Land Use Violations
Read the code: SMC 17C
What is it?
A land use violation is making any use of a property or structure other than the permitted uses for that zone found in the Spokane Municipal Code Title 17C.110-340.
Common land use violations include; parking in the front yard, continuous yard sales, recreational camping; home business regulations, signs, residential fencing, animals, setback area, living in a garage, shed or other illegal structure.
Penalty
- It is a violation of this title to fail to comply with any provision of this title or with any term of any permit condition or approval issued pursuant to this chapter.
- It is a violation of this title to fail to comply with any order issued pursuant to this title or to remove or deface any sign, notice, complaint or order required by or posted in accordance with this title.
- It is a violation of this title to misrepresent any material fact in any application, on plans or in any other information submitted to obtain any determination, authorization, permit condition or approval under this title.
- It is a violation of this title to aid and abet, counsel, encourage, hire, command, induce or otherwise procure another to violate or fail to comply with this title.
- Violations of this title by any owner or occupant of private property is subject to the penalties set forth in SMC 17C.010.
- Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.
