§ 22.02.030 — Definitions

Sec. 22.02.030. - Definitions.

The following words when used in this chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to them: (1) Artist means any practitioner in the visual and design arts, generally recognized by critics and peers as a professional in the field as evidenced by his/her education, experience, exhibition record and artwork production. (2) Artwork means works in a variety of media produced by professional artists; works may be permanent, temporary or functional, may be stand-alone or integrated with the architecture or landscaping, if such are designed by an artist as defined above, and should encompass the broadest range of expression, media and materials. The term "artwork" does not include inappropriate expenditures as described in section 22.02.060. (3) Arts and culture commission or commission means the City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission established by Ordinance No. 4023 that advises the city council on expenditures from the public art fund. (4) Capital improvement program means the city's program for capital development. (5) Eligible construction project means any capital project paid for wholly or in part by the city for the construction or renovation of any building, park, highway or arterial, streetscape or road beautification, bridge, transit or aviation facility, trail or bikeway, parking facility, above-grade utility, or any portion thereof, to which the public has access or which is visible from a public right-of-way. (6) Eligible project costs means the total project appropriation, less real property acquisition, demolition, environmental remediation, legal and accounting fees and interest costs. It shall also exclude funding from any outside source, if such funds are not permitted to be used for works of art. (7) Public art collection means the works of art owned by the city resulting from this ordinance or the public art ordinance that preceded this chapter. (8) Public art fund means a separate account into which all monies generated under this ordinance or derived from gifts or donations for public art shall be deposited. (9) Public art program means the program promoting public art as established by this chapter and managed in accordance with section 18.15.090. (10) Public place means an area on public or private property that is accessible and visible to the general public. (11) Renovation means any major redesign of a facility or system, or portion thereof, which is included in eligible construction projects, including expansion or upgrading the capacity of the facility or system, enlarging the facility or creating a new use for the facility. It does not include repairs, maintenance or installation of replacement mechanical equipment or modifications required solely for the purposes of compliance with state or federal laws.

(Ord. No. 5646, § 1, 2-9-05)