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.

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 ...

I call on Portland City Council to not grant a new Land Use Compatibility Statement to Zenith Energy, a fuel storage and transloading facility, in the remaining days of the councilors’ terms ...

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, allowing five more years of crude ...

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 ...

The government is proposing changes that would allow homes to be built on land categorised as suitable for some types of food production or grazing. National campaigned on removing areas designated as ...

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 denied Zenith’s Land Use Compatibility Statement in August 2021, then approved it in October 2022.

OHA's Service Center license application calls for a land-use compatibility statement signed by the city or county's planning department.