REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Christensen Holdings/433 N. Mathilda Avenue
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the City's Art in Private Development Ordinance, the development at 433 N. Mathilda Avenue is required to provide public art. The public art component must be equal in value to 1 percent of the building permit valuation. The procedure established for reviewing the artwork is as follows:
1) Review the artist's background to ensure he/she has the experience and knowledge to design, fabricate and install large-scale artworks;
2) Review the artwork itself to determine whether or not the nature and style of the artwork is appropriate to the architecture and site;
3) Determine whether or not the proposed artwork is appropriate in scale for the overall development; and
4) Review the location of the artwork for visibility to the public.
The purpose of this report is to provide information and to request Arts Commission approval of the proposed artwork. The City Council is not scheduled to consider this item. Under the Art in Private Development Ordinance, the Arts Commission is authorized to make a final determination of the proposed artwork. The Commission's decision may be appealed to the City Council by the developer.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Municipal Code 19.52 - Art in Private Development
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
N/A
DISCUSSION
Project Location: This project is a 9.27-acre site located in north Sunnyvale (Attachment 1 - Street Map). The site is bordered to the north by Trinity Church, to the south by Kal's Barbecue and to the west by industrial uses. Across Mathilda Avenue to the east are residential apartments. Due to the property's location along Mathilda Avenue, staff anticipates that there will be a large amount of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Project Description: The project at 433 N. Mathilda Avenue consists of two new office buildings. Building A is three stories in height and totals 91,254 square feet of...
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