Foster the People learned last week that their Supermodel mural would have to come down after having been approved by the city of Los Angeles earlier this year.

The artwork was painted on the wall of a L.A. building ahead of the band's sophomore album, which was released in March. But according to the Los Angeles Times, there has been subsequent debate over whether the piece should be considered art or an advertisement, the latter of which would conflict with existing city regulations.

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Following the news, frontman Mark Foster announced that the band would be painting over the mural on Monday (July 14), the deadline provided by the city. He invited fans to come out and say goodbye to it, but the fans had their own idea.

They rallied on the Web and created a petition to Mayor Eric Garcetti, asking that the mural be saved and explaining why it should be considered art. They also took to social media, voicing their opinions and tagging the mayor's Twitter and Instagram accounts.

As of Sunday night, Foster told fans on Twitter that Mayor Garcetti had called the band and confirmed that he had seen the petition and was intervening against the city's plans to have it removed.

While there will no longer be a "farewell" party on Monday, Foster also said on Sunday night that he and the band will still plan to be the site of the mural from noon to 4 p.m. filming, hanging out with fans and handing out posters.