ordinance
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The council approved the ordinance in a 3-2 vote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
There the zoning ordinance of 1916 mandated that tall buildings step back at certain prescribed heights, making sure the streets did not come to resemble the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
The Chrysler Building turned that dry ordinance into sculptural poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
It deployed smoke inspectors to enforce a new antismoke ordinance.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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