The Land Use Board of Appeals told the city of Portland on Thursday that it must make a stronger argument for denying a land use computability statement with Zenith Energy, creating yet another ...

To get that DEQ permit, the company needed a land-use compatibility statement from the city certifying that the company’s plans are consistent with local land-use goals.

Before getting that permit, Zenith first needed Portland to issue what’s called a land use compatibility statement, or LUCS, that says the company’s operations align with city land use rules.

The DEQ fined Zenith for illegal operations and required them to submit a new Land Use Compatibility statement to cover previously undisclosed operations, (“State slaps Zenith Energy with $372K ...

In August 2021, the city of Portland denied Zenith Energy a Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) for its oil storage and transporting facility along the Willamette River.

The city three years ago denied Zenith’s land-use compatibility statement. But after a lengthy legal battle, it reversed course and issued one in October 2022, ...

Zenith needed the city’s approval for a land use compatibility statement, or LUCS, to have a chance at continuing its terminal operations.

The city of Portland issued Zenith Energy a new Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) on Monday morning, enabling the company to continue its local oil storage and transport operations in ...

In fact, the city secured Zenith’s legally binding commitment in 2022 to phase out crude oil for renewable fuel through a previous Land Use Compatibility Statement process, proving critics ...

Jurisdictions surrounding Aberdeen Proving Ground are in the early stages of preparing a study of potential land uses and their compatibility with the existing and potential future missions at the … ...