SARATOGA GROWTH LAW GIVES POWER TO RESIDENTS.(NEWS) From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: April 7, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Connie Skipitares San Jose Mercury News

When 20,000 of your neighbors have the final word over what you can do with your property, life can get tricky.

Welcome to ballot-box planning. It's being pioneered in Saratoga, where residents recently wrested control over key land-use decisions from City Hall and took on far broader powers over development than in any other California city.

Most changes in intensity of land use will require a popular...

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