The City of Bakersfield is tasked with rezoning parts of town in order to comply with state law and the Housing Element, and the effort includes a vacant lot off of Fairfax Road and College Avenue. However, for some neighbors in the area, they worry what this rezoning means for them.
- Gail Malouf said she and her neighbors were taken aback when they noticed a for sale sign on the vacant lot a few weeks back and even more surprised to learn the lot had been rezoned.
- They worry the rezoning for mixed residential and commercial use will result in an increase of traffic and homeless.
- The City said the rezoning was part of a larger effort to increase residential development and land inventory for the Housing Element.
The City of Bakersfield is tasked with rezoning parts of town in order to comply with state law and the housing element, and the effort includes a vacant lot off of Fairfax Road and College Avenue. However, for some neighbors in the area, they worry what this rezoning means for them.