Spokane Municipal Code

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.02 Fees and Charges

Article VI. Land Use and Occupancy

Section 08.02.065 Streets and Airspace

1. The fees in connection with skywalks are:

1. 1. Seven thousand one hundred sixty dollars for the application to the hearing examiner.

1. 2. Three hundred thirty-five dollars for annual inspection; and

1. 3. Two thousand two hundred ninety dollars for renewal if the renewal is sought within twenty years from date of issuance of the permit.

For the use of public airspace other than pedestrian skywalk, the fee will be as provided in the agreement.

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3. The fee for a street address assignment as provided in SMC 17D.050A.100 is ten dollars. The fee for a street address change is twenty-five dollars.

4. The street obstruction permit fