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public hearing to consider the proposed historic landmark designation. At least ten days prior to the hearing, the planning department shall mail a written notice of the hearing and nature of the application to the owner and occupants of the proposed historic landmark, the applicant, and to property owners and occupants within 300 feet of the perimeter of the proposed landmark. At least ten days prior to the hearing, an announcement of the hearing and nature of the application shall also be published at least once in the Register Guard. 2. Within 15 days of completion of the hearing, the board shall decide whether to designate the property, struc- ture, landscape feature, object or site as an historic land- mark. The board shall not designate a district, ensemble or thematic group if more than half of the owners of privately- owned property.in the area sought to be designated file written ab~ect~ons to the propased designation. The decision of the board shall be in writing and contain findings and con- clusions on the integrity, historic significance, and the con- flicting use determinations set out below. Any decision to designate shall include development standards as provided in section 2.408 of this code. The board shall designate the property, structure, landscape feature, object or site as an historic landmark if it finds that: a. Designation is consistent with applicable his- toric preservation policies contained in the Metropolitan Area General Plan and applicable adopted neighborhood refinement plans, special area studies, and functional plans. In the event of inconsistencies between these plans or studies and the Metropolitan Area General Plan, the latter is the prevailing document; b. The praposed historic landmark has integrity of location, design, setting, materials ar workmanship; c. The praposed historic landmark has historic significance; and, d. The value of preserving the property, structure, object or site as an historic landmark outweighs the value of using the property, structure, landscape feature, object or site for the identified conflicting use, taking into cons i derat i an the ecanomi c, saci al , environmental and energy consequences of each alternative. ~f the owner of the proposed historic landmark supports the designation there is a rebuttable presumption that the value of preservation outweighs the value of using the proposed historic landmark for the identified conflicting use. 3. ~n determining whether the propased historic land- mark has integrity of location, design, setting, materials or workmanship, the board shall consider whether: a. The property is in its original setting and re- ma~ns essentially as originally constructed or fabricated; b. sufficient original workmanship and material remain to show the construction technique and stylistic character of a given period; ordinance - 5