Commission discusses targeted code changes for copyright, murals and retaining-wall murals

Sep 10, 2026

Commissioners debated a focused approach to public-art code revisions—copyright policy, easement length and retaining-wall language—urging staff to quantify likely costs and administrative impacts before broader rewrites.

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Commissioners reviewed possible changes to city code affecting public art, including whether the city should retain copyright on commissioned works, shortening auto-renewing easements and adding language to cover retaining walls and nontraditional surfaces. One commissioner described the goal as prioritizing a small set of concrete changes rather than reopening the entire code at once.

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