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Councilmembers Ed P. Reyes and Paul Krekorian held a special joint meeting Oct. 12, to continue charting a course for the future of murals in the city of Los Angeles. Krekorian, chair of the Arts, Parks & Neighborhoods Committee, and Reyes, chair of the Planning & Land Use Management Committee, held their joint session to hear this presentation and discuss amending the City's sign code to permit murals on private property. At issue is a May 2002 ordinance approved by the City Council that amended regulations governing prohibited signs to include Supergraphic Signs, Inflatable Devices and Murals Signs. The City Council is crafting an ordinance, consistent with the First Amendment, that permits fine art murals on private property, and thus restores Los Angeles as the "mural capital of the world." During Wednesday's meeting, the City's Cultural Affairs and Planning departments delivered this presentation on possible avenues for mural permitting. Their presentation is the result of ongoing meetings with muralists, art organizations and other stakeholders.

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O v e r v i e w

issues resulting in the current mural prohibition

directions for research and development

to preserve existing murals and permit new murals

procedural next steps toward adopting a mural ordinance

public outreach efforts

direction from the joint-committee

intro| definition | background | approaches | next steps MURAL WORKING GROUP

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…is this a mural?

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…is this a mural?

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D e f i n i t i o n a l

…is this a mural?

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D e f i n i t i o n a l…is this a mural?

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…is this a mural?

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…is this a mural?

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…is this a mural?

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…is this a mural?

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…is this a mural?

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signany whole or part of a display board, wall, screen or object, used to

announce, declare, demonstrate, display or otherwise present a

message and attract the attention of the public.

mural signa sign that is painted on or applied to and made integral with a wall,

the written message of which does not exceed three percent of the

total area of the sign.

wall signany sign attached to, painted on or erected against the wall of a

building or structure, with the exposed face of the sign in a plane

approximately parallel to the plane of the wall.

LAMC SEC 14.4.2

C u r r e n t C o d e D e f i n i t i o n s

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Are murals banned in LA?

YES (sadly) … and … NO (kind of)

currently, murals may be permitted:

-on city property

-on county, state, or federal property

-on private property pursuant to

a legally adopted specific plan,

supplemental use district,

or development agreement

(LAMC SEC 14.4.4 B. 10)

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W h a t ? ! W h y ? !

-pre-1986 – murals not mentioned in LA Municipal Code

-1986 – murals first mentioned in sign ordinance, exempted

-2002 – general ban on murals, creation of “sign districts”

-2007 – most recent mural approved on private property

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W h a t n o w ?

Staff direction from the Planning & Land Use Management (PLUM) and

Arts, Parks, Health, & Aging (APHA) Committees of the City Council:

preserve & protect existing muralsmaybe a “vintage mural permit” … ?

enable creation of new murals“districts,” “original arts murals,”

“public art easements,” other approaches … ?

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C o n s i d e r a t i o n s

1st amendment

regulations must be “content neutral”

can only include “time / place / manner” restrictions

implementation

program costs , accessibility to the public, maintenance, etc.

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preserving

exist ing

murals

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V i n t a g e

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existing mural stock

city, extra-jurisdictional, & private property

pre-2002 murals presumably “grandfathered”

but not clear in code

“Vintage Mural Permit”

how to establish date created:

copyright, historic news clippings, records/receipts, other?

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permit t ing

new

murals

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P u b l i c A r t E a s e m e n t s

purpose

program to create new public art on private property by

the City becoming “patron of art” through easement approach

features

-building owner grants easement on wall to the City

-requires arts commission approval

-competitive selection for funding available through the City

-no limitations regarding size, material, etc.

-mural must remain in place for 5 years

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P u b l i c A r t E a s e m e n t s

sample selection criteria

-artistic quality

-context

-media

-scale

-diversity

-feasibility

-originality

-structural and surface soundness

-building owner easement

-building owner maintenance agreement

-community support

-public safety

-accessibility

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benefits

-opportunity for creation of enormous murals

-different media and surfaces

-City investment in art and beautification

-balanced approach if combined with Original Arts Murals

issues

-tight budgetary times

-unease with easement approach

P u b l i c A r t E a s e m e n t s

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purpose

administrative permit to allow “original art murals”

on a content-neutral basis

on certain terms and conditions

in a simple, accessible way

definition of mural

a hand-produced work of visual art

which is tiled or painted by hand directly upon,

or affixed directly to

an exterior wall of a building

Title 4 Original Art Murals, Charter and Code of the City of Portland, Oregon

O r i g i n a l A r t M u r a l s

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•mural to remain in place for 5 years

•building owner cannot receive compensation

•no mechanical parts or changing images

•historic & design overlay protections

•no murals on stone walls or brick

•no murals on residential with < 5 units

•neighborhood involvement process

•administrative application & small fee

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benefits

-encourage murals citywide (“let art happen”)

-separates art murals from signs

-potentially simple and cheap to administer

-content-neutral, time / place / manner restrictions

issues

-training & implementation

-assessing public sentiment

-new legal approach

O r i g i n a l A r t M u r a l s

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-sign district:

sign districts are allowed to be established in areas of the City,

to enhance unique characteristics

LAMC SEC 13.11

D i s t r i c t s

current provisions

-murals are OK

when specifically permitted pursuant to:

a legally adopted specific plan,

supplemental use district

or an approved development agreement.

LAMC SEC 14.4.4 B. 10

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Hollywood Sign District

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benefits

-promote unique character of communities

-murals of different types and materials in different neighborhoods

-may serve as pilot programs

-legal defensibility

issues

-equity in establishment of districts

-limited geography

-two-step adoption process

D i s t r i c t s

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DCP Public Participation Policy

intro | definition | background | approaches | next steps

MURAL WORKING GROUP

release

draft

ordinance

day 1 day 60

end of

comment

period

day 90

CPC

hearing

day 76

release

finalized,

signed

staff

recommendation

report

conduct

workshop /

staff

hearing

between day 1

& day 60

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Questions? Comments?

T h a n k Y o u

intro | definition | background | approaches | next steps

MURAL WORKING GROUP

Tanner Blackman

City of Los Angeles | Department of City Planning

Code Studies | Office of Zoning Administration

[email protected] | 213.978.1195