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The applicants’ proposed use is restricted through the Marion County Rural Zoning Ordinance. Under the property’s current EFU zoning there are no other processes available that would permit the use. Marion County Ordinance 1209, Section 8.1(c) is satisfied. (d) The restriction on the use has the effect of reducing the fair market value of the subject property. According to Section 3.13 of Ordinance 1209, a reduction in fair market value means the difference in fair market value of real property, as it exists at the time a claim is made under Measure 37, with and without application or enforcement of a land use regulation. The applicants submitted a comparative market analysis from Prudential NW Properties. The analysis indicates the current value of the subject property is $219,900 to $385,000. The analysis further states the fair market value of each proposed 5-acre lot would be $475,000 to $649,000, for a loss in value of $4,445,000. Based on this evidence it appears that the fair market value has been reduced by the subdivision denial. Marion County Ordinance 1209, Section 8.1(d) is satisfied. (e) The application for compensation was timely filed. Under the provisions of Measure 37 applicants have two years from the date of a denial or the effective date of the Measure to file a claim. The claim was timely filed on November 21, 2006. Marion County Ordinance 1209, Section 8.1 (e) is satisfied. (f) The applicant is the current owner. Marion County deed records (Volume 526; Page 899) indicate that Florence and Dallon W. Zwicker (deceased) acquired title to the property on September 28, 1959 when deeded to them by Emil and Matilda Zwicker. Florence Zwicker deeded ownership interest to the Zwicker Family Partnership on November 19, 1980 (Reel 233; Page 1693). Florence Zwicker, Monty Zwicker and Terri Zwicker, as partners of the Zwicker Family Partnership, are the current owners and have had a continuous ownership interest in the property since November 19, 1980. Marion County Ordinance 1209, Section 8.1(f) is satisfied. (g) The County is the entity responsible for payment, not some other agency that enacted the challenged regulation. The property is outside any city limits and regulated by the Marion County Rural Zoning Ordinance. The denial in the zoning verification letter October 3, 2006 was based on the use being inconsistent with the goals of the Marion County Comprehensive Plan and the intent of the EFU zone. As these regulations were enacted by Marion County the County is the responsible entity.