Sec. 2-95-2. - Definitions.
Adjacent property owner indicates the individual or company that has owners' rights to the property, such as a block of land or building, separated by a natural barrier, but not separated by another property from the site of proposed art project.
Adjoining property owner indicates the individual or company that has owners' rights to the property such as a block of land or building that touches or abuts the site of the proposed art project.
Artist means a person that creates artwork.
Artwork means of forms of tangible works of visual art executed in one or more media or materials including but not limited to paintings, sculpture, stained glass, lightworks, fiber works, reliefs, monuments, fountains, frescoes, murals, collages, statues, photographs, drawings, mobiles, craftworks, kinetic, electronic or functional furnishings, lighting, and artist-designed landscaping.
City is the City of Memphis, Tennessee and any department, division, bureau, board, or agency thereof, and any corporation, institute, commission or other entity organized by or acting on behalf of the city or any office, department, division, bureau board or agency thereof.
City property includes any property owned by the City of Memphis including but not limited to parks, community centers, libraries, buildings, and streets.
Community initiated art means any art project placed on public property initiated by a community group or individual without funding from the City of Memphis.
Installation means the physical process of placing artwork on public property.
Pedestrian right-of-way is any area or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of pedestrian or non-motorized vehicle traffic, whether or not it is paved, and including but not limited to such pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure as greenlines, greenways, and river walks.
Permits office is the office or department responsible for the issuance of any and all approvals as required under this chapter.
Person in this ordinance should be read to include any person or collections of persons, such as firms, partnerships, associations, corporations, companies, or organizations of any kind.
Public place means areas upon, above, or below municipal buildings, parks, plazas, squares, parkways, rights-of-way, and any space, indoors or outdoors on city property and any space not on private property which is visible to the public from a sidewalk or street.
Review committee is a group of appointed persons to review and approve the public art applications in consultation with permits office. The review committee will contain at least one representative from legal, public works, engineering, and parks as well as a designated legislative representative.
Sidewalk is any area or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of pedestrian traffic or non-motorized vehicle traffic, whether or not it is paved, and including but not limited to such pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure as green lines, greenways, and river walks.
Street is any place or way set aside or open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic, including any berm or shoulder parkway, right-of-way, or median strip thereof.
Structure is any means, permanent or temporary, by which normal vehicular or other traffic is diverted or impeded in the context of parades, races or public assemblies as defined in this section, including but not limited to barricades, signs, cones, ropes, and vehicles.
Temporary artwork means artwork that is temporary in nature and installation of artwork will not be permanent.
(Ord. No. 5727, 11-5-2019)
