The Port Townsend City Council voted Thursday to extend the city’s interim tree-clearing ordinance after its passage was blocked Monday night.
The council voted 4-0 to approve the interim ordinance, which regulates large-scale tree removal and is largely aimed at preventing clearcutting of undeveloped properties in the city.
The ordinance will be in effect for six months while a permanent ordinance is crafted.
Passage of the ordinance was blocked by Councilmen Geoff Masci, Joe Finnie and Al Youse on Monday, who voted against waiving a council rule that would have allowed the ordinance to be voted on during its first reading and which would have required a two-thirds majority.
None of those three council members was present during the vote Thursday.