Portland’s ordinance restricting new fossil-fuel infrastructure is back on the books.
The city passed the ordinance three years ago, and it survived a constitutional challenge. But a ruling by the Land Use Board of Appeals required the city to demonstrate that the zoning-law change was adopted with an adequate factual basis.
The City Council moved to address that issue Wednesday, passing the ban with a fuller record of review of the city’s finding by a 4-0 vote.
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