By Sonja Haller
The Arizona Republic
Developers of apartment and condominium projects in downtown Scottsdale will be required to contribute to public-art projects as a condition of approval, under an updated Cultural Improvement Program the city has adopted.
The City Council recently modified its Cultural Improvement Program as part of updates to the zoning ordinance that governs the downtown district.
The modifications include incorporating a public-art requirement as a condition for zoning approval for new multifamily residential developments in the downtown area after Dec. 31.
Large-scale developers already are required to provide public art equal to at least 1 percent of a project’s cost or pay an in-lieu fee equal to one-half of the required percent. The change broadens the requirement to incorporate all multifamily residential developments in the area.
Single-family homes and smaller developments are excluded.
