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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Chapter 10.68
Section 10.68.010
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.68 Chronic Nuisance Properties

Section 10.68.010 Nuisance Properties - Purpose

The City of Spokane is committed to protecting its citizens from the dangers of properties that are abandoned, where unsafe conditions exist or where crime repeatedly occurs. Such properties are known as “nuisance properties” because of their adverse impact on the quality of life of Spokane’s citizens. Additionally, when owners, financial institutions and persons in charge fail to take responsible action to secure and care for these properties, they deteriorate and become “chronic nuisance” properties. Chronic nuisance properties create a substantial financial burden, pose a significant strain on city services, interfere with other’s use and enjoyment of their lands, and are a prohibited public nuisance. Persons in charge of such properties have a duty to take all reasonable measures to prevent and abate nuisance activity. It is the purpose of this chapter to hold legally and financially accountable the owners and persons in charge of nuisance and chronic nuisance properties, and to provide for the restoration and abatement of such properties. It is also the purpose of this chapter to provide for the closure of abandoned properties that are not subject to the building official process under Chapter 17F.070 SMC.

Date Passed: Monday, October 3, 2022

Effective Date: Monday, October 3, 2022

ORD C36289 Section 5