Preventing 'Ghost Boxes'

More communities are proposing rules that would require big box retailers to set aside money for future demolition.

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January 4, 2005, 1:00 PM PST

"Developers of big-box retail outlets would be required to set aside money for demolition should the buildings be abandoned and have to be razed under a proposed restriction that would be among only a handful like it nationally.

The provision, part of a proposed big-box ordinance, is intended to protect the city, in light of the hundreds of so-called "ghost box" outlets sitting vacant across the country, said Community Development Director Nancy Welch."

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism Listserv

FULL STORY: Tosa wants to put a lid on big boxes

Tuesday, January 4, 2005 in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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