation shall be made at the completion of the City's review and approval process for the project to a panel comprising two (2) commercial architects, one (1) visual artist, one (1) visual arts administrator, and one (1) general design professional such as a landscape architect or commercial interior designer. At least one (1) of the panel members shall be a Culver City business owner or resident. The panel shall make a recommendation to the CAC Public Art subcommittee whether to accept the project under Architecture as Art and the subcommittee will then make a recommendation to the Cultural Affairs Commission for consideration.
C. The applicant and architect shall demonstrate that high quality materials and craftsmanship will be used in the execution of the construction.
D. If all of the foregoing criteria are met, the Cultural Affairs Commission shall approve 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 Culver City.
E. The applicant and/or architect shall have the responsibility to demonstrate that all of the foregoing criteria are met.
(Ord. No. 2013-003 § 1 (part))