Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/ae8cabd1-66eb-4a1c-9224-92bbca5e792f ↗
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a traditional and typical element of                 artists, procedures for artistic competitions, and
     architectural design.                                requirements for the maintenance of works of art.
C.   Those elements generally considered to be
     conventional components of a landscape               21.4 FUNDING
     architectural design including, but not limited      21.4.1 Establishment of Public Art Fund
     to, plant materials, pools, paths, benches,          The City shall establish a special revenue fund
     receptacles, fixtures, and planters except as        designated as the Public Art Fund in the City
     allowed by (G) and (H) in the list of included art   treasury from which expenditures may be made in
     work above.                                          accordance with this ordinance. The Public Art
D. Art objects which are mass produced or of a            Fund shall contain a capital account to fund
     standard design, such as playground sculpture        permanent public improvements in the form of the
     or fountains, except pieces of historical            purchase, acquisition, or commission of new public
     significance to the city.                            art, or major restorations, and an operations and
E.   Directional or other functional elements, such       maintenance account. Authorized expenditures
     as supergraphics, signage, color coding, and         include, but are not limited to, associated site
     maps, except where sculptural pieces are used        installation costs, such as lighting and landscaping,
     to define gateways in the city.                      and costs associated with the commission,
F.   Electrical, water, or mechanical service for         engineering, contract administration, unveiling, and
     activation of the work.                              dedication activities. Also authorized are
G. Exhibitions and educational programs related           expenditures associated with preservation,
     to the work.                                         conservation, and repair of existing public art.
H. Performing arts.                                       Capital funds may come from any source, including
I.   Art that displays slogans, logos, mascots, or        the sale of general obligation bonds. The City’s
     commercial advertising.                              capital improvement program shall contain an
                                                          annual appropriation for the Public Art Fund
Public art collection. Art objects that are owned by      calculated in accordance with Subsection 21.4.2.
the City of Portland which are permanently installed      Funds for the operation and maintenance account
in public, accessible locations. Permanent public art     may come from any source except bonds.
must be located in a public place with public
visibility and impact, and shall have a permanence at     21.4.2 City-funded projects
least comparable to associated capital projects.          A percentage of the City's Capital Improvement
                                                          Program (CIP) shall be calculated and appropriated
Public art guidelines. The regulations adopted by         annually to the Portland Public Art Fund. The
the committee and approved by the City Council            annual appropriation shall be .5% of the total annual
which establish procedures to carry out the               CIP. Nothing contained herein shall preclude
purpose of this article. The guidelines shall include     funding the acquisition of art for municipal property
but not be limited to criteria for selection of artists   in other ways.
and art works, maintenance of a file of interested 21-2 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
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