Business & Development

Development Options

New row house development under construction

To learn about what housing types and other uses are allowed on your property, find and select your zone below, or scroll down to access informative overview documents for several of the housing types listed. See MapSpokane to find your zoning designation.

Commercial and Higher-Density
Downtown
Industrial

*Similar forms of development may be built

See All Housing Types by Residential Zone (SMC 17C.110.115, Housing Types Allowed.)

View a general overview and comparison of the Residential Zones (PDF 1.4 MB)

RA, RSF, and RSF-C Zoning Districts

The Residential Agricultural (RA) and Residential Single-family (RSF) zoning districts allow the following listed housing types and uses. Find the RA and RSF zoning districts and Land Use Plan designation using MapSpokane. Housing on transitional sites and the RSF-C option are allowed only in areas specified by code. Click on a linked category for a summary of that housing type and its development regulations:

Option	Definition	Primary Code
Accessory Dwelling Unit (PDF 963 KB)	17A.020.010	17C.300
Attached Housing (PDF 600 KB)	17A.020.010	17C.110.310
Cottage Housing (PDF 261 KB)	17A.020.030	17C.110.350
Group Living	17A.020.070	17C.330
Manufactured Home	17A.020.130	17C.345
Mobile Home Park	17A.020.130	17C.345
Residential Single-family Compact (RSF-C) Zone (PDF 635 KB) (requires a rezone) (check location requirements)		SMC 17C.110.030
Planned Unit Development	17A.020.160	17G.070
Pocket Residential Development (PDF 293 KB)	17A.020.160	17C.110.360
Single-family Residential	17A.020.190	17C.110
Transitional Sites (check location requirements)		17C.110.330
Zero Lot Line	17A.020.260	17C.110.340
Other Uses		17C.110.100

RTF Zoning District

The Residential Two-family (RTF) zoning district allows the following listed housing types and uses. Find the RTF zoning district using MapSpokane. Housing on transitional sites is allowed only in areas specified by code. Click on a linked category for a summary of that housing type and its development regulations:

Option	Definition	Primary Code
Accessory Dwelling Unit (PDF 963 KB)	17A.020.010	17C.300
Attached Housing (PDF 600 KB)	17A.020.010	17C.110.310
Cottage Housing (PDF 261 KB)	17A.020.030	17C.110.350
Duplex (PDF 600 KB)	17A.020.040	17C.110.310
Group Living	17A.020.070	17C.330
Manufactured Home	17A.020.130	17C.345
Planned Unit Development	17A.020.160	SMC 17G.070
Pocket Residential Development (PDF 293 KB)		17C.110.360
Single-family Residential	17A.020.190	17C.110
Transitional Sites (check location requirements)		17C.110.330
Zero Lot Line	17A.020.260	17C.110.340
Other Uses		17C.110.100

Commercial and Higher-Density Residential Zones

Several zoning districts provide a wide array of options for housing and mixed-use development. The Residential Multifamily (RMF), Residential High Density (RHD), Commercial (O, OR, NR, NMU, CB, GC), Center and Corridor (CC1-4), Form Based Code (CA1-4), and Downtown (DTC, DTG, DTU, DTS) zoning districts allow the following listed housing types and uses. Find these zoning districts using MapSpokane. Click on a linked category for a summary of that housing type and its development regulations:

Option	Definition	Primary Code
Accessory Dwelling Unit (PDF 963 KB)	17A.020.010	17C.300
Attached Housing (PDF 600 KB)	17A.020.010	17C.110.310
Duplex (PDF 600 KB)	17A.020.040	17C.110.310
Group Living	17A.020.070	17C.330
Manufactured Home	17A.020.130	17C.345
Multi-family Residential Building	17A.020.130	17C.110.400 through .465, in RMF and RHD zones
Planned Unit Development	17A.020.160	SMC 17G.070
Pocket Residential Development (PDF 293 KB)		17C.110.360
Single-family Residential	17A.020.190	17C.110
Single-room Occupancy (SRO)	17A.020.190
Zero Lot Line (available in RMF and RHD only)	17A.020.260	17C.110.340
Other Uses – RMF and RHD zones		17C.110.100
Other Uses – Commercial zones		17C.120.100
Other Uses – CC zones		17C.122.070
Other Uses – FBC zones		17C.123.040
Other Uses – Downtown zones		17C.124.100

Industrial Zoning Districts

The Light Industrial (LI), Heavy Industrial (HI), and Planned Industrial (PI) zoning districts only allow residential uses in specified locations or under specified conditions. Find these zoning districts using MapSpokane. To learn about residential development and other uses allowed in these zoning districts, see SMC 17C.130.100, Industrial Zones Primary Uses, and SMC 17C.130.110, Limited Use Standards.