Perris Municipal Code Ch. 5.60 Public Art Fee

(a) This chapter may be known and cited as the "City of Perris Public Art Initiative (PAI)." The intent of this initiative is as follows:

(1) To provide a collection of nationally recognized permanent and temporary artwork throughout the city to be of public benefit. The initiative is designed to expand the opportunities for residents and visitors to experience artistic, historic, memorial and cultural aspect of the City of Perris through the placement of artwork in public placed.

(2) To generate funding to support a range of artistic, musical, and cultural activities, programs and venues, that may include but are not limited to, youth-oriented public art events, live theatre, music and dance festivals, museum activities, music and arts education, and facilities that support the creation, performance, and exhibition of art.

(b) Therefore, this chapter will implement a unified public art fee program to fund the acquisition, design, development, and construction of cultural, memorial and artistic resources within the city, including, but not limited to, visual artwork, the performing arts, and architectural resources.

(c) The public facilities to be funded by the public art fees are those relating to cultural, memorial and artistic resources, including, but not limited to, visual artwork, the performing arts, and architectural resources, (the "public facilities"). The public facilities are described in detail in the facilities study adopted by the city council from time to time and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) The public art fees imposed under this section are in addition to any other fees, dedications, construction requirements, or other exactions imposed as a condition of approval for a development project, or under the provisions of any state or federal law, or other provisions of this Code, or city resolutions and policies.

(Ord. No. 1384, § 3, 10-8-2019)

(a) No developer, property owner, or other person or entity shall be eligible to receive building permits, nor any occupancy permits, for any development project unless the provisions of this section have first been complied with for that project. The requirements of this section are hereby imposed as a condition of development approval for each development project in addition to being a requirement of this Code.

(b) The public art fee amounts shall be established and adjusted by resolution of the city council from time to time in accordance with the procedures set forth in state law.

(c) Public art fees paid pursuant to this section shall be segregated and deposited into a separate fund and used only for the purpose of implementing the Public Art Initiative (PAI) and applicable public facilities that support the creation, performance, and exhibition of art to the extent permitted by law.

(d) The city may impose such additional conditions of approval as are necessary or appropriate to implement the purposes of this section.

(Ord. No. 1384, § 3, 10-8-2019)

For qualifying public art facilities constructed as part of a development project, the city council may establish policies and procedures for granting credit against a public art fee or providing for reimbursement from public art fees paid by other developers. Such policies and procedures shall be established by resolution.

(Ord. No. 1384, § 3, 10-8-2019)