§ 200-23. Review of proposed signs.

The Board shall review proposed exterior signs affecting any landmark or within a CH District.

A. 

No sign permit shall be issued until the Board has approved the sign through a separate certificate of approval or as part of a certificate of approval covering a number of changes.

B. 

The Board shall develop sign guidelines for landmarks and property within a CH District after research on historic signs, including their size, design, materials and placement.

C. 

A proposed sign may include elements that do not comply with Chapter 347, Signs, of the Code of the City of Las Vegas. The Design Review Board may approve such a sign when it is appropriate under its historic sign guidelines.

D. 

The approval by the Board shall be submitted to City staff with a report stating the elements that the Board has approved.

E. 

City staff shall then issue a permit if the proposed sign complies with the regulations of Chapter 347, Signs, in all respects unless exempted by the Design Review Board.

F. 

Owners and tenants shall not place signs on their buildings until they have submitted their plans to the Board and received the certificate of approval.

G. 

The Board shall meet with the persons who make the signs displayed on buildings in the City so that the Board may present to them its guidelines.