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I 1'16) I ,. 3, ACQUISITION OF MY PROPERTY BASED ON A KNOWLEDGE AND RELIANCE ON THE ARDEN HILLS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I ZONING DISTRICT, AND ZONING ORDINANCES I AND 4, DISTINCT INVESTMENT-BASED AND INVESTMENT-BACKED I EXPECTATIONS INVOLVED IN PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT 1850 BECKMAN A VENUE I I THE ABOVE TWO ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE FORM OF A NARRATIVE WHICH WILL OUTLINE A) THE INVESTMENT BASED EXPECTATIONS AS A I RESULT OF THE DUE-DILIGENCE PROCESS UNDERTAKEN PRIOR TO PURCHAS- ING THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS lJ) EVENTS WITH LJVFD WHICH HAVE TRANSPIRED THEREAFTER. .. History The prior owner of the residence at 1850 Beckman A venue was Ruth Sullivan. At one point, I she offered LJVFD an Opportunity to purchase some of her land to increase the buffer zone. The organization chose not to do so. I Backl:round In November of] 995, I began searching for a property in a several mile radius of County Road D I and Lake Johanna Boulevard. I worked with a Realtor who lives in Arden Hills. On Mav 21. 1996, I was shown the house and property at 1850 Beckman Avenue. The lot is I approximately 1.3 acres in size, approximately 77' feet of which abutLJVFD and forms their eastern boundary. When I saw the property, the LJVFD area behind my property was grass. I Since the asking price of the house was higher than what other homes in the immediate area had sold for over the past 3 years, I asked the Realtor to prepare a Market Analysis Information Package for me. While that was being done, I went to the Arden Hills City Hall where I had an extended conversation with the Director of Community Development. That discussion was specific concern- mg: a) LJVFD as a neighbor, their land use provisions, zoning restrictions, special use permit, etc. . b) Land use and taxation considerations for the property - Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting, September 4, 1996, page 11