A Certificate of Occupancy is a legal document used to identify the approved use and/or occupancy of a building or a portion thereof. A Certificate of Occupancy (you may hear it referred to as a “CO” or “C of O”) is required before a building or structure can be used or occupied and whenever there is a change in the existing occupancy of a building or portion thereof.
The following handouts provide some basic information on how to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy:
Please contact the Certificate of Occupancy Coordinator a minimum of 10 days prior to needing a CO by emailing cocoordinator@spokanecity.org.
In your email please identify:
The CO Coordinator will use this information to coordinate with all departments that need to provide a final inspection or approval and sign off before the CO may be issued.
The following handout can be used as a guide sheet on how to check the status of your Certificate of Occupancy from our Online Permiting System:
3rd Floor City Hall
808 W Spokane Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201
PermitTeam@spokanecity.org
509.625.6300
Walk-in Hours:
