§22.5902 Definitions
For the purposes of this Division, defined terms appear in italics. The following definitions apply in this Division:
Accession means the formal process used to accept and record an artwork as a Civic Art Collection item.
Acquisition means the transfer of title to the City of valuable property, including artwork by purchase, donation, bequest, transfer, or exchange.
Applicant has the same meaning as stated in San Diego Municipal Code section 113.0103.
Artist means an individual generally recognized by critics and peers as a professional practitioner of the visual, performing, or language arts, or a combination thereof, based on that professional practitioner’s body of work, educational background, experience, past commissions, exhibition/performance record, publications, and production of artworks.
Artwork(s) must be specified or designed by an artist and include:
Public art as defined herein;
Sculpture: may be made of any material or combination of materials; may be free standing, wall-supported, suspended, mounted, installed, kinetic, electronic, or mechanical;
Murals or paintings: may be made of any material or combination of materials; may be made with traditional or non-traditional means;
Earthworks, neon, glass, organic materials (i.e., fiber, clay, wood, etc.), mosaics, photographs, prints, linguistic expressions, calligraphy, ephemera, textiles, found objects, and any media or combination of media including audio, video, film, holographic or computer-generated technologies, or other art genres currently known, or which may come to be known; and
Tangible manifestations (i.e., CDs, DVDs, scripts, photographs, videos, films, scores, etc.) of choreography, theatrical performances, performance art, happenings, music, television, and film, or other performing or language art genres currently known, or which may come to be known. Artworks may be permanent, temporary, fixed, or portable; may be an integral part of a building, facility, or structure; and may be integrated with the work of other design professionals.
The following, unless specified or designed by an artist, are not considered artworks:
Reproductions, by mechanical or other means, of original artworks. However, limited editions controlled by the artist or original prints, cast sculptures, or photographs, may be considered artworks;
Decorative, ornamental, or functional elements not specified or designed by an artist;
Elements generally considered as being components of architecture or landscape design, such as vegetative materials, pools, paths, benches, receptacles, fixtures, planters, etc.
Art objects that are mass-produced, ordered from a catalog, or of standard design (such as benches or fountains); and
Wayfinding or other functional elements, such as graphics, signage, advertising, or maps.
Capital Improvements Program project means any permanent public improvement project, or portion or phase thereof, set forth in the Capital Improvements Program budget as adopted by City Council.
Civic Art Collection means artworks which have been accessioned and are publicly owned, possessed, or controlled by the City and administered by the Cultural Affairs Department. Incoming loans of artwork shall be incorporated into the Civic Art Collection for the duration of the loan but are not considered acquisitions.
Civic Enhancement allocation means the percentage of the total building permit valuation for a qualifying development, in accordance with the requirements set forth herein, which is set aside for artwork on the premises, areas dedicated for cultural use on the premises, or an in-lieu contribution to the Public Art Fund.
Collections management activities include the acquisition, incoming loan, outgoing loan, interdepartmental loan, deaccession, disposal, relocation, removal, exhibition, operation, maintenance, conservation, extraordinary maintenance, documentation, storage, reproduction, and adaptation of artworks.
Commission means the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture established in Chapter 2, Article 6, Division 7.
Cultural use means open and accessible programming for the presentation of visual, performing, and language arts, or a combination thereof.
Deaccession means the formal process used to permanently remove an artwork from the Civic Art Collection.
Development has the same meaning as stated in San Diego Municipal Code section 113.0103.
Disposal or dispose means the permanent exchange, sale, destruction, or transfer of an artwork in the Civic Art Collection.
Extraordinary artwork maintenance means any maintenance or conservation to the sound condition of an artwork that requires specialized services.
Open and accessible means available for use by the general public during normal hours of business operation consistent with the operation and use of the premises.
Ordinary artwork maintenance means the routine oversight of the operation and cleaning of and around artworks.
Premises has the same meaning as stated in San Diego Municipal Code section 113.0103.
Public art means artwork acquired or created using funds appropriated by the City and located in public places.
Public Art Fund means a separate fund established in the City Treasury into which may be deposited: Civic Enhancement allocations; funding for collections management activities; funding for public art project management activities; monetary bequests and donations for specific or unspecified cultural use; grants; grant matching funds; and transient occupancy tax funds.
Public art project management activities include, but are not limited to, artist selection process activities; payment of stipends to artists and consultant fees; community participation activities; outreach and educational activities; implementation of communication tools such as interpretive plaques; project documentation activities; and staff administration of all of the above activities.
Public places mean lands and buildings owned or controlled by the City.
Redevelopment Agency Project means any undertaking of the City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency in a Redevelopment Project Area pursuant to the authority vested in the Redevelopment Agency under California Health and Safety Code sections 33000, et. seq.
Redevelopment Project Area means any area formally adopted by the City Council pursuant to Community Redevelopment Law, codified in California Health and Safety Code sections 33000, et. seq., maps of which are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Total building permit valuation means the combined total valuation of all new structures, including tenant improvements within those new structures, within the premises, using the latest building valuation data as set forth by the International Code Council and used by the City Building Official in determining valuation.
(“Definitions” added 10-14-2024 by O-21878 N.S.; effective 11-13-2024.)
