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What is NYC BC § 3307.11.2.1?

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This section allows property owners with temporary protective structures to solicit artwork for display instead of approved artwork. Owners must notify the local council member and community board, and may also inform community organizations and schools. Approval from the Department of Cultural Affairs is required prior to installation. Applies to property owners with temporary protective structures.

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3307.11.2.1 Alternative artwork.

BC § 3307.11.2.1

The owner of a property where a temporary protective structure has been installed may solicit a work or works of art for display on such temporary protective structure in lieu of approved artwork. Such owner shall notify, at a minimum, the council member in whose district such property is located and the community board of the community district in which such property is located, of a request for a work of art to be displayed on temporary protective structures at such property. Such owner may additionally notify community-based organizations based in the community district in which such property is located and any school, as such term is defined in subdivision g of Section 522 of the New York City Charter, located in the community district in which such property is located, of a request for works of art to be displayed on temporary protective structures at such property. Notifications made pursuant to this section must be made timely in accordance with a schedule established by rules of the department. Prior to installation of such work of art, such owner must obtain the approval for such work of art from the department of cultural affairs. (L.L. 2021/163, 12/24/2021, eff. 9/1/2023; Am. L.L. 2024/111, 11/9/2024, eff. 11/9/2024)

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