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Sec. <br />(a) Procedurcs. As set out herein, the procedure for adopting an ordinance <br />to establish or amend a historic landmark ar district designatian may be initiated by <br />the city council, the planning and zoning commission, the historic preservation <br />commission or by the owner(s) of property within the area of request. Upon initiation <br />of the procedure, no application may be accepted for a permit to place, construct, <br />alter, demolish, or remove any structure on the property until the earliest of the <br />following dates: <br />If the proposed designation is approved, the effective date of the <br />ordinance implementing the change. <br />2. If the proposed designation is denied, the day after the city council <br />makes its final decision regarding the designation. <br />The 90th day after the filing dates of a written request for hardship <br />relief, if any, made in accordance with section 11. <br />(b) Timing , For purposes of this section, the procedure is considered to be <br />initiated immediately when the city council or planning and zoning commission or <br />historic preservation commission votes to authorize the filing of a designation case, <br />or in the case of owner(s) initiation, when the application is filed with the historic <br />preservation commission. <br />Sec. 7-1b1. <br />(a) Crzteriafor hcardship relief.`, An applicant may, during the pendency of a <br />designation case, apply for hardship relief for purposes of obtaining a permit to place, <br />construct, alter, demolish, or remove any structure on the property. In order to prove <br />the existence of hardship, the applicant shall have the burden to establish that: <br />The property is incapable of earning a reasonable return on the <br />owner's investment. <br />Page 13 of 15 <br />