No sitting mayor and no sitting council member should adopt an ordinance that provides a competitive advantage to a competing business in an adjacent city.
Patrick O'neill
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What's a joke? ... The referendum is non-binding. You object to an ordinance being introduced to make that binding?
John Szabo
Quite a lot of what we do before we adopt a building ordinance is to consider the way the building looks. City staff and the Planning and Zoning Board also pay attention.
Jim Jeffers
It's a pretty innocuous ordinance. The key is it doesn't try to put anybody out of business. The courts are more leery when you try to shut somebody down.
Robert Keller
I'm not even a CAFO but probably would be under this ordinance.
Jeff Faulkner
It's the most comprehensive ordinance I've seen in the state of New Jersey.
Stephanie Samuels
We are still confident this ordinance change will make it before the council, and will pass as we continue our efforts.
David Meeks
Certainly there was a very high percentage of grandfathering, especially right after the ordinance.
Scott Halty
My vision is to have an advisory board for everything that we as a commission defined as a priority. That way, we will really know that we are representing our citizenry when we implement a new ordinance or make a change. I think that's important.
Mayor Dennis Mulder
Because the governor hasn't seen a funding ordinance, there's no way for her to weigh in.
Holly Armstrong
We permit them in certain circumstances. The theory (behind the ordinance) is not their use, but abuse. It's an issue of aesthetics.
Ralph Maccarone
The local ordinance shackles the buyer and the seller. We know that it will harm our property values ... If you're concerned about demolition, then change the demolition law.
Dan Richardson
Because it's an ordinance change, we have to wait at least 30 days before the ordinance takes affect.
Jeff Wilkinson
The burden should be on the city to show, in terms of concrete municipal experience, why this ordinance is needed.
Terry Francke
There's certainly no ordinance that allows people to stand in the street.
Robert Newell
I've very enthusiastic about this ordinance.
James Guthrie
The essence of our argument is the people who did these things ... prior to the enactment of the ordinance are grandfathered in, ... The ordinance is trying to come in and make things criminalized after the fact, and you can't do that.
Bill Barber
I believe this is an excellent ordinance. It provides a need for justification.
Ralph Riggs
The development rights of the ... property predate the ordinance.
Mark Gottlieb
They can't give (Phillips) a variance now. Maybe six months from now (they could), if they adopt a new ordinance.
David Goode
Very few counties had done so, but from what I understood, more counties were in the process of considering doing the same. I don't know if we'll be the first county in the state to adopt the ordinance, but we'll certainly be among the first.
Dale Williams
We are the contracting agency for the county commissioners for the Laclede County Sewage Ordinance, which is up for renewal every March, ... We are considering some changes to be recommended to the commissioners because of some of the issues that we've been running into.
Charla Baker
We feel like, number one, we are supposed to meet the ordinance.
Warren Bailey
It didn't have any details. That's why we put a condition on those plans that when they did figure out where the exit point was, it would have to comply with the ordinance that regulates exit points.
Bob Campbell
They could have been taken off the mean list if they would have just done away with that ordinance.
Michael Stoops
We (the board) didn't want to do what the commissioners wanted us to do. We felt that the original Ordinance #77 hadn't even had a chance to work yet.
Judy Davis
We could pass an ordinance that accomplishes the same purpose. Then, it won't cost us anything.
Councilman Tom Poole
I just don't want to create an ordinance that's going to be unfair to stores. That's my only concern, I don't want to create an unfair system.
Mike Harper
Now we've found out the city arrested her under an unconstitutional ordinance.
Larry Walters
The company is committed to addressing the concerns and being in compliance with the ordinance, so we're working toward that goal.
Debra Patzer
They felt it was a good ordinance to pass to keep the children in the community safe, that are either at the parks or participating in an activity.
Brent Brown
There is always going to be some situation that doesn't fall within the confines of the ordinance.
Tim Little
If required, efforts will be made to bring an ordinance and, if needed, amendment to the relevant law will also be done.
Jaipal Reddy
At this point, we have grave concerns because of the expense that small businesses might incur in trying to comply with the ordinance.
