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~Z} Application for such a permit shall be made to the building official and shall be referred to the planning department, accompanied by the building official's report indicating whether it is technically feasible to move the historic landmark. ~3~ The board shall conduct a public hearing within 45 days following receipt of an application by the building official. At least ten days prior to the hearing the planning department shall mail written notice thereof to the owner and occupants, the applicant, and to abutting property owners and occupants, including owners and occupants of property which would be abutting if there were no intervening streets, ~4~ Within 15 days following completion of the hearing, the board shall make specific findings whether moving or demolition should be permit- ted. The board' s ~deci s i an shat 1 be based on the f al 1 owi ng criteria; ~a~ whether the historic landmark constitutes a hazard to the safety of the public or its occupants; (b} Whether an improvement project of substantial benefit to the city and which cannot be reasonably located elsewhere overrides the public's interest in the preservation of the historic landmark; ~c} Whether retention of the historic landmark would cause financial hardship to the owner not outweighed by the public interest in the landmark's preservation; ~d~ Whether retention of the historic landmark would be in the best interests of a majority of the citizens of the city, and, if not, whether the historic landmark may be alternatively preserved by means of photographs, pictures, item removal, written description, measured drawings, sound retention or other means of limited or special preservation; and fie} Applicable criteria in section 2.4ag. ~5~ In all cases where application has been made for moving or demolition of an historic landmark, the board and historic landmark owner shall endeavor to prepare an economically feasible plan for preservation of the historic landmark. The board and owner shall also explore the possibil- ities of purchase of the historic landmark by interested persons ar organi- zations. The board shall include an accounting of these endeavors in its findings, ,~5~ The board may decide to postpone action upon the application fvr a period not to exceed six months. The board must demonstrate in its findings that there is a program under way which would result in public or private acquisition, preservation ar renovation of the historic landmark, and that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the program may be successful. ~l} Persons aggrieved by the board's decision may appeal to the planning commission by filing a written notice with the planning department. The notice must be filed within ten days of the date of the board's deci- sion and state specifically wherein there was error. Unless the applicant and appellant agree to a longer time period, the commission shall hold a hearing to allow oral argument on the appeal within 30 days of its receipt. At least ten days prior to the hearing, the planning department shall mail written notice thereof to the applicant, appellant, and parties who request- ed nvt~ce of the previous decision. Unless the applicant and appellant agree to a longer time period, the commission shall make a decision within Ordinance -~ 7