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Oxnard Cultural Arts Commission briefed on Public Art Fund rules, balance of $1.57 million
Summary
Arts Manager Julia Stratoculture told the commission the Public Art Fund holds $1,570,028.10 and reiterated that, following 2022 legislation changes, in-lieu development fees must be used for physical public art within Oxnard — acquisition, site work, conservation or project-related administration.
Julia Stratoculture, Arts Manager, told the Oxnard Cultural Arts Commission on Feb. 24, 2026, that the city’s Public Art Fund held $1,570,028.10 and that the fund’s uses are limited to project-related physical public art within city limits. "The current balance in the Public Art Fund as of 02/24/2026 is $1,570,028.10," she said.
Stratoculture said the fund is supported by a public art development fee collected as part of Oxnard’s development impact fees, currently set at 39¢ per square foot of new roofed space. Developers can comply with the requirement either by commissioning and installing on-site public art subject to Planning Division review or by paying an in-lieu fee into the Oxnard Public Art Fund…
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