Gayle Anderson
This entire ordinance is completely based on physical appearance.
Cheryl Conway
The advantage of having a district, is that you could have a local ordinance district that would protect those areas. Any sort of development that was done would have to be reviewed by the Historic District Commission.
Karen Minkel
After six months of talking about this ordinance we've only talked about office space once, ... Everybody thinks lodging will be the death of downtown. It won't be lodging, it will be office space.
David Russell
Brian and I will vote for some kind of smoking ordinance while Jack is against it.
Frank Rizzo
We want to make sure that the [affordable housing] ordinance doesn't have the opposite effect. That is not in anybody's best interest.
Scott Worley
Maybe we have to create another ordinance.
Councilor Dennis Eaniri
We definitely need to strengthen our soil and erosion control ordinance.
Darrell Fox
They don?t want to limit growth; they don?t want a health ordinance. But they sure as hell don?t want a hog farm next to them without a say in it.
Chuck Wood
If you file a complaint today, the rules we have now make it difficult to even get a hearing. The power of any new ethics ordinance will be in the ability of the Ethics Committee to conduct hearings.
Councilman Van Pearlberg
I think (the ordinance) is another safeguard for parents, and I'm relieved it was introduced.
Stephanie Samuels
This ordinance will give the citizens of the county a better tool for their law enforcement agency to use where they can identify where convicted offenders and predators live and it restricts where they can congregate.
Dale Williams
This is the first time the town has looked at [the zoning ordinance] comprehensively since 1971.
Kay Robertson
You guys have done it. We're ready to present this zoning ordinance and zoning map for your recommendation of approval.
Kay Robertson
I brought it up first. I received the award on the smoking ordinance. It's in my office.
Phill Westbrooks
We have (a) charter to regulate concealed weapons, the new state law won't affect our ordinance.
Marty Conboy
This ordinance is a great thing for our law enforcement officers.
Brandon Harrison
The ordinance is written so vague that if anyone complains ... it's a violation.
Ron Shreeve
This is only enabling legislation. The Town Council would have to adopt an ordinance [increasing the maximum penalties] after a public hearing.
Richard Kaufman
We are not under the clean-air ordinance. We are a tobacco retailer. Those provisions do not apply to us.
Brian Stebbins
Ninety-nine percent of the time . . . if we have a problem, they (visitors) will comply. That 1 percent of the time we need to be aggressive, we have an ordinance to back it.
Doug Weaver
The Lunsford Act does affect this ordinance and it is part of the reason for doing this ordinance.
Dale Williams
Taste is subjective and may very well change with time. The ordinance could certainly be changed or deleted by a future city council. If you like it, vote. If you don't like it, vote.
Mark Mckenna
We said that ordinance was improperly and illegally enacted. I killed that horse 10 times over in the [initial] pleadings and he doesn't even address it.
Steve Mason
To consider high-density development, it would be appropriate that we have a moratorium until such time as we can enact an ordinance that is properly debated.
Charles Boggs
We are definitely in support of repealing the noise ordinance. We just wanted to show our support.
Amber Schuler
That's not a lot, but if everybody did that, pretty soon it would add up to a lot of money. It is important that we hold the line on these meltdown demands. By ordinance we pass all our programming increases on to the customer.
Jeffrey Mills
You can pass ordinance after ordinance, but the problem won't go away until we have the appropriate services.
David Gomez
This is an invalid ordinance. Everything is fruit of the poisonous tree.
Charles Boggs
I would interpret it as circumventing the ordinance. The public is entitled to that information, I think. That was the purpose.
Bob Jamison
There's so much building going on, we need to get a green building ordinance in place. It's happening nationally. We need it to happen here in Tampa where we have so much growth.
Liz Taylor
Obviously I was disappointed the City Council didn't enact (the El Paso ordinance). We came close. We came very close.
Dr. Robert Vogel
The problems is this. We have to go with what is currently on the books, the ordinance. That's our manifest, our boundary.
Joanna Craig
The mayor should make an ordinance: The race goes on.
Jason Bodnar
When you change an ordinance, you create a class of non-conforming uses or structures.
