§ 38-564. Planned commercial centers.

(a)

A uniform sign plan is required for any planned commercial center, such as a shopping center with three or more establishments, before any signs for the planned commercial center or the center or the center's tenants may be erected on the property.

(b)

The uniform sign plan shall govern the placement and design of all signs within the planned commercial center as to their location, materials, size, letter style, and color.

(c)

A uniform sign plan shall be submitted and approved as follows:

(1)

The uniform sign plan shall consist of such drawings and specifications as may be required to clearly illustrate the location, materials, size, letter style, and color of all and every sign to be placed as freestanding and building signs within the development.

(2)

The uniform sign plan is to be submitted to the city clerk. The uniform sign plan shall be approved upon a finding by the city clerk that:

a.

The plan provides that signs of a similar type and function within the development shall have a consistency of size, lettering style, color scheme, and construction materials so as to present a unified design concept while respecting the differences between tenant types and occupancies.

b.

The signs proposed in the uniform sign plan shall comply with the requirements of this division, such as number, location, and size restrictions.

(d)

All tenants of the planned commercial center, whether an owner, lessee, subtenant, purchaser, or other occupant, shall comply with the approved uniform sign plan.

(Ord. No. 0-00-106, § 2, 12-4-2000)