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Sec. 14041. Area of Special Control. (1) It ' recognized that regulations provided in this Chapter cannot sensitively handle all the sign situat.ons in the City. Therefore, the City Council may designate by resolution any of the following as areas of special control: A. Scenic Areas. Are areas where special architectural or historical characteristics or where natural beauty requires special sign regulations to ensure that all signs used within the areas are compatible with each other. I B. Shopping Centers. Are more intensive commercial areas signs should be permitted that differ from those that would otherwise be allowed under this Chapter. A shopping center is a premises planned and developed as a unit, with an undivided or nonsegregated parking area that is iadvertised as a center and has multiple occupancy. i C. Renewal Areas. Are areas designed for renewal, redevelopment, or as development districts in I accordance with the procedures established in Minnesota Statutes. (2) In ireas of special control, the City Council may, by special permit, establish special regulations for signs that are either more restrictive or less restrictive than those provided by this Chapter, having regard for th character of the area of special control to which the special permit will apply. A. In scenic areas, it is generally expected that sign regulations will be more restrictive than those that would otherwise be applicable under this Chapter. B. For shopping centers, in addition to general standards in Section 9-040, the following apply: 1. The shopping center should be identified by a single ground sign for the purpose of center identification. 2. The shopping center should display no more than five words and identify the center, not advertise individual businesses therein. 3. The height and size limitations of a ground sign shall follow the B-3 zoning requirements. 4. Each activity in a building of multiple occupancy would be allowed a wall sign that would be an identity sign only. C. hi renewal areas it is recognized that Zoning Code regulations may have to be varied to creatively and reasonably revitalize the area. It is the intent of this paragraph that a comprehensive sign plan shall be a component of an overall renewal plan and be sensitive to and compatible with the unique physical circumstances that may be created by a renewal project. The general purposes of sound identification, reduction or clutter, and aesthetic enhancement shall, however, be the controlling standard. (3) S cial use permits for signs in areas of special control shall be issued as part of an overall sign plan fort area. The plan, when approved by City Council, shall constitute the permitted signs for that area and future change to the plan shall be submitted under special permit procedure and when adopted shall ecome part of that plan. (4) the procedure for obtaining a special permit under Section 9-041 shall be as set forth in Chapter 8 of ing Code except that no special permit establishing a sign plan shall be recommended by the Y. Commission unless it shall find: A. That the sign plan provides sound identification, reduction of clutter, and aesthetic enhancement. B. That the sign plan is sensitive to and compatible with physical circumstances of the site and buildings. Page 8 of 17