Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. City Council

This is a writ of review proceeding in which *46petitioners seek review of a zoning decision of the respondent Portland City Council. The Council approved under certain conditions an application for a zoning permit by Portland General Electric Company to build a headquarters complex in downtown Portland. The case comes before this court for a second time. See, N.W. Env. Def. Center v. City Council, 20 Or App 234, 531 P2d 284, Sup Ct review denied (1975).

The sequence of events leading to the first appeal is set forth in this court’s previous opinion. We held that the failure of petitioners to…