Opinion ID: 1244467
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Heading Rank: 10

Heading: interim taking

Text: Valley View seeks a grant of damages asserting that its property was taken during the interim period of legal jousting between Valley View and the City. Under San Diego Gas & Elec. Co. v. San Diego, 450 U.S. 621, 636, 67 L.Ed.2d 551, 101 S.Ct. 1287 (1981), Justice Brennan would hold that when there is a regulatory taking through zoning action, the constitution demands just compensation. Mere invalidation of the offending zoning ordinance by the government entity is insufficient for it fails to compensate the landowner for the economic loss suffered during the time his property has been subject to a taking. San Diego, at 652-57. But see Williamson Cy. Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172, 202, 87 L.Ed.2d 126, 105 S.Ct. 3108, 3125 (1985) (Stevens, J., concurring). [9] Here, however, Valley View has failed to establish a taking through rezoning. The delay which occurred in processing the building permit applications does not justify damages for an interim taking. The five building permit applications were not filed by Valley View until April and May of 1979. The trial court found that the processing of the necessary permits by the City for a project of this nature required a minimum of 4 to 6 months and often several years. Although the City may have frustrated Valley View's efforts to secure five building permits, the delay did not extend beyond a reasonable period for issuance of the permits. This is not the type of action condemned by Justice Brennan in San Diego Gas & Elec. Co., where the zoning ordinance itself effectuates a taking and the municipality has the option of rescinding or otherwise amending its ordinance to eliminate the taking.