An ordinance that is passed with an emergency clause is put into effect immediately, foregoing the normal waiting period for most ordinances. That abbreviated enactment took away the citizens' rights to seek a citywide vote on the issue, Woods says.

On Tuesday night, the Glendale City Council approved three changes in ordinances that will impact big box retailers. At least two of them are expected to be challenged in court.

The city imposed time limits on when any retailer at the proposed site at 51st and Olive avenues can be open, prohibiting open times between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The city also limited the size of any single retailer on the site to 92,000-sf.

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