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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1721 PAGE ELEVEN Sec. 41-897. Standards of approval. (a) A planned sign program shall be approved if and only if it satisfies the following standards: (1) The signage, considered in the aggregate, is consistent with the spirit and intent of this Article. (2) Ail of the signs are harmonious and visually related to each other through the incorporation of common design elements. (3) The signs are architecturally integrated with the buildings to which they are appurtenant. (4) The signs do not adversely affect nearby land uses or obscure the view of other signs which conform to this Article. (b) A planned sign program as submitted by an appli- cant may be approved subject to conditions designed to bring it into compliance with the standards set forth in this section. No conditions unrelated to signage shall be imposed. Sec. 41-898. Procedures. Applications for planned sign programs shall be decided in the first instance by the zoning administrator, subject to the right of appeal by any aggrieved applicant or other interested person from~ the zoning administrator to the planning commission. No public hearing shall be required, but the zoning administrator or the planning commission may send such notices of the pending action and receive such comment to and by surrounding property owners and occupants or other interested persons, as they deem appropriate. The decision of the planning commission shall be final. Sec. 41-899. Amendments. (a) An application for an amendment to an approved planned sign program may be made at any time, subject~to the same limitations, requirements, and procedures as apply to an original application, except that only those occupants whose signs are addressed by the amendment application need consent to the filing of such application.