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Chapter 18 — PUBLIC ART

18.010 Purpose.

Petaluma Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · Petaluma

A. The purpose of this chapter is to require the integration of public art into private and public development projects, and to authorize the establishment of guidelines, procedures and standards for the integration of public art into such development projects.

B. Public art helps make cities more livable and more visually stimulating. The experience of public art makes the public areas of buildings and their grounds more welcoming. It creates a deeper interaction with the places

The Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance is current through Ordinance 2907, passed September 8, 2025.

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people visit, and in which people work and live. Public art illuminates the history of a community while it points to the city's aspirations for the future. A city rich in art encourages cultural tourism which brings in visitor revenues.

C. To achieve these goals, public art planning should be integrated into development project planning at the earliest possible stage, and artists selected should become a member of a development project's design team early in the design process.

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▸Contents — Petaluma Zoning Code
Petaluma Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY OF ZONING ORDINANCE
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3 — DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
  4. Chapter 4 — ZONE DISTRICTS AND ALLOWABLE LAND USES
  5. Chapter 5 — OVERLAY ZONES
  6. Chapter 6 — FLOODWAY AND FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICTS
  7. Chapter 7 — STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC LAND USES
  8. Chapter 8 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT
  9. Chapter 9
  10. Chapter 10 — ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESS
  11. Chapter 11 — PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES, OFF-STREET
  12. Chapter 12 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MODIFICATIONS
  13. Chapter 13
  14. Chapter 14 — LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
  15. Chapter 15
  16. Chapter 16
  17. Chapter 17 — TREE PRESERVATION
  18. ▸Chapter 18 — PUBLIC ART
    Overview
    1. 18.010 Purpose.
    2. 18.020 Authority.
    3. 18.030 Definitions.
    4. 18.040 Duty to Provide Public Art and/or Pay Art in Lieu Fee.
    5. 18.050 Applicability.
    6. 18.060 Exemptions.
    7. 18.070 Zoning Districts in which Public Art and/or Payment of …
    8. 18.080 Voluntary Participation in Public Art Program for Resid…
    9. 18.090 Minimum Cost of Public Art/Public Art in Lieu Amount.
    10. 18.100 Location of Public Art.
    11. 18.110 Eligible Artists.
    12. 18.120 Public Art Requirements.
    13. 18.130 Verification of Compliance with this Chapter Prior to I…
    14. 18.140 Satisfaction of Public Art Requirements – Appeal.
    15. 18.150 Verification of Compliance with this Chapter Prior to I…
    16. 18.160 Title to Public Art.
    17. 18.170 Replacement of Public Art.
    18. 18.180 Public Art Committee.
    19. 18.190 Public Art Fund.
    20. 18.200 City Council Review of this Chapter and the Public Art …
  19. Chapter 19 — PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT AND PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTR…
  20. Chapter 20 — SIGNS AND SIGN STRUCTURES
  21. Chapter 21 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  22. Chapter 22 — NONCONFORMING USES
  23. Chapter 23
  24. Chapter 24
  25. Chapter 25 — AMENDMENTS
  26. Chapter 26 — ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, ENACTMENT
  27. Chapter 27 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS
  28. Chapter 28 — GLOSSARY

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