Population: 67,563
Type of Requirement: Ordinance

Physical Address:
Rockville City Hall
111 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850

Main Contact:
Anne O’Dell, Arts and Culture Program Manager
Email Anne | (240) 314-8101

The Code establishes that all construction projects within the city that require a new site plan approval, subdivision approval for a residential development not requiring a site plan

approval, or the amendment of any such existing permit or approval; or an application for new building permits for interior and/or exterior modifications, renovations, or additions to multifamily residential, commercial, or industrial development for which a use permit is not required are subject to a mandatory public art requirement with enumerated exceptions. The value of a project’s contribution is calculated based on the type of development project with a tiered fee system based on the square footage or number of units.

Projects may satisfy the requirement in one or more of the following ways:

• Installation or presentation of a publicly-accessible work of visual art on either the construction site, private property other than the site within the same planning area, or property within the same planning area, subject to approval of the City or other owner of the proposed public property;
• Monetary contribution to the City’s “Friends of the Arts” fund, a specific City “Art in Public Places” project located in the same planning area as the construction project, or an eligible arts organization;
• Provide space in the city for use by a City or a Rockville-based eligible arts organization;
• Provide arts-based infrastructure in the City for use by the City or an eligible arts organization suitable to the needs of the intended user and subject to approval; or
• Combine the art expenditure requirements of two or more developments within the same planning area to provide publicly accessible art, arts space, or arts-based infrastructure.