Carl Schlaudt
From a business community standpoint, we're much more open to an incentive-based system than a draconian ordinance that would hurt businesses.
Steve Riedl
The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.
Mayor Michael Amabile
I'm not familiar with the ordinance off the top of my head.
Phil Ramon
Our primary objective is to provide the police department with the information they need to enforce the ordinance fairly. The administration and council must provide the department with tools, definitions and intent so they know how to enforce the ordinance.
Susan Thomas
We are asking that the county exempt or grandfather any approved and recorded plots prior to the enactment of the ordinance. These are good citizens. They followed the existing laws at the time. They've made an investment.
Clarence Asmus
While each state has their own standards, a county ordinance can be more specific, detailing how often they're inspected, the documentation they have to keep, and so on.
Jacqueline Byers
We continue to believe that the ordinance is inconsistent with state laws governing sex offenders and that laws which make it extremely difficult for individuals to find housing do not make the public safer.
Doug Honig
The purpose of this ordinance is to increase certification pay.
James Guthrie
This (ordinance) looks like a pure taxation on the citizens of Marion.
Jimmy Jones
The show was closed unjustly because the licensing ordinance that the city claims was the grounds for closing us does not apply to nonprofit and charitable organizations like the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center.
Mark Hooker
The clarity of the ordinance was not as good as it could be so we decided to rewrite it.
Paul Nutting
Some communities impose the fee before setting the terms of the ordinance. Our council is reluctant to do it without having the ordinance in place.
Brent Jensen
We want to know what they think, we want to know how we can put it together to make everybody happy. We want them to read through the ordinance, and if they have any comments or concerns to call us.
Andrea Salinas
It will eliminate any gray area. I think it's the type of ordinance that officials need when they're out there inspecting.
Butch Frati
I don't think we should tailor a slope ordinance to keep costs the same as they are now and everybody working the same as they are now.
Patrick Bradshaw
We gave all the information called for in the ordinance.
John Springer
In Cyberspace, the 1st Amendment is a local ordinance.
John Perry Barlow
If you pass this or any ordinance, you can expect to be challenged before you even enforce it, and you can expect that challenge to last for years.
Janet Carter
If there is a business district that is served only by Main Street, then we could identify it that way. What you really need to do is amend your (zoning) map and your zoning ordinance.
Robert Price
It's not the idea of historical preservation we object to; it's the ordinance and the raw power it creates.
Dan Richardson
We are very gratified that the judge rejected each and every claim against the enforcement of our pit bull ordinance.
Charlie Richardson
If I had a liquor license, I'd still be smoke-free. When (the ordinance) happens, people will not stay home.
Nicole Johnson
The problem you have is if you don't act on it, your ordinance ... does not comport with state law. I don't want you to get sued.
Matt Giacobbe
The city of Harlingen has an ordinance. You can't have them in your possession; you can't discharge them. That's illegal. The police can confiscate them and issue citations up to $200.
Frank Garcia
According to the ordinance, changes that are requested to take place to designated historic landmarks must be referred to the Chicago Heights Preservation Committee for consideration.
Dominic Candeloro
The attorney general has just reinforced what the mayor has been saying all along. That the state does not intend for the Marriott to be exempted from the city's living-wage ordinance.
Matt Hennessy
Martinsburg is not saying we didn't have a video lottery ordinance that this guy didn't pay attention to when he filled out his form.
John Melton
The idea of the ordinance, ... is to allow startup businesses to prosper. When they get larger, it's time for them to move into a business zone.
Wayne Sorensen
I just hate to see us adopt another ordinance that is a feel good ordinance that our police officers who are extremely busy right now are not going to enforce and it becomes another nuisance.
Eric Turner
I believe that the ordinance is unconstitutional and violates the freedom of speech.
Elizabeth Murray
Compulsory attendance is not new. Really, this ordinance just adds a little enforcement to an educational policy that's been around.
Fred Nelson
I've tried to enforce the animal-control ordinance outside of city limits before, ... It doesn't work. I just don't see where we can take a city ordinance and go beyond the corporate limits with it.
Eddie Lewis
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