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final map had not been recorded by petitioner, but Elkhorn
recorded the final map regarding the Exchange Property on May 16,
1989 (the date of the exchange).
While petitioner de-emphasizes its efforts from 1983 to
1989, petitioner spent time and money in getting the final map
ready to be recorded, from filing applications to discussions
with city employees regarding conditions. The mapping process is
an involved and time-consuming process.22 While the tentative
map is only a conceptual plan, the final map is a legal document,
which gives the landowner the right to build under certain
conditions.
In explaining petitioner's action regarding the map process,
it asserts that "[a]t the urging of his engineer, Baker
authorized the processing of a new tentative map (No. 22332)."
Later, petitioner asserts that it continued the process "because
that'd be about the only way [it] would ever sell [the property],
is to show someone what could be done on that property."
Petitioner viewed the process of obtaining a tentative map as a
method of determining the economic feasibility of developing
property.
Petitioner notes that the only way a landowner can determine
the feasibility of developing a property is to process a
22 The process of obtaining a final map can take from
6 months to 17 years. It involves numerous stages of review,
comment, and revision until the final map and improvements plans
are approved.
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