Council advances cleanup ordinance removing incidental mural permit reference

The council declared Ordinance No. 1911 to have passed its first reading on Aug. 4. The ordinance removes an outdated reference requiring a permit for original art or murals on buildings from the municipal code and deletes language referring to mural agreements; staff said the intent is to clarify that murals are governed by standards in the municipal code rather than a separate permit process.

Staff explained that a prior sign-code update moved mural and public-art standards into the municipal code and that the permit reference was an orphaned clause. The change would remove ambiguity about whether murals require a separate permit and clarify the enforcement process for murals that do not meet code standards.

Council took no separate vote on the ordinance beyond declaring it to have passed first reading. Staff said compliance with code standards will continue to be enforced and that applicants are currently directed to the municipal code provisions when proposing murals.