Washington § 19.445.040 - Private agreements — Notification requirement.

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§ 19.445.040. Private agreements — Notification requirement.

A party who enters a private agreement that imposes a negative use restriction upon real property in this state so as to prohibit or restrict the use of such real property for a grocery store or pharmacy when the use would otherwise be permitted under applicable land use ordinances, including as a conditional use, shall within 10 days of entering the private agreement, notify the attorney general and the appropriate local jurisdiction, as follows, of the negative use restriction:
(1) The city or town, if the real property is located within an incorporated city or town; or
(2) The county legislative authority, if the real property is located in an unincorporated area of the county.
[ 2026 c 24 s 4.]

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