Population: 20,143
Type of Requirement: Ordinance

Physical Address:
Community Development Department
1000 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, CA 94706

Main Contact:
Dina Tasini, Community Development Director
Email Dina | 510-528-5769

Art in Public Places Program, Albany, California, Municipal Code, Chapter XX, Section 20.58 (2007).

Private development with constructions costs over $300,000 must make a contribution of 1.75% of total construction costs in the form of an approved public art project, or else choose to pay an in-lieu fee of equivalent cost to Albany’s Public Art Fund. The following projects are excluded from the requirement:

• Projects that are determined by the Community Development Director to be exempt from Design Review, pursuant to Section 20.100.050B.2;
• A single family home that is the primary residence of the owner of the property;
• Projects initiated to comply with Section 12-6.3.f (unreinforced masonry bearing wall);
• Publicly-assisted projects in which the public source of funding, or other applicable regulation or policy, prohibits the use of funds for public art; and
• Underground public works projects, street or sidewalk repair, street lighting, or landscaping, including American Disabilities Act (ADA) mandated improvements and energy efficiency improvements to existing facilities.