Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/a5dcd1dc-4117-40b3-b3da-74a56919e14b ↗
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guidelines shall include but not be limited to        H. Recommend appropriate locations and
     criteria for selection of artists and art work,            accessibility to the public for permanent art,
     maintenance of a file of interested artists,               with suggestion as to the type of art which is
     review criteria for proposed gifts of art work to          appropriate.
     the City, procedures for artistic competitions,       I.   Solicit advice from arts professionals, the
     and requirements for the maintenance of art                business community, and from local residents
     work. Any and all guidelines or changes to                 on the appropriateness of proposed art.
     guidelines shall be placed on a City Council          J.   Recommend revisions to policies and guidelines
     agenda as a communication. The guidelines                  for the improved implementation of this
     shall take effect 45 days after the date of                program.
     placement on the council agenda, unless the           K. Ensure that the use of funds collected under
     City Council takes official action disapproving            this program will increase the amount of art in
     the guidelines, in whole or in part, prior to the          the city that is available to the public.
     expiration of the 45-day period. If a part of a
     guideline is vetoed, the remainder shall              20.5.2 Public Art Committee structure
     continue in effect. Any guideline adopted,            A. The Public Art Committee shall be composed
     which is not required by the statutes of the               of eleven voting members who are appointed
     state or by this article, may be waived by the             by the City Council. The City Council shall
     chair upon good cause being shown.                         appoint one of its members, the City Manager
C. Recommend to the City Council the                            shall recommend a member, and Creative
     expenditure of funds for the acquisition or                Portland shall recommend one of its members
     commissioning of public art, for maintenance               to serve on the Public Art Committee. The City
     of public art, and for administration of this              Council shall appoint the remaining eight
     program.                                                   members who shall be volunteers and have
D. Seek private donations of funds and/or works                 interest and/or expertise in public art. Such
     of art for the purposes of expanding the public            experience may include, but shall not be limited
     art collection or the maintenance of the                   to, education and experience as an architect, a
     collection.                                                landscape architect, a professional curator, a
E.   Oversee the maintenance, care, and repair of               professional artist, and/or an art educator.
     the public art collection.                                 Persons appointed to the Public Art Committee
F.   Review the appropriateness of proposed public              must live or work in Portland and shall be
     art which is intended to fulfill all or part of the        appointed through the City's annual
     contribution required by this article.                     appointment process.
G. Review potential gifts of art to the City on City       B. Each Public Art Committee member shall serve
     property, and assist in the development                    for a period of three years. The appointments
     process of such gifts, in accordance with the              shall be staggered so that three appointments
     Guidelines for the Public Art Ordinance.                   terminate each year. CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 20-3 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM
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