ordinance
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They are gathering signatures for a petition to put the ordinance to a citywide referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The council approved the ordinance in a 3-2 vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Yet park rangers continued to cite Hubbard under that section, issuing two misdemeanor citations in May 2025, as well as a third that cited a different section of the ordinance, the most recent lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
At the center of the controversy is a sidewalk vending ordinance San Diego adopted in 2024 that also prohibited yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline beaches and parks without city permission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Would you say your loud music was in violation of this ordinance, Mr. McAllister?”
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
In 2020 Pennsylvania’s state legislature overrode local ordinances and expanded the definition of “pedestrian” to include robots weighing up to 550 pounds and traveling up to 12 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
As the ecology director at the nonprofit Climate Revolution Action Network, the 20-year-old has helped put a stop to multiple data centers across New Jersey and pushed for ordinances to ban their construction altogether.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Rules required minimum lot sizes of 5,750 square feet for single-family homes, and strict single-family zoning ordinances were criticized for creating sprawl.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Collect enough of those points, and players are granted access to devastating ordinances.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
“Apparently the city ordinances don’t mean anything to them,” he says, “because their lights will be on all night.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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