Agoura Hills, California
Population: 20,692
Type of Requirement: Ordinance
Contact Information
Physical Address:
Public Arts Committee
30001 Ladyface Court
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Main Contact:
Amy Jones-Brink, Director of Community Service
Email Amy | (818) 597-7326
Program Summary
Exterior Aesthetic Improvements, Agoura Hills, California, Municipal Code, Article IX, Chapter 6, Division 9 (1989).
The ordinance requires that “any building with a floor area greater than or equal to thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, for the alteration or repair of fifty (50) percent or more of the floor area of such building, or for any building that is part of the development of a subdivision of forty (40) or more lots” must install and maintain aesthetic additions which follow an approved art plan. The value of the art plan must be a minimum of one percent (1%) of the building valuation. Alternatively, developers may pay an in-lieu fee of one and one quarter of a percent (1.25%) of the building valuation.
Exceptions to this requirement include:
- Construction, repair, or alteration of:
- buildings to carry out publicly assisted rehabilitation of private property;
- low or moderate income multi-unit housing projects; and
- improvements that are not buildings.
The Meadow (2001). By Denise L. Jones. Los Angeles County Arts Commission Civic Art Collection. Courtesy: Los Angeles County Arts Commission Civic Art Collection