[Ord. 2003-06, 8/21/2003, § 700]
1. 
When a claim of unreasonable economic hardship is made due to the effect of this chapter, the owner of record must present evidence sufficient to prove that, as a result of HARB's action, he is unable to obtain a reasonable return or a reasonable beneficial use from a resource. The Board of Supervisors may ask the owner of record to submit by affidavit to the Board of Supervisors some or all of the information below at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors (or other relevant information deemed necessary to make a decision), which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. 
Date the property was acquired by its current owner.
B. 
Price paid for the property and a description of the relationship, if any, between the buyer and the seller of the property.
C. 
Mortgage history of the property, including current mortgage and the annual debt service, if any, for the previous two years.
D. 
Current market value of the property.
E. 
Equity in the property.
F. 
For depreciable properties, a pro forma showing income and expense statements for the past two years.
G. 
Past capital expenditures during ownership of current owner.
H. 
Income and property tax factors affecting the property.
I. 
All appraisals obtained within the previous two years by the owner or applicant in connection with purchase, offerings for sale, financing or ownership of the property, or state that none was obtained.
J. 
Form of ownership of the property.
K. 
Proof of inability of owner to pay for corrective action.
2. 
All studies commissioned or any consideration given by the owner as to profitable renovation, rehabilitation or utilization of any buildings, structures or objects on the property for alternative use, or a statement that none were obtained.
3. 
Estimate(s) of the cost of the proposed construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing and an estimate(s) of any additional cost(s) that would be incurred to comply with the recommendations of HARB for changes necessary for it to approve a certificate of appropriateness.
4. 
Should the Board of Supervisors determine that the owner's present return is not reasonable, it may consider whether there are other uses currently allowed that would provide a reasonable return and whether such a return could be obtained through investment in the property for rehabilitation purposes.
5. 
The Board of Supervisors, through the assistance of HARB, may seek the assistance of appropriate local, statewide or national preservation organizations in developing solutions that would relieve the owner's economic hardship. If the Board of Supervisors chooses to explore such options, it may delay issuing a certificate of appropriateness for demolition on the basis of economic hardship for a period of 90 days in addition to time periods otherwise applicable. This period could be extended by written and signed mutual consent.
6. 
Should the applicant satisfy the Board of Supervisors that he will suffer an unreasonable economic hardship if a certificate of appropriateness is not approved, and should the Board of Supervisors and/or HARB be unable to find a solution which can relieve the owner's economic hardship, HARB shall recommend and/or the Board of Supervisors shall approve a certificate of appropriateness.