***”PERMISSION WALLS” IN DANGER AS A RESULT OF NEW L.A. CITY ORDINANCE PROPOSAL***
January 21st, 2009
***IMPORTANT MEETING TOMORROW THE 22ND!!! -COME DOWN AND VOICE YOUR OPINION!***
Murals and the New Sign Ordinance - Important Hearing Jan 22nd
This is an important meeting regarding murals in the City of LA. As of now all fine art mural on private property are currently outlawed in the City of LA. Come to this meeting to show that muralists will not stand for this. Now is the time to stick up for murals and free speech in Los Angeles.
Submitted by:
Stash Maleski
Director
ICU Art – In Creative Unity
2554 Lincoln Blvd #162
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 309-7756 phone • fax (310) 414-9932 icuart@aol.com www.icuart.com
New Sign Ordinance Proposed by the Planning Department - January 22, 2009
The City of Los Angeles Planning Department has proposed a new sign ordinance. This ordinance is posted at the following link: http://cityplanning.lacity.org/ on the www.lacity.org web site under “Plans & Ordinances” – “Proposed Ordinances”. This proposal is being presented at the Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2009.
Summary of Main Points
The proposed new sign code treats all murals the same as a commercial signs, supergraphics or billboards. All new signs, including murals must be no larger than 100 square feet in size. Although all sign regulations should be content neutral, the Planning Department hopes to allow large fine art murals to only be allowed through a process where a building owner gives ownership of the mural to the city through an easement process. However, this easement process is not actually included in the currently proposed sign ordinance. The easement process is being left out in order to be dealt with at some future date by Cultural Affairs. This is a big mistake. The proposed sign ordinance is a complex puzzle, and all of the pieces need to be in place in order for it to function.
January 21st, 2009
***IMPORTANT MEETING TOMORROW THE 22ND!!! -COME DOWN AND VOICE YOUR OPINION!***
Murals and the New Sign Ordinance - Important Hearing Jan 22nd
This is an important meeting regarding murals in the City of LA. As of now all fine art mural on private property are currently outlawed in the City of LA. Come to this meeting to show that muralists will not stand for this. Now is the time to stick up for murals and free speech in Los Angeles.
Submitted by:
Stash Maleski
Director
ICU Art – In Creative Unity
2554 Lincoln Blvd #162
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 309-7756 phone • fax (310) 414-9932 icuart@aol.com www.icuart.com
New Sign Ordinance Proposed by the Planning Department - January 22, 2009
The City of Los Angeles Planning Department has proposed a new sign ordinance. This ordinance is posted at the following link: http://cityplanning.lacity.org/ on the www.lacity.org web site under “Plans & Ordinances” – “Proposed Ordinances”. This proposal is being presented at the Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2009.
Summary of Main Points
The proposed new sign code treats all murals the same as a commercial signs, supergraphics or billboards. All new signs, including murals must be no larger than 100 square feet in size. Although all sign regulations should be content neutral, the Planning Department hopes to allow large fine art murals to only be allowed through a process where a building owner gives ownership of the mural to the city through an easement process. However, this easement process is not actually included in the currently proposed sign ordinance. The easement process is being left out in order to be dealt with at some future date by Cultural Affairs. This is a big mistake. The proposed sign ordinance is a complex puzzle, and all of the pieces need to be in place in order for it to function.
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