Sentence examples for ordinance asking from inspiring English sources

Church groups, including the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, had lobbied heavily for a broad exemption from the ordinance, asking that not only purely religious organizations be exempted but that institutions like Georgetown University, with a largely secular purpose, also be excluded.

But the damage was done, leaving even supporters of the ordinance asking, "Why the hell would you do that?" It's a good question.

Activists said that they would be issuing responses to the ordinance and asking for the legislation to be debated in parliament.

In the end, the council unanimously agreed to scrap the original ordinance and asked for a new one that would ban bikes altogether at the bridge.

When Allison was eventually charged with violating the zoning ordinance, he asked for a court reporter to ensure there would be a record of his trial.

In his opinion, the confluence of the two has already forced the House of Representatives to pass a bill cracking down on so-called "sanctuary cities", where city ordinances prevent police from asking about the immigration status of those they arrest, as well as pushed Jeb Bush to harshly condemn them.

In Washington, commissioners in King County, which includes Seattle, voted 5 to 4 in November to adopt a "don't ask" ordinance that prohibits county agencies from allowing immigration status to affect the services they provide to people.

Sonoma County enacted an ordinance last year that asks vintners to register with the county if they use water from streams, but it imposes no limits on such use and allows landowners to monitor stream flows themselves.

Brian Schellman, a spokesman for the St . LouisCounty Police Department, said in a statement that both Nasheed and Nelson were told they were in violation of a Ferguson ordinance and were asked "numerous times" to move out of the street.

The Detroit City Council voted unanimously Tuesday morning to adopt a "ban the box" ordinance that removes a question asking about an applicant's prior felony convictions from employment applications for city vendors and contractors.

"I have yet to receive one contact from the chamber of commerce, or any business in the area, asking any questions about the ordinance," said Richie, one of the Eureka Springs ordinance's architects and strongest proponents.