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-240- Property history. Condensed version Early 1976.., a moratorium for what is known then as the 1990 urban area.., basica~ ~t,~ in the city East of Sunfish Lake Blvd, and also South of 153rd Avenue, (now A/pine Drive), the property in question is in the moratorium. The end result is a set of zoning criteria, and 2 special zoning designations, UMB-1 and UMB-2. The property in Question was designated UMB-2. The restrictions on expansion of the Commercial Buildings on the Property caused the owner to put the property up for sate, and I purchased it, after the business 'equipment was removed, and installed my contracting operation on the property and in the business building in Dec 1978. In Jan 1979, I was appointed to the P and Z commission. Some of the Hardship I have now is a direct result of being a member of the P and Z during some of the actions the City Council took. June 1983, city council deletes the entire UMB class of zoning in the city. Then later in the year applies the R3-U zone to my property, as there is no business zone suitable for the location. June t989 City commences Legal action to Un-grandfather the Commercial rights of the property. This action was dismissed in November of 1990, when the judge informed the city that I was ready to proceed to'trial} and further delays to negotiate conditions was not needed. Also the judge stated that he was prepared to rule in my favor, because I had pro,tided documents showing I has standing. There is no court record because of the dismissal of the case.. I purchased a copy of the cities documentation of the case at that time... (m 12-m33). Some of these documents survived the 1992 fire. " June 1981. Make a handshake agreement with my neighbors, Mr and Mrs Hanus to buy the 37 foot driveway access when that portion of Woodpond Hills becomes available for sale. March 1992. Residential structure bums to the ground. March 1.992. Building official gives a letter stating that because the loss is 100 percent the private septic will have to be brought to current state standards before occupancy of the rebuilt residence is allowed. April 1992. Submit petition for City sewer services, to happen concurrent with Woodpond Hills subdivision that Summer. The petition gets misplaced with the petition of my EXwife and the petition of Pondvale residents for city services. Pondvale gets services, I do not. Feb 1993. Insurance settles claim by purchasing a replacement property for the residential loss. April 1993. Petition for improvements gets resubmitted properly' for extension of City Sewer to the property. July 1993.' A letter from the city that the business is now un-grandfathered because of the loss sustained by the fire of 1992. This persists for 6 years and a court appearance in 1999, where the court left the property grandfathered, but order a general cleanup to residential standards of the things being stored outside on the property. April 1994. Assessment for installed sewer and water services begin. Sept 1996. Close on the purchase on the lot next to my property on the south to gain the area needed to build an 8 unit Rental structure on the properties,