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Arts commission okays $5,000 toward three-sided mural at 314 West Market Street, approval contingent on landmark and zoning sign variances
Summary
The Sandusky Arts Commission voted to approve a $5,000 reimbursable grant for a 2,700-square-foot, three-sided mural by Steel to Shoreline at 314 West Market Street, contingent on a certificate of appropriateness from the Landmarks Commission and a size variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
The Sandusky Arts Commission voted to support a proposed mural project by Steel to Shoreline at 314 West Market Street with a $5,000 reimbursable grant, commission members announced.
Derek Brennan of Steel to Shoreline presented the proposal, saying the mural would cover three walls of a warehouse and garage complex attached to the Sandusky Register building and total roughly 2,700 square feet on 20-foot walls. Brennan described the project as a multi-panel history of Sandusky — from the 1920s through Rust Belt decline to a modern-era vision — and said the artist team has prepared renderings for walls A, B and C.
Staff told the commission the total project cost is about $60,000 and recommended awarding $5,000 from the Arts Commission’s public-arts budget; the grant would be reimbursed after project completion and require submission of high-resolution photos and an accounting of paid artists. Staff also said the approval is contingent on two external reviews: the Landmarks Commission must grant a certificate of appropriateness and the Board of Zoning Appeals must grant a variance for signage/size restrictions.
Commissioners asked whether the buildings would remain in place and whether the proposed surfaces were appropriate for painting. Presenters and staff said the developer plans to retain the historic Register building and related structures, and that the proposed mural surfaces are compatible with painting. One commissioner noted the parcel will be redeveloped in phases and described the mural as an activation tool for the planned ‘‘emporium’’ in the space.
A motion to approve the grant as presented carried after a roll-call vote; Jeff Crabill said he would abstain because he expects to consider the project later in hearings before the Landmarks Commission and possibly the City Commission. Staff confirmed the motion includes the listed contingencies and conditions.
The commission’s approval is conditional: the mural grant award will be released only after the certificate of appropriateness and zoning variance are obtained, and after the commission receives the required photographic and accounting documentation.
