As a community matures, the community
turns toward the greater rewards it can provide for its citizens.
Typically, a community will turn toward increased cultural activities.
Pleasanton is maturing and becoming
more aware of the value of its cultural environment, particularly
public art, for its citizens to enjoy.
As stated by the National Endowment
for the Arts, "Our need to make, experience, and comprehend art is
as profound as the need to speak. It is through art that we can understand
ourselves and our potential...and it is through art that we will be
understood and remembered by those who will come after us."
Therefore, the city accepts a responsibility
for expanding experience with public art.
(Ord. 1676 §
1, 1996)
"Art in public places"
means any visual work of art displayed for two weeks or more
on city property in an open city-owned area, on the exterior of any
city-owned facility, public areas, lobbies or public assembly areas,
or on any non-city property if the work is installed, financed, either
wholly or in part, with city funds, or grants procured by the city.
"City capital project"
means any capital improvement project paid for, wholly or
in part, by the city of Pleasanton to construct or remodel a building,
decorative or commemorative structure, park, street, sidewalk, parking
facility or utility or any portion thereof, within the city limits.
"Civic arts commission"
means a qualified citizen committee as established by Chapter
2.39 of this code to provide recommendations regarding the administration of the city's civic arts program and the art in public places program, and to recommend scope of projects, artworks and artists for the public art program.
"Public art"
means original visual works of art which are accessible to
the public and/or public employees, including, but not limited to:
1.
"Paintings"
of all media, including both portable and permanently affixed
works such as murals.
2.
"Sculpture"
which may be in the round, bas-relief, high relief, mobile,
fountain, kinetic, electronic, etc., in any material or combination
of materials, including sound and performance.
3.
"Other visual media"
including, but not limited to, prints, drawings, stained
glass, calligraphy, mosaics, photography, film, video, ceramics, fibre
and textiles.
4.
"Other works"
of a wide range of materials, disciplines and media which
are of specific duration, including installation and performance arts,
and which are documented for public accessibility after the life of
the piece has ended.
7.
The following items are not to be
considered public art works for the purposes of this chapter:
a.
Directional elements such as super
graphics, signage, or color coding except where these elements are
an integral part of the original art works.
b.
Art objects which are mass-produced
from a standard design such as playground equipment, commercially
produced fountains, flags, or banners.
c.
Unsigned or mass-produced reproductions
of original artworks.
d.
Decorative, ornamental, or functional
elements which are designed by the building architect as opposed to
an artist commissioned for the purpose of creating artwork.
e.
Landscape architecture and landscape
gardening except where these elements are designed by an artist and
are an integral part of the artworks by an artist.
f.
Services or utilities necessary to
operate or maintain the artwork over time.
g.
Performing arts events which would
normally be considered a part of the traditional performing arts,
i.e., dramatic and theatrical productions, musicals, dance, ballet,
music recitals and concerts, etc.
"Public art fund"
means a separate account for the acquisition, construction
and installation of public art.
(Ord. 1676 §
1, 1996)
A. The city strongly encourages private individuals
or corporations to participate in the public art in private places
program by placing original works of art in publicly accessible areas
in new commercial, office or industrial developments.
B. The public art in private places program
is optional to developers with commercial, office or industrial projects
in the city of Pleasanton. During the development review process,
developers of major new projects are encouraged to provide appropriate
art, commensurate with the scale of the proposed building(s), which
would complement and enhance their projects. The civic arts commission
shall review and make recommendations regarding any public art which
is proposed as part of a development.
C. Developers may choose to:
1.
Acquire and install original works
of art in publicly accessible areas of their developments.
2.
Make a cash contribution for a city-sponsored
public art project; make a sponsorship matching contribution for a
work of art, if the city approves; or
3.
Make a cash contribution to the city's
art in public places fund.
D. It is not intended that an agreement on
the part of a developer to provide artwork will slow or delay processing
the development application. During the development review process,
an applicant may indicate a willingness to provide such artwork, or
may provide a conceptual drawing of the artwork; however, the proposed
artwork shall not be reviewed by the civic arts commission until after
the project has received all necessary discretionary approvals, except
if the proposed artwork were an integral part of the building or site
design. In this case, as soon as it is identified that such artwork
is proposed to be included as part of a development project, the civic
arts commission would be called to review the artwork portion of the
project as soon as is practical. A special meeting of the commission
may be called to keep the development project on schedule.
E. The civic arts commission will be available
to developers, the community development department and other affected
city departments to provide policy guidelines, advice, expertise and
assistance for public art in private places projects.
(Ord. 1676 §
1, 1996; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)
Periodically the city, through its
mayor, city council, or various agencies, receives gifts of public
art from official representatives of other cities, states, and governmental
agencies. All such "gifts of state" shall be referred to the civic
arts commission for its recommendation as to site appropriateness,
installation, maintenance, long-term conservation and funding requirements.
Upon the review of these considerations and the overall circumstances
of the gift, the commission shall make a recommendation to the city
council as follows:
1. Install the public art at a commission-recommended
site;
2. Store the public art until more favorable
conditions arise for its installation; or
(Ord. 1676 §
1, 1996)