City of Culver City - File #: 15-016

• File #: 15-016
• Version: 1
• Subject: Public Art for 12712 Washington Blvd.
• Type: Minute Order
• Status: Action Item
• In control: CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION
• On agenda: 6/9/2015
• Title: Consideration of a Public Art Concept in Conjunction with a Development Project at 12712 Washington Blvd.
• Code sections: Title 15 - LAND USAGE

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Consideration of a Public Art Concept in Conjunction with a Development Project at 12712 Washington Blvd.
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Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003

Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []

Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]

Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs Commission (06/05/15); Property Owners, Occupants, and Businesses within 500' Radius (to End of Block) (Sent via US Mail on 05/28/15).

Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (06/04/15); Martin R. Cole (06/05/15)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the Cultural Affairs Commission ("CAC") approve an art concept by Mitra Forouzan as fulfilling the City's Art in Public Places Program ("APPP") requirement for the development project at 12712 Washington Boulevard.


BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Mr. Farrokh Keyvan of West Coast Property Management and Development ("the Applicant") has been issued two Culver City Building Permits to date (Permit Nos. 85856 and 88267) for the construction of a new 4-story mixed use project on Washington Blvd. at Washington Place (just to the west of Wade Street). The ground floor is reserved for commercial use and the remaining floors will accommodate a total of five residential units (the 4th floor comprising one residential unit).
Pursuant to Culver City Municipal Code ("CCMC") Section 15.06.120, new commercial development projects with a building valuation of $500,000 or more and residential projects with five or more units are subject to the City's Art in Public Places Program ("APPP") requirement. Further, CCMC Section 15.06.125 (B) states: "Multiple building permits issued within a three year period for a single project shall be considered in the aggregate in determining the APPP allocation." The valuation as appears on these two permits totals $...