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,6 section, a nonconforming sign is "destroyed" if damaged to the extent that the cost of repairing the sign to its former stature or replacing it with an equivalent sign equals or exceeds the value of the sign so damaged. Sec. 40-65.5. Sign permit and certificate review; appeals thereof. (a) An application for a certificate of compliance for a sign shall be submitted to the director and reviewed by the zoning administrator to determine whether it conforms with the requirements of this article, If he determines that it does conform to the applicable requirements, he shall issue the certificate of compliance. (b) The board of zoning appeals shall hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the zoning administrator or other city official in the administration or enforcement of this article, in accordance with the procedures established in article XVI. Sec. 40-65.6. Applications for sign certificates and permits. An application for a use permit or a certificate of compliance for a sign shall include the following: (a) A legal description of the zone lot on which the sign is located or will be located; (b) A plot plan of reasonable scale and accuracy to show the location of the sign on the zone lot; (c) A photograph or line diagram or other graphic representation showing the proposed sign or existing sign to be altered, repaired or relocated; (d) For a sign use permit, all of the information required by article VIII. Sec. 40-65.7. Localized Sign Overlay Districts. Localized sign overlay districts shall conform to the requirements established in sections 40-65.7.1 through 40-65.7.3. Sec. 40-65.7.1. Generally. Certain large scale land uses with common design elements, including but not limited to office parks, corporate centers, and medical centers having a multi-building campus, or land uses that are unique in their design, operating characteristics, and presence in the city, including but not limited to outdoor performing arts centers, may present unique development opportunities of special value to the community, In order to ensure that the economic, social, and cultural benefits of those land uses are optimized, the establishment of one or more localized alternative sign overlay districts is authorized to address the unique signage needs and opportunities associated with the land use.