(a) In addition to the other applicable requirements of the City, Murals shall also be governed by the following provisions:
(1) Murals must not contain any discriminatory language, imagery or symbology, incite or encourage violence or public disorder, pornography, profanity, defamatory, obscene, treasonous content or be in violation of any other laws.
(2) Murals shall obtain a Mural Permit issued by the City Planning Department, and when located within the Historic District in conjunction with the Historic Preservation Review Commission, and must meet the following standards:
A. All applications for Murals shall be made on forms provided by the City Planning Department and shall contain an authorization by the Owner of the wall or structure the mural will be painted on or affixed to and a draft of the proposed Mural including color and specification of materials (e.g., paint, tile, etc.).
B. Murals shall be applied to a removable surface that is fastened to the Structure’s wall.
C. The applicant may however be permitted to apply the mural directly to the Structure’s wall surface provided the applicant agrees to remove the mural as may be required through the sale of the property to a new owner.
D. Murals shall be applied using weather resistant paint or materials.
E. Murals shall not be designed as to constitute or create a traffic hazard as determined by the City Engineer/Planning Director or designee in consultation with the Chief of Police.
F. No part of a Mural shall exceed the height of the structure to which it is painted on or affixed to.
G. No part of a Mural shall extend more than six (6) inches from the plane of the wall upon which it is painted or affixed to.
H. No Mural may consist of, or contain, electrical or mechanical components, or changing images (moving structural elements, flashing or sequential lights, lighting elements, or other automated methods that result in movement, the appearance of movement, or change of mural image or message, not including static illumination turned off and back on not more than once every twenty-four (24) hours).
I. No Mural shall obstruct the exterior surface of any building opening, including, but not limited to, windows, doors, and vents.
J. Murals shall not be permitted in the SR Zoning District.
K. No Mural shall be arranged and illuminated in a manner that will produce a light intensity of greater than three (3) foot candles above ambient lighting, as measured at the property line of the nearest residentially zoned property.
L. Murals shall be maintained at all times. Repairs to a Mural shall not require a new application under this definition if the image or content of the Mural does not or only minimally change.
M. Murals advertising businesses, goods or services shall be considered a Sign and require a Sign Permit pursuant to Section 1331.02
of this Ordinance. (Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21.)