ordinance
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Although she does not have immediate plans to register her relationship with her second partner, she said the ordinance should account for these non-monogamous setups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The massive Wilmington oil field near the port lies mainly beneath Long Beach, which is not covered by the city’s ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Taylor, who had been in the state Senate for a few months when the city ordinance passed, said it made the public less safe by limiting the potential for police to investigate more serious crimes.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Officials with the mayor’s office said she intends to sign the ordinance as soon as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
After hearing the community, the city council voted and a new ordinance was passed.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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The restaurant, already in need of updating for health ordinances and building codes, shuttered for a three-year renovation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Camarena's company uses electric tools where they're required to, in cities with ordinances banning petrol tools.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
It was a place for marriages and sacred ordinances, not an everyday churchgoing experience.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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