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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 30 (Zoning Ordinance) to Update and Improve the Regulations Governing the Public Art Ordinance. [The proposed amendment is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15305 Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations.] (Community Development 285)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _______
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 30 (ZONING ORDINANCE) TO UPDATE AND IMPROVE THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Article VIII is hereby added to Chapter 30 of the Alameda Municipal Code to read as follows:
30-98 - PUBLIC ART IN NEW COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION.
[MOVED FROM THE SUBDIVISION SECTION (30-65) TO A STANDALONE SECTION 0F THE CODE (30-98)]
30-98.1 - Purposes.
30-98.2 - Definitions.
30-98.3 - Applicability and Exemptions.
30-98.4 - Contribution Requirements.
30.98.5 - Public Art Requirements.
30.98.6 - Application and Approval Procedures for Placing Public Art on Private Property.
30-98.7 - Maintenance Obligations.
30-98.8 - Included and Excluded Expenses.
30-98.9 - Compliance.
30.98.10 - Alameda Public Art Fund.
30-98.1 - Purposes.
The City Council finds and declares:
a. Public art contributes to the public's understanding, enjoyment and experience of cultural diversity, and helps to attract and anchor a large and diverse creative sector, enriching the Alameda's cultural identity which is a key component of the City's economic vitality.
b. The incorporation of public art into private and public development will create a unique sense of community as well as public identity and enhance the visual and aesthetic quality of such developments.
c. The incorporation of public art and cultural programs in private and pu...
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