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Portland council extends moratorium on large performance venues for 179 days
Summary
After extensive public comment and debate over public safety and planning process, the Portland City Council voted to extend an emergency moratorium for 179 days on theater and performance-hall projects with capacity over 2,000, to allow buffer-zone and planning issues to be resolved.
The Portland City Council voted to extend, as an emergency measure, a moratorium on theater and performance-hall projects with a seating capacity exceeding 2,000 for 179 days, citing ongoing work on buffer-zone rules and concerns about traffic and public safety.
Councilor Wesley Pelletier moved to extend the moratorium and described the action as a pause “while the wheels are in motion” to find a solution to traffic and safety problems that led to the original moratorium. "This will let the council and the planning board do the work necessary to get there," Pelletier said.
The extension followed broad public comment. Scott Mueller,…
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