A Melbourne council will “edit” a mural on a building that depicts people having sex in a giant hamburger.

The mural, commissioned by a Brunswick business owner, contains bodies in various sexual positions, entangled with lettuce, cheese and tomato in a sesame seed bun.

“Art is certainly in the eye of the beholder, but our arts and culture team does think there are a couple of parts of the image that might have crossed a few lines,” the mayor of Moreland, Meghan Hopper, said on Thursday.

The council has asked street artist Mike Maka, AKA Makatron, to edit a few parts of the painting, but says it wants “to keep the public artwork intact”.

Maka said he was willing to work with the council.

“I’ve never been censored, so although it’s not a pleasure to adjust something to please some people’s opinions, I can understand that council wants to find the middle ground,” he said.

Maka plans to produce T-shirts featuring the original uncensored artwork.

• Australian Associated Press contributed to this report