On July 30, the Planning & Land Use Management Committee of the LA City Council reviewed two versions of the proposed mural ordinance. Version A allows for murals to appear on single-family private residences, while Version B does not. After reviewing the variations, the committee listened to public comment on the issues. While perhaps not surprising, public comment was mixed, with neighborhood councils and home owner’s associations tending to prefer version B, while muralists and other arts community stakeholders tended to support version A.

The committee has decided to move both versions of the ordinance to the full council for discussion, tentatively scheduled for August 20. City Council meetings are open to the public; Arts for LA encourages interested stakeholders to attend that meeting and learn more about the mural ordinance version variations.

Photo credit: Mural Downtown Los Angeles by Brazilfox, on Flickr