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252 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2116 Sec. 41-882. Standards of approval. (a) A planned sign program shall satisfy the following standards: 1 (I) All of the signs are consistent with the purpose, spirit and intent, as well as the specific minimum standards, of this article. (2) All 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 applicant may be approved subject to conditions designed to bring it into compliance with the purpose, spirit and intent of this article. No conditions unrelated to signage shall be imposed. However, approval may be more restrictive than Division 2 of this article. Bee. 41-883. Procedures. Applications for planned sign programs shall be decided in the same manner as sign permits subject to the right of appeal by any aggrieved applicant 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. Bee. 41-884. 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 tenants whose signs are addressed by the amendment application need the property owner's consent to file such application. Sign program amendment review shall consider existing signs prior to approval or denial of program change. 18