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Kent City Council bans private restrictions that bar future commercial uses of resale properties
Summary
The Kent City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting private deed or contract restrictions that would prevent certain commercial uses — such as grocery stores, pharmacies or gas stations — when commercial properties are resold, Mayor Dana Ralph said during her weekly update. The ordinance’s text and vote details were not specified in the update.
The Kent City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that makes it unlawful for sellers to impose private restrictions limiting future commercial uses of a property, Mayor Dana Ralph said during her weekly update.
The change was framed as a tool to support reinvigoration of vacant commercial sites after anchor tenants close. "One of the things that council did, the action that they took was to make sure that as those types of properties go back on the market, that there's no restrictions on…
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