3.15.020 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
“Art” includes all forms of original artistic creations, which are integrated into major public projects or funded by appropriations under this policy including, but not limited to, work by an artist in the following areas:
(1) Design work that is integrated into the construction or improvement of a public project, including, but not limited to:
(a) Interior or exterior surfaces, fixtures, and functional elements; and
(b) Outdoor space design elements in areas such as plazas, arcades, and pedestrian passageways.
(2) Artistic design of public spaces and public facilities, including roadways, parkways, pedestrian or bicycle paths, transit system improvements, water and wastewater facilities, and publicly owned sites with historic, archeological, and unique geological features.
(3) Forms of visual art, including, but not limited to:
(a) Sculpture: in the round, bas-relief, high relief, mobile, fountain, environmental, kinetic, electronic, etc., in any material or combination of materials;
(b) Painting: all media, including portable and permanently affixed works such as murals and frescoes;
(c) Photography and film;
(d) Graphic arts: printmaking, drawing, and calligraphy;
(e) Art forms in clay, fiber and textiles, wood, metal, plastics, glass, mosaics, and other materials;
(f) Mixed media: any combination of forms or media;
(g) Other categories or new technologies that may develop through artistic pursuit such as computer/audio/video generated work, use of lasers, etc.; and
(h) Temporary art installations and/or art-centered events.
“Artist” means a practitioner in the visual arts, generally recognized by critics and the artist’s peers as a professional who is committed to producing high quality work on a regular basis, and who is not the project architect or a member of the project’s architectural firm.
“City building or facility”
(1) Means a City building, permanent structure, facility, park, or appurtenant structure thereof, wholly or partially enclosed, that includes, but is not restricted to a space or facility used, or to be used, for carrying out the functions of a department, board, commission, institution, or agency of the City, including offices, hearing or meeting rooms, auditoriums, libraries, courtrooms, classrooms, workshops, and utility and infrastructure accessory structures such as lamp posts, utility boxes, sidewalks, crosswalks, parking lots, and roads;
(2) Does not include motor pools, sewers, repair and maintenance focused projects on existing buildings and facilities, underground utility infrastructure, or buildings used solely for storage or warehousing.
“Principal user” means the department, board, commission, institution, or agency of the City which will primarily be using a City building or facility.
“Program” means the Percent-for-Art Program created in this Chapter.
“Project” means a project whereby one (1) or more City buildings or facilities is acquired, constructed, renovated.