The Common Council believes that public art is enriching to
the community, and can positively impact both the local economy and
the quality of life in our City. The purpose of this chapter is to
create a Commission which will facilitate and encourage public art
in the City of Oneonta. The Commission will foster and advance art
and culture in Oneonta, and will promote the City as an arts and cultural
destination. It is the intention of the Common Council, by the establishment
of the Public Arts Commission, to streamline the application and review
process for the installation of public art, and to identify sources
of funding for the installation and maintenance of works. The Commission
will create a strategic arts plan by evaluating spaces and reviewing
proposals for the installation of public art, and shall guide policy
for artistic and cultural growth, when applicable. Ultimately, the
Commission will foster an involved, educated community of artists
and residents who are dedicated to the growth of arts and culture
in our City, and will protect the health, safety and welfare by authorizing
the establishment of procedures to identify, abate and eliminate the
presence of blight upon properties throughout the City.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all property in
the City of Oneonta, residential, commercial and otherwise, but shall
not apply to land that is owned by the County of Otsego, the State
of New York, or any public authority.
For purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings:
COMMISSION
The Public Arts Commission of the City of Oneonta.
PUBLIC ART
Either of the following:
A.
All forms of public art that do not constitute a sign as defined
by Article III, Sign Regulations, of the Zoning Code of the City of
Oneonta, and are located within the City right-of-way, on public land
owned by the City of Oneonta, (or on vacant property owned by land
bank.) These include, but are not limited to, the following media:
(1)
Paintings of all media, including both portable and permanently
affixed works such as frescoes and murals.
(2)
Sculpture of any form and in any material or combination thereof,
including statues, monuments, fountains, arches, structures intended
for ornamentation or commemoration, reliefs, mobiles, kinetic, electronic
and neon sculptures.
(3)
Other works of visual art, including inscriptions, stained glass,
fiber and textile works, carvings, mosaics, photographs, drawings,
collages, prints, and crafts in any material such as clay, wood, metal,
glass, stone or plastic.
(4)
Artist-designed landscapes and earthworks, including the artistic
placement of natural materials or other functional art objects.
B.
All murals that do not constitute a sign as defined and regulated
by Article III, Sign Regulations, of the Zoning Code of the City of
Oneonta, and are located on premises that do not have a one- or two-family
dwelling.
The members of the Commission shall not receive compensation
for their service on the board.
The Commission shall meet monthly. Additional meetings may be
called at the discretion of the Chair. The regular meeting day and
time shall be established at the first meeting of each year. The City
Clerk shall serve as the Secretary of the Commission and shall keep
all records in relation thereto.
The Commission shall from time-to-time report on its activities
to the Mayor's office, and shall prepare an annual report of
its activities and actions to the Mayor and Council.