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2. Within 15 days of the close of the hearing and the record, the board shall decide whether to designate the prop- erty, structure, 1 andscape feature, object or site as an hi s- tork landmark. The board shall not designate a district, ensemble or thematic group i f more than hal f of the owners of privately-owned property i n the area sought to be designated file written objections to the proposed designation. The de- c i s i on of the board shat 1 be i n writing and contain findings and conclusions on the integrity, historic significance, and the conflicting use determinations set out below. Any deci - s i on to designate shall include development standards as pro- vi ded i n section 9.206 of this code. The board shal 1 des i g - nate the property, structure, landscape feature, object or site as a historic landmark~if it finds that: a. Designation i s consistent with applicable his - tori c preservation policies contained i n the Metropolitan Area General P1 an and appl i cab1 a adopted nei ghborhaad refinement plans, special area studies, and functional plans. In the event of inconsistencies between these p1 ans or studies and the Metropolitan Area General Plan, the latter i s the prevai 1 i ng document; b. The proposed historic 1 andmark has integrity of l ocat~ on, design, setts ng, materials or workmanship; c. The proposed historic 1 andmark has historic significance; ands d. The value of preserving the property, structure, 1 andscape feature, object or site as a hi stori c 1 and- mark outweighs the value of using the property, structure, landscape feature, object or site for the identified con- flicting use, taking into consideration the economic, social, environmental and energy consequences of each alternative. If the owner of the proposed historic 1 and- mark supports the designation there is a rebuttable pre- sumpt~ on that the value of preservation outweighs the value of using the proposed historic landmark for the identified conflicting use. 3. In determining whether the proposed historic 1 and- mark has integrity of 1 ocati on, design, setting, materials ar workmanship, the board shall consider whether: a. The property i s i n its original setting and re- mains essentially as originally constructed or fabricated; b. Sufficient original workmanship and material remain to show the construction technique and styl i sti c character of a g i ven peri ad; c. The immediate setting of the property retains the planting scheme, plant materials or land uses of the relevant historic period or the 1 andscapi ng i s consistent with that period; d. The property contributes materially to the archi - tectural continuity or scheme of the street or neighbor- hood . 4. In order to determine that the proposed historic 1 and- mark has historic significance, the board must find that the ordinance - 5