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53 Commercial and Other Building Permits 1126.04 1126.04 MASTER SIGN PLAN. (a) Any commercial development application for property located in Limited Industry Office District, Mixed Use, or General Retail Business District, which includes multiple signs for multiple units of tenants, however described, shall submit and maintain a Master Sign Plan as part of its approved development plans herein. The purpose of the Master Sign Plan is to require to the extent practical, the owner or developer of such commercial facilities to maintain consistency among the various units or tenants as to the height, width, size, square footage, location, illumination and type of fixture for every sign planned for a development and to thereby specifically plan for the equal allocation of area requirements among existing, planned and future units or tenants in accordance with the Sign Code and all other zoning restrictions. (b) As used in this section and for all other review procedures including but not limited to Chapters 1123, 1126 and 1163, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Master Sign Plan" shall mean a site plan or other rendering subject to the same standards and requirements as other building and sign plans submitted to and reviewed by the Building Commissioner pursuant to Chapter 1126 and 1163, which identifies and described (without regard to content) each and every sign planned for a development in terms of its height, width, size, square footage, location, illumination and type of fixture. The Master Sign Plan may be incorporated into other site plans elevations or renderings submitted pursuant to Section 1126.02 or Chapter 1163, so long as the Building Department can clearly identify every sign planned for a development and determine its compliance. (2) "Every sign planned for a development" shall mean every sign existing or proposed to be installed immediately on any parcel of land proposed for development including parcels adjoined by common ownership or parking area and shall also include all signs that may be proposed in the future for phased or multiple tenant facilities. (c) No Master Sign Plan shall be approved unless every sign planned for a development complies with the requirements imposed by Chapter 1163, as well as any other applicable zoning restrictions, with the exception of the owner's right to maintain pre-existing and nonconforming signs, and with the exception of any sign variances previously granted by the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals. In cases where a Master Sign Plan is required, no commercial building permits shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 1126, except as otherwise provided by Section 1163.06(e), until a Master Sign Plan has been approved in conjunction therewith or, upon Council's disapproval of the Master Sign Plan, a variance has been granted by the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals. (d) Following the adoption of a Master Sign Plan, every sign permit issued for the site pursuant to Chapter 1163 must conform therewith, unless the approved Master Sign Plan is thereafter modified or amended and, if applicable, a variance is granted by the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals. No modification or amendment of a Master Sign Plan shall be granted by Council until the request has been reviewed by the Planning and Design Commission. Before granting a variance for any sign subject to a Master Sign Plan, the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals shall take into consideration the existing Master Sign Plan, whether or not amendments thereto have been approved or denied by Council, and whether or not the applicant's proposal deviates from the landowner's Master Sign Plan. (Ord. 2004-153. Passed 12-7-04; Ord. 2016-36. Passed 8-2-16.) December 2016 Replacement