Municipal Code

Title 01 General Provisions

Chapter 01.05 Civil Infraction System

Section 01.05.151 Civil Infraction Penalty Schedule

It is the policy of the City of Spokane to educate and seek voluntary compliance for the code violations referenced in this chapter before issuing civil infractions or escalating penalties.

Unless designated otherwise by local or state law, violations of the following Spokane Municipal Code chapters and sections are civil infractions subject to the monetary penalties and restitution prescribed by state law. Each and every such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. In case of a continuing violation, every day's continuance shall be a separate and distinct violation.

Reference	Spokane Municipal Code Chapter
SMC Title 1	General Provisions
SMC 01.07	Spokane Fair Elections Code
SMC Title 4	Administrative Agencies and Procedures
SMC 04.02	Special Administrative Procedures – Billing and Collection of Claims
SMC Title 8	Taxation and Revenue
SMC 08.01	Business Registrations
SMC 08.02	Fees and Charges
SMC 08.03	Admissions Tax
SMC 08.10	Utilities, Franchise Taxes
SMC Title 9	Employment Standards
SMC 09.02	Fair Chance Hiring
SMC Title 10	Regulation of Activities
SMC 10.23A	Amusement Facilities
SMC 10.25	Commercial Tree Work
SMC 10.26	Building Moving and Relocation
SMC 10.27A	Cable Communications Code
SMC 10.28	Sidewalk Cafes
SMC 10.29	Contractors and Workers
SMC 10.33A	Fireworks Code
SMC 10.34A	For-Hire Transportation
SMC 10.36	Gas Transmission and Distribution
SMC 10.39	Special Events
SMC 10.40	Itinerant Vendors
SMC 10.41A	Special Police Officers
SMC 10.43	Telephone and Telegraph Construction
SMC 10.45	Used Goods
SMC 10.48	False Alarms
SMC 10.51	Mobile Food Vendors
SMC 10.515	Fair Meal Delivery Requirements
SMC 10.52	Short Term Rentals
SMC 10.56	Reality-Based Police Shows
SMC 10.60.070	Interference with Health Care Facilities or Providers
SMC 10.60.080	Graffiti Offenses
SMC 10.63	Property Maintenance and Use Standards
SMC 10.68	Chronic Nuisance Properties
SMC 10.70	Noise Control
SMC 10.74	Offenses Involving Animals
SMC 10.81	Community Health Impact Areas
SMC Title 12	Public Ways and Property
SMC 12.01	Improvement, Maintenance of Public Ways
SMC 12.02	Obstruction, Encroachment of Public Ways
SMC 12.06A	Park Code
SMC Title 13	Public Utilities and Services
SMC 13.02	Solid Waste
SMC 13.03	Sewers
SMC 13.03A	Pretreatment
SMC 13.04	Water
SMC 13.05	Interference with Utilities
SMC Title 15	Environmental Stewardship
SMC 15.01	Commute Trip Reduction
SMC 15.04	Smoking in Public Places
SMC 15.06	Preservation of Salvageable Materials
SMC Title 16A	Transportation
SMC 16A.05	Stopping, Standing, Parking, and Loading Regulations
SMC 16A.60	Rules of the River
SMC 16A.63	Golf Cart and Alternative Vehicle Zones
SMC 16A.65	Use of City-Authorized Utility Vehicles on Public Property
SMC Title 17C	Land Use Standards
SMC 17C.111	Residential Zones
SMC 17C.120	Commercial Zones
SMC 17C.122	Center and Corridor Zones
SMC 17C.124	Downtown Zones
SMC 17C.130	Industrial Zones
SMC 17C.160	North River Overlay District
SMC 17C.170	Special Height Overlay Districts
SMC 17C.180	Airfield Overlay Zones
SMC 17C.200	Landscaping and Screening
SMC 17C.210	Nonconforming Situations
SMC 17C.220	Off-site Impacts
SMC 17C.230	Parking and Loading
SMC 17C.240	Signs
SMC 17C.300	Accessory Dwelling Units
SMC 17C.305	Adult Business
SMC 17C.310	Animal Keeping
SMC 17C.315	Bed and Breakfast
SMC 17C.316	Short Term Rentals
SMC 17C.319	Commercial Vehicle Use and Recreational Camping
SMC 17C.320	Conditional Uses
SMC 17C.325	Drive-through Facilities
SMC 17C.330	Group Living
SMC 17C.335	Historic Structures – Change of Use
SMC 17C.340	Home Occupations
SMC 17C.345	Manufactured Homes and Mobile Home Parks
SMC 17C.350	Mini-storage Facilities
SMC 17C.355A	Wireless Communication Facilities
SMC 17C.360	Special Use Temporary Permit
SMC 17C.390	Mobile Food Vending
SMC Title 17D	City-wide Standards
SMC 17D.060	Stormwater Facilities
SMC 17D.100	Historic Preservation
SMC Title 17E	Environmental Standards
SMC 17E.010	Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas – Aquifer Protection
SMC 17E.020	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Areas
SMC 17E.040	Spokane Geologically Hazardous Areas
SMC 17E.060	Shoreline Regulations
SMC 17E.070	Wetlands Protection
SMC Title 17F	Construction Standards
SMC 17F.030	Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
SMC 17F.040	Building Code
SMC 17F.050	Electrical Code
SMC 17F.060	Elevator Code
SMC 17F.070	Existing Building and Conservation Code
SMC 17F.080	Fire Code
IFC	International Fire Code
SMC 17F.090	Mechanical Code
SMC 17F.100	Plumbing Code
SMC 17F.110	International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
SMC Title 17G	Administration and Procedures
SMC 17G.010	Building and Construction Permits
SMC 17G.050	Hearing Examiner
SMC Title 18	Human Rights
SMC 18.01	Law Against Discrimination
SMC 18.02	Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices
SMC 18.03	Nondiscrimination in Housing Practices
SMC 18.06	Protections for Persons with Disabilities
SMC 18.09	Nuclear Weapons Free Zone

If a violator is found to be a repeat offender, the violator will be subject to a penalty of $2,500 per violation in addition to the value of the underlying violation if the violation occurred on property whose permitted or primary use is residential as defined in SMC 17C.190.

If a violator is found to be a repeat offender, the violator will be subject to a penalty of $5,000 per violation in addition to the value of the underlying violation if the violation occurred on property whose permitted or primary use is commercial, industrial, institutional, or other use as defined in SMC 17C.190.

A repeat offender is defined as an owner and/or occupant of a private property who has one or more committed finding(s) for violation of the regulations set forth or referenced in this chapter, at the same site or on a different tax parcel under the same ownership or occupancy, two times within 12 months from the date of the current violation.

Date Passed: Monday, July 14, 2025

Effective Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

ORD C36702 Section 4

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