Restaurants no longer included in Portland’s controversial ‘odor’ ordinance

Phở Gabo was forced to shut down after nearby resident repeatedly complained about the smell of cooking meat, causing the restaurant to have an excess of fines.

PORTLAND, Ore. — After a Vietnamese restaurant was forced to close due to repeated odor complaints by one neighbor, the city of Portland has made some adjustments to the controversial code. 

This week, the Portland City Council passed a proposal to adjust the city’s odor ordinance, with the biggest difference being that restaurants will no longer be subject to odor code rules, starting in March. 

Back in February, Phở Gabo in Northeast Portland was forced to close after fines

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