Kent passes new parking restriction to limit the number of vehicles outside an address

Kent City Council passed an ordinance in March 2025 to limit the number of vehicles that can be parked outside a single address to three. Wendy DiAlesandro/The Portager

Kent passes new parking restriction to limit the number of vehicles outside an address

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Kent City Council on March 19 approved an ordinance prohibiting more than three vehicles registered to a given address being parked in the right of way at any given time.

Council members and Police Chief Nicholas Shearer on March 5 had discussed the ordinance, which they said stems from the city’s concerns about cars lining a part of West Elm Street for over a year.

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