(a) Application and planning. Within 60 days of initial application for permitting or other discretionary approval, the developer shall consult with the Public Art program staff regarding a plan for meeting the requirements of this Chapter. This consultation must be complete before the development project is calendared for consideration by a public body, including the Architectural Review Board, Planning & Transportation Commission or City Council, and before the Director of Planning and Development Services issues any approvals with respect to the project.
(b) Public Art Commission review and approval. If the developer elects to comply with this chapter by providing on-site art, the developer’s public art plan must be presented to the Public Art Commission. The plan should include the process by which the art and artist will be selected while ensuring that no single artist be commissioned for more than 3 public art in private development projects within Palo Alto, the type of art proposed, a plan to integrate the art into the site, and a proposed budget and schedule of payments. The Public Art Commission shall render a decision whether the proposed public art plan conforms to the requirements and intent of this Chapter within 90 days of submission of a complete application, as determined by the Director of Planning and Development Services, in consultation with the public art program staff. The developer shall not enter into contracts or make expenditures until the Public Arts Commission approves the on-site art plan. In addition, before initiating fabrication and installation of the on-site art, the developer shall return to the Public Art Commission for final approval of the artist and the proposed public art. The Public Art Commission shall render a decision within 60 days of submission of a complete proposal, as determined by the Director of Planning and Development Services, in consultation with the public art program staff. No building permit may issue until the Public Art Commission issues the approvals required under this subsection.
(Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5226 § 9, 2013)