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Ordinance No. 2874
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND REVISING THE
PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.50, PUBLIC ARTS
PROGRAM - 1% FOR ARTS, SECTION 3.50.060, PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS -
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2866 (passed 7-0, August 9,2004),
providing for, among other things, that public art displays would be "solely owned" by the
City, and that the "City Council has final authority to relocate, remove, or destroy" public
artwork (PTMC 3.50.060, Ordinance 2866), and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines it appropriate to add to Section 3.50.060 a
provision that allows for placement of loaned artwork to the City
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as
fol1ows:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Section 3.50.060 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code
(adopted by Ordinance 2866) is hereby amended to read as follows (strike is deleted, underline
is new)
3.50.060 Public arts projects - City Council approval.
The City Council specifically reserves to itself final decision-making authority regarding the
funding, purchase, erection, siting and installation of works of public art; provided, nothing
prevents the City Manager authorizing temporary (not to exceed one year) placement of works of
public art. The City Council indicates its intention to use a selection process and public process
which incorporates members of the City's Arts Commission, and which provides opportunity to
citizens to comment on any aspect of funding, purchase, erection, siting and installation of works
of public art.
For public art proposed for installation in an area subject to design review, the City Council will
process the installation through the City's design review processes.
Once installed, art work is solely owned and maintained by the City. City Council has final
authority to relocate, remove, or destroy artwork, following recommendation from the Arts
Commission. Loaned art may be accepted by the City Manager for a period not to exceed one
year, and by the City Council for a period not to exceed two years.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision ofthis ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
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This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication
in the manner provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular
meeting thereof, held this seventh day of September, 2004.
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Catharine Robinson, Mayor
Attest:
Approved as to Form:
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John P. Watts, City Attorney
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