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PUBLISHED 3/30/08 --- It is with gratitude that Bakersfield homeowners, developers and taxpayers should greet Kern County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Twisselman’s ruling regarding the city’s hillside ordinance. Earlier, Twisselman determined the city failed to study the environmental consequences of the ordinance, which imposes rules for building on hillsides and bluffs in northeast Bakersfield. In a subsequent ruling signed just days ago, Twisselman allowed the ordinance to remain in effect while the city completes the required environmental study. This means developers will be able to rely on consistent building requirements while the study is under way. They can move forward with their projects. Homeowners will be able to rely on the rules approved by the City Council in 2006 to protect themselves and their property from fire risks, slope failures and construction defects. Taxpayers will be assured that appropriate building rules are in place, the...
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