Municipalities passed restrictive ordinances, and eager to collect a new source of revenue from fines, law enforcement agencies set creative traps to ensnare unwary cyclists.

She was an astute businesswoman with an eye for real estate appreciation, and a way with the town fathers of Jerome regarding taxes and restrictive ordinances.

Washington state law allows the open carrying of firearms and specifically preempts local ordinances more restrictive than the state's, such as the one on the books for Kitsap county.

Not only do the communities specifically administering restrictive ordinances experience higher housing costs, but so do neighboring areas.

Still, the clinic refused to let the issue die, and over the last year, its students conducted a survey to see which towns still had the restrictive ordinances.

"Aspen devotes itself to culture and the great outdoors," said Mr. Bennett, who hopes the voters approve the restrictive ordinance.

Bowing to pressure from an angry community and a restrictive zoning ordinance, Napp said it would not rebuild its plant in Lodi.

In March, voters approved the restrictive ordinance by a vote of 82 to 47.

But many people in Basking Ridge feared that such a designation would pave the way for a local historic commission, which might then enact a restrictive ordinance.

Following contemporary Shiite thinking, during this period al-Ḥākim also issued many other restrictive ordinances (sijillat).