18.14.320 Wall Mural Placement And Design Criteria — Lindsay Zoning Code

“Wall mural” or “mural” means an art form consisting of paint applied to a wall surface. Wall murals must fit thematically into the City of Lindsay either historically, culturally, or through depictions of local scenery. A wall mural is to be public art, not for the purpose of identifying, advertising, or drawing attention to a particular business, service, or economic activity.
1. Words and/or images that reflect business, product, and/or services or economic activity may only be incorporated within the by order or variance.
2. A business and/or entity that sponsors an artist or mural painting may only include their logo on the corner of the mural through a variance. The logo shall only occupy [percentage % to be established by City Council] of the entire mural.
3. Wall murals must be painted directly onto an exterior wall surface or a flat material permanently attached to the wall, such as aluminum composite sheet. Wall murals may occupy an entire single wall on which the mural is applied. The wall mural must be architecturally incorporated into the building so that it does not appear to be a sign attached to the building or have the appearance that the structure is ancillary to the mural. The wall mural may not be mounted on the building roof or extend above the cornice of a flat roof or above the roof eave of a gable or mansard roof.
4. A wall mural must be completed within 90 days after the date painting commences. The final antigraffiti protective clear-coat must be applied within this 90-day period. Time extensions may be granted by the City Manager or designee in 30-day increments up to a maximum of 60 days upon a showing of good cause.
5. Maintenance of the wall mural is the responsibility of the property owner. It shall be the property owner’s responsibility to remove the wall mural if it is not maintained as required. Proper maintenance shall include periodic painting so that the wall mural does not exhibit chipping, pealing, or fading and other required maintenance as identified in conditions of approval issued by the City Manager or designee. Wall murals not maintained as required shall be deemed a nuisance. In addition to its other remedies, the City shall have the right to require removal of the wall mural and if the wall mural is not removed within the time period designated by the City, the City shall have the right to remove the wall mural at the property owner’s expense.
6. No person shall paint a wall mural on the exterior of any structure or change any existing mural on the exterior of any structure prior to the issuance of a wall mural permit issued by the City Council. An application for a wall mural permit shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the City Manager and shall include a colored detailed drawing or sketch of the mural plus any other information as prescribed on the application form. The application must be made by the owner of the structure or include the written consent of the owner of the structure consenting to the painting of the wall mural on the structure consistent with the mural identified in the application.

cribed by the City Manager and shall include a colored detailed drawing or sketch of the mural plus any other information as prescribed on the application form. The application must be made by the owner of the structure or include the written consent of the owner of the structure consenting to the painting of the wall mural on the structure consistent with the mural identified in the application.

The City Council shall identify conditions of approval to the issuance of a wall mural permit.
As a condition of approval of any wall mural permit, the applicant, the owner of the structure, and the artist shall agree pursuant to language prepared by the City to indemnify, defend, and hold the City of Lindsay its officials, officers, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all damages or liabilities of whatever nature arising out of or in connection with the wall mural.

(Ord. 611, 2023)

18.14.330 Nonconforming Signs

A sign or outdoor advertising display of any character lawfully occupying a site prior to the adoption of this zoning code or on the effective date of applicable amendments to the zoning code that, as a result of the adoption or amendment to the zoning code, does not conform with the standards for subject matter, location, size, lighting, or movement prescribed for the district in which it is located, shall be deemed to be a nonconforming sign or outdoor advertising structure and may be displayed and maintained in said district, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(Ord. 579, 2019)