Opinion ID: 1245622
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Heading: Penn Central And Regulatory Delay

Text: In the context of regulatory delay, the Penn Central inquiry is whether the delay ever became unreasonable. Byrd is not entitled to compensation merely because he had to obtain a zoning change to develop his property. See Tahoe-Sierra, 535 U.S. at 334-35, 122 S.Ct. at 1485, 152 L.Ed.2d at 548 (stating that normal delays in obtaining building permits, changes in zoning ordinances, variances, and the like . . . have long been considered permissible exercises of the police power) (quotation omitted); Sea Cabins, 345 S.C. at 436, 548 S.E.2d at 604. [12] Until regulatory delay becomes unreasonable, there is no taking. See First English, 482 U.S. at 320, 107 S.Ct. at 2388, 96 L.Ed.2d at 267; Agins, 447 U.S. at 263, 100 S.Ct. at 2143, 65 L.Ed.2d at 113 n. 9. The length of the delay alone is not determinative. Tahoe-Sierra, 535 U.S. at 342, 122 S.Ct. at 1489, 152 L.Ed.2d at 553. Rather, we consider all relevant circumstances, including the reasons for the delay and the economic impacts on Byrd. And under the parcel as a whole doctrine, we must consider those impacts in relation to Byrd's entire interest in the City Tract. [13] See Tahoe-Sierra, 535 U.S. at 331, 122 S.Ct. at 1483, 152 L.Ed.2d at 546; Penn Central, 438 U.S. at 130-31, 98 S.Ct. at 2662, 57 L.Ed.2d at 652; Beard v. S.C. Coastal Council, 304 S.C. 205, 207-08, 403 S.E.2d 620, 622 (1991).