[Added 11-8-2010 by Ord. No. 815]
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The purpose of the Arts and Culture Overlay District is to facilitate
improvements to land and structures within the district and to encourage
artistic, cultural and creative resources therein.
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For uses not otherwise permitted in the underlying zone in which
a property is located, this article imposes requirements in addition
to those imposed by this chapter upon uses in the underlying zone.
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The overlay district is designed to achieve the following goals:
The Arts and Culture Overlay District shall apply to all properties
located within the district as designated on the City of Westminster
Zoning Map as "Arts and Cultural Overlay District."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A single-family dwelling unit in which up to 50% of the floor
area is used by the resident for the production, showing, and sale
of art.
A person regularly engaged in the creation of art.
Works of beauty or other special aesthetic significance produced
by means of the exercise of human creative skill, including:
Written works, such books, poetry, journalism, plays or screenplays.
Multimedia images generated through the use of computers, software
and applications to combine text, high-quality sound, graphics and
animation or video.
Images, forms or sounds generated for aesthetic reasons rather
than solely for commercial or functional use, including drawings,
paintings, printmaking or sculpture, using materials such as paper,
plaster, stone, glass, clay, wood, metal, or textile.
The application of aesthetic designs to everyday functional
objects, including works in photography, industrial design, graphic
design, fashion design or interior design.
Performance art in traditional varieties, such as theater, music,
and ballet.
New media and contemporary forms of expression, such as assemblage,
collage, conceptual, as well as photography and film-based images.
A workshop for the production of art or for art instruction
and/or a gallery for the performance, display and/or sale of art is
permitted in the Arts and Culture Overlay Zone, provided that:
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The gross floor area of the workshop or gallery does not exceed 50%
of the total square footage of the principal dwelling unit;
B.Â
Works of art displayed, performed or sold have been written, composed,
created or executed for limited production and not for industry-oriented
distribution;
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Instruction in the creation of works of art or in music, dance, and
other forms of performance art shall be limited to a maximum of six
students at a time (including the number of persons waiting on the
property to receive such instruction);
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The work displayed, performed or sold has been written, composed,
created or executed or the instruction given in art, music, dance
or other forms of performance art is provided by a person whose primary
residence is in the premises; and
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Signage for the workshop or gallery meets the following restrictions:
(2)Â
All signage must be approved by the Zoning Administrator. In
determining whether or not to approve a sign application, the Zoning
Administrator shall find that the proposed sign will achieve a maximum
degree of compatibility with the neighborhood and will further the
interests of efficiency and attractiveness to the greatest practicable
extent, in consideration of the following factors:
(a)Â
Traffic and pedestrian safety;
(b)Â
Size, configuration, elevation and location of the property;
(c)Â
Existing signs on neighboring properties;
(d)Â
Aesthetics; and
(e)Â
Any other factors relating to the location, design, composition
and specific character of the proposed sign deemed appropriate by
the Zoning Administrator.