Basis of Design Book 2 - City of St. Petersburg

Art & Monuments
Ordinance No. 2001-468—Approving the Revised Plaques and Monuments Policy
July 19, 2001
4. Monuments and Commemorative Artwork Program
Applications to commemorate or memorialize with a three dimensional monument
or artwork will be reviewed by the City’s Urban Design and Historic Preservation Division
through the Non-Standard Marker process. If an application meets the requirements
for text and justification, it will be referred to the Office of Cultural Affairs for
review and recommendation.
• Three dimensional monuments or plaque presentations without sculpture
Applications will be reviewed for compatibility with site, relationship to existing or
planned public art installation, safety, security, and maintenance. If the artwork is to
be located on an historic building or site, the application will be reviewed by CPC
for location and installation methods.
• Monuments and memorials with artwork:
Applications will be referred to Gifts Panel for review and recommendation according
to Ordinance 375-G.
• Artwork which is contributed to the City as a memorial or commemoration, but which
is not, itself, a monument:
Applications will be referred to Gifts Panel for review and recommendation according
to Ordinance 375-G. Accepted artwork will be identified with a permanent label
consistent in size and style with the identifying labels used in the City’s Art in Public
Places program.
Soreno/Straub Park
Ordinance No. 375-G
Soreno/Straub Park
Vinoy Park
An ordinance creating an Article IV, Chapter 5, Section 5-81 through 5-86; providing for a
process for the acceptance of gifts of art to the City; providing for a purpose and intent;
providing for a gifts panel; requiring documentation and review by a gifts panel; providing
for recommendations; providing for decision review; providing for copyright, reproduction
and possession of art; and providing an effective date
July 19, 2001
December 2011
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