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Government

Nov. 9, 2013

Orange County development battle heads to state high court

The court is stepping into a development battle in which residents claim city of Orange officials flouted land use law and ignored the will of the voters when they approved a residential project in designated open space.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The state Supreme Court is stepping into a development battle in which residents claim city of Orange officials flouted land use law and ignored the will of the voters when they approved a residential project in designated open space. Project opponents, who lost at the trial and appellate courts, argue that the ruling would shred longstanding planning law in California. At issue is how much leeway governments ha...

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