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23.60.080 APPROVAL FOR PLACEMENT OF ARTWORK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

(a) Completed applications shall be submitted to the community development department for review of the artwork.

(b) The community development department shall present the completed application to the Civic Arts Committee. The Civic Arts Committee shall review the application for installation of the artwork considering its proposed location, the aesthetic quality and harmony with the proposed project, and the public accessibility to the artwork, including any recommended conditions of approval.

(c) The Civic Arts Committee shall approve a request to install artwork on private property, if it finds:

(1) The aesthetic quality of the artwork merits approval;

(2) The location of the proposed artwork is compatible and in harmony with the proposed development project and with the character of adjacent developed parcels; and

(3) There is sufficient public accessibility to the artwork.

(d) The decision of the Civic Arts Committee is subject to a fifteen-day review period by the City Council, and then becomes final. During this fifteen-day review period any person may appeal a Civic Arts Committee decision to the City Council, who shall conduct a hearing thereon. The decision of the City Council shall be final.