Sentence examples for ordinance basically from inspiring English sources

Orinda's tree-planting ordinance — basically, every time you fell a large native tree you must plant at least six more — has created so much shade that many homeowners' solar-power panels have become useless.

In 1999, the city passed a "Safe Haven Ordinance" — basically an early version of a Sanctuary city.

Asked how the police would enforce the ordinance, Richard McDonough, the acting chief, said, "Basically, at this stage of the game, if there were a weapons violation committed in the Borough of Roseland, the person would be charged under the state statute".

Duane Cribuc, the council member who sponsored the measure, told the Associated Press it was like putting up a "security sign" for his town of about 1,500 people "Basically, it was a deterrent ordinance to tell potential criminals they might want to go on down the road a little bit".

The disappearance of gaseous rooftop signs has continued inexorably since a change to zoning ordinances in the 1960s made new ones basically illegal, Mr. Rinaldi said.

The ruling essentially invalidates a Los Angeles ordinance.

The ordinance failed anyway.

"Basically it is to stop the encroachment of light on neighboring properties and to stop the glare in the sky," said Councilman Edward Densieski, who had proposed the ordinance.

"This is not Times Square, where the goal is to basically cover buildings with signs," said Paul R. Levy, the president of the Center City District, a business improvement group and an early supporter of the ordinance.

But the ordinance was popular.

The sign ordinance has limits.