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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL <br />A. In response to what "art" is, the City Council has a commission that reviews <br />public art and provides feedback. Additionally, the proposed ordinance <br />identifies criteria for art as follows: <br />§13.20.050 Criteria. <br />A. Public art shall be subject to the following criteria: <br />1. No unpermitted obstruction or encroachment in the public right of way <br />shall be permitted. <br />2. The materials used for the public art shall be structurally sound and <br />weather resistant. <br />B. The following may not be used to satisfy the contribution requirement <br />contained in section 13.20.030- <br />1 . <br />3.20.030: <br />1. Art objects which are mass-produced from a standard design; <br />2. Reproductions of original artworks; <br />3. Decorative, ornamental, or functional elements including details and <br />fenestration of a building which are designed by the project architect as <br />opposed to an artist commissioned for the purpose of creating the <br />artwork; or <br />4. Landscape architecture and landscape. <br />The Public Art In -Lieu fee charged will vary based on the construction valuation and <br />size of the project. Per the Draft Ordinance, an in -lieu fee (or value of art) would be <br />either 0.45% for projects of 5,000 to 50,000 square feet; or 0.5% of construction value <br />for projects over 50,000 square feet. Per these rates, a project with a $1 Million <br />Construction Valuation would pay (or install art with a valuation of) $4,500 or $5,000. <br />To estimate the potential range of fees charged, staff reviewed six months of building <br />permit data (January — June 2025). In this period, of the 183 commercial building <br />permits issued, nine had a construction valuation of over $1,000,000. Among these, two <br />large projects had respectively $60 Million and $20 Million in construction valuation, with <br />the remainder valued between $1 and $2 Million.' <br />' The Public Art Ordinance is applicable to commercial development projects (new construction <br />or alterations) over 5,000 square feet, as well as with a construction value of over $1 Million, <br />regardless of project size. Staff was unable to complete a detailed analysis of projects by <br />square footage in the time available, so has limited the reporting to projects subject to the Public <br />Art fee based on construction valuation. <br />PA <br />