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• months from the date of the first public hearing; and at the second public hearing, the HDC may hear such matters as are considered necessary or desirable to be fully advised of all facts and circumstances pertaining to the proposed demolition. At the second public hearing, the HDC may immediately announce its decision or take the matter under advisement to its next regularly scheduled meeting but in no event longer than two (2) calendar months after the expiration of the six-month period after the first public hearing. SECTION 9—ECONOMIC HARDSHIP: Upon denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness, a property owner may apply for reconsideration based on economic hardship. In this case, consideration shall follow Guidelines established by the Commission. It shall be the incumbent on the applicant to demonstrate economic hardship to the HDC. The HDC may request the applicant to produce documentation including,but not limited to, cost estimates,reports from engineers and architects,market value of the property before and after proposed renovations, and income realized and/or realizable from the property. If the property is a significant historic and community resource,the HDC may invoke up to a ninety (90)day delay of proposed work. During this period of delay,the applicant, • with the assistance of the HDC and the HPO, shall investigate the feasibility of the alternatives, and report his/her findings to the HDC. If the applicant fails such,the HDC may consider this failure in their deliberations. The HDC may seek expert testimony on the foregoing and may request the submission of any other information reasonably considered necessary to determine whether the property does yield or may yield a reasonable economic return for the owner. If, after the end of the ninety (90) day delay period, no reasonable alternative plan or use can be found and there will be no substantial detriment to the Historic District,the HDC may issue a Certificate of Economic Hardship approving the proposed work. If the HDC finds otherwise, it shall deny the application for Certificate of Economic Hardship, and record in its records the reasons therefore. SECTION 10—DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT (a) No owner or person with an interest in real property within the historic district shall permit said property to fall into a serious state of disrepair so as to result in the deterioration of any exterior architectural feature which would, in the judgment of the Historic District Commission, produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the historic district as a whole or the life and character of the property itself. • (b) Upon any citizen's complaint, the Historic Preservation Officer's notification, or upon the Building Official's own initiative and determination that demolition by neglect is occurring with respect to any