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Hue from the established grade, grade level, dimensions of the berm, size, color, lighting and hours of illumination. Subd. 4. Permit Issuance. (1) Each application must be reviewed for compliance by the City Manager or designee. (2) If the proposed sign complies with this Chapter, a permit will be issued within thirty (30) days after the application date. (3) A sign permit will become null and void if the work for which the permit was issued has not been completed within one (1) year of issuance, or renewed. Application for renewal will consist of the same procedures as the initial application for permit, including payment of any fee. Subd. 5. Shopping Centers/strip Mall/ Professional Building Comprehensive Sign Plan. A comprehensive sign plan must be provided for the whole of a shopping center, strip mall, or professional building development. This plan includes the location, size, height, color, lighting and orientation of all signs, and must be submitted for preliminary plan approval. When a comprehensive sign plan is submitted, exceptions to the regulations of this Chapter may be permitted if the sign areas and densities for the plan as a whole are in conformity with the intent of this Chapter and if such exception results in an improved relationship between the various parts of the sign plan as determined by the City Council. Comprehensive sign plans will be reviewed by the City Planning Commission which will forward a recommendation to the Council on the appropriateness of the proposed sign plan. 1400.10 Ground Signs. Ground signs are permitted in all districts but only to the extent permitted in this Section and in the District Schedules set forth in Section 1400.12 Subd. 1. Permit Application. A permit shall be applied for in accordance with Section 1400.0). Subd. 2. Height. A sign must not exceed eight (8) feet in height, including pedestal and any berming. Subd. 3. Surface Area: (1) Signs having one (1) copy surface may have up to thirty-four (34) square feet of surface area. (2) Signs having two (2) or more copy surfaces may have up to sixty-eight (68) square feet for all surfaces. (3) Buildings with two (2) or more businesses/tenants shall be allowed an additional twelve (12) square feet for two (2) or more copy surfaces, for a total of eighty (80) square feet.