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Zoning, Planning and Use

Dec. 4, 2010

Court Upholds Farm Protection Laws

Deciding on an issue that has generated extensive controversy in the building industry, a state appellate court reinstated a Stanislaus County regulation requiring home builders to set aside farmland equal to the acreage needed for new subdivisions.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Settling an issue that has generated extensive controversy in the building industry, a state appellate court has reinstated a Stanislaus County regulation requiring homebuilders to set aside an equal amount of farmland when developing large residential subdivisions.


Ruling against the Building Industry Association of Central California, the 5th District Court of Appeal on Monday overturned a tr...

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