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Section 430:00 Page 9 Subd. 5. SHOPPING CENTERS COMPREHENSIVE SIGN PLAN: a comprehensive plan • shall be provided for the whole of a shopping center development. Such a plan , which shall include the location, size, height , color, lighting , and orientation of all signs , submitted for preliminary plan approval . Provided that such a comprehensive plan is presented, exceptions to the Sign Schedule regulations of this ordinance may be permitted, if the sign areas and densities for the plan as a whole are in conformity with the intent of this ordinance and if such exception results in an improved relation- ship between the various parts of the plan as determined by the City Council . Comprehensive Sign Plans shall be reviewed by the City Planning Commission who shall forward a recommendation to the City Council on the appropriateness of the proposed plan. Subd. 6. GROUND SIGNS : are permitted in Ll .districts , _ subject to the . following: a. A permit is applied for in accordance with Section 430:40 of this ordinance. b. Height : 1 . The sign does not exceed 5 feet in height , except as per- mitted under Subd. 6d of this Section. 2. The berming of a sign location shall be considered in the height of a sign if the berm is more than 3 feet • in height. 3. For every foot a sign is less than the maximum height permitted-, there shall be allowed an additional 4 square feet of sign surface area , up to a total of 12 additional square feet. C. Surface Area : 1 . Signs having one copy surface may have up to 20 sqquare feet of surface. area, plus any bonus under Subd. 6b3 of this Section. 2. Signs having two-or more copy surfaces may have up to 32 square feet for all surfaces , plus any bonus under Subd. 6b3 of this Section. d. Landscaping: 1 . Signs which are landscaped in accordance with this ordin- ance, shall be entitled to a height bonus of 3 feet (total maximum height of 8 feet) . 2. The minimum required landscape area, excluding the pedestal area to qualify for the height bonus , shall be at least 1 .5 times the sign surface area.