City of Spokane

Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 17C
Chapter 17C.111
Section 17C.111.125
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.111 Residential Zones

Section 17C.111.125 Nuisance-related Impacts
  1. Off-site Impacts

All institutional uses including their accessory uses must comply with the standards of chapter 17C.220 SMC, Off-site Impacts.

  1. Other Nuisances.

The Spokane Municipal Code under Title 10 SMC, Regulation of Activities, and Title 17 SMC, Unified Development Code, regulates other nuisances.

  1. Agricultural Activities.
  1. Agricultural activities are an important part of the character of the Latah Creek valley and the City as a whole. The conduct of agricultural activities in an urbanizing area may lead to zoning and nuisance complaints and force the premature removal of lands from agricultural use. It is the intent of the City to protect agricultural activities in this area from zoning and nuisance complaints.
  1. Agricultural activities, when conducted consistent with good agricultural practices, are a permitted activity within the RA zone, and are not to be found to constitute a nuisance unless the activity has a substantial adverse effect upon the public health and safety. Agricultural activities undertaken in conformity with all applicable laws and rules are presumed to be good agricultural practices not adversely affecting the public health and safety. An agricultural activity conducted in conformity with all applicable rules and laws is not restricted as to the hours of the day or day(s) of the week during which it may be conducted.
  1. Any property offered for sale within the agricultural overlay zone will include notice on subdivisions, development permits and building permits within three hundred feet of lands designated as agriculture that agricultural activities may be conducted and that such activities are legal and permitted by zoning regulations. Failure to do so does not negate the right to engage in agricultural activities on any property located within the agricultural overlay zone.

Date Passed: Monday, November 20, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36459 Section 16