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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD OCTOBER 29, 1984. PAGE 10 t820 LONIE: FISK Garth Coller addressed th(--, self-created hardship issue. Coller stated that this was addressed at the last meeting with City Attorney Malkerson's input. Coller stated that the creation of Lhe hardship is created with lots tliat were originally platted and here Lhe zoning code has been changed. Coller stated at t'aat time the hardship is created. Garth C.)1ler addressed Desyl Peterson's cormnents. Coller explained the difference between a land owner to sale and land owner to tax forfeit. Coller stated that chic is irrelevant. Coller stated that in Minnesota this is just not something that the courts look to. Coller stated that here the City has a passing of a basic fundamental constitutional right ofaperson to develop the property. Coller stated that this right doesn't dis,iopoar through the tax forfeiture process. Coller stitl�d that the courts do not look at it like that in M i nnesot•i . :,arch Coller stated that it was mentioned that the lots should be combined. Collier stated that here Fisk has .lone this. Coller stated that the lots were in common ownership when the ordinance was passed. Coller stated that this is the key. Coller statc:l that those two lots have been combined. Garth Collar stated that tine remarks made about Benschoof's analysis that Benschoof did not look at the larger picture. Coller states that this is factually incorrect. Coller stated that the traffic, study for the neighborhood included the likelynood of other buildable lots in that area. Coller stated three maybe four lots could be developed in that area and the traffic analysis addressee this to.). Garth Coller addresi-M the discuss..on in regard to the claim of a self-imposed hardship. Coller stated that Fisk indeed engaged in n.?gotiations to sell tnis lot. Coller stated that he had an offer of $14,000 for the lot which he accepted subject to the conditions that the neighbors couldc�btain financing. Coller stated that applicant waited a long time under the assumption that this deal was goin,_1 to go through. Coller stated that they delayad their presentation under that scenario. Coller stated that he conducted research on whether or not payments could be taken over based on the payments that go for the tax forfeit property. Coller stated that answer was yes, and that was proposed to the neighbors. Col ler stated then at a very late stage in the contract negotiations, Don Meyer came forth with his offer. Coller stated that this is an offer that supposedly stands today. Coller presented the original document that was presented to Fisk to the Council. Coller stated that Oe offer li,,s words of nejotiation, which in a real es Late cunLr-v t, mAke it nothia•i more thin an ��nL is neoL to 1*2al. (",-)ller st.Ated this is not .i .veal off.:r for inv ours)oses.