The city then proposed a local preservation ordinance, which passed in a unanimous vote in January.
That ordinance, which was never enforced, also denied town benefits to illegal immigrants.
Norwalk's demolition-delay ordinance, which went into effect in 2003, has been a useful weapon.
The city's sign ordinance, which prohibits off-premise and portable signs, bans parking for the purpose of advertising.
Mr. Halbert's dispensary will have to close under the ordinance, which caps the number of dispensaries at 70.
The Verma committee declined to comment on the ordinance, which was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday.
The new ordinance, which carries a fine up to $100 a day, merely slams shut a loophole.
The political opposition has united against the ordinance, which it says was offered without its being consulted.
The ordinance, which passed unanimously Tuesday night, made Salt Lake the first city in Utah to offer such protections.
About 20 people of various sizes, most large, attended the board meeting today to support the ordinance, which passed unanimously.
Opponents claim the ordinance, which will lapse unless it is passed this session, infringes human rights and will lead to abuse of minorities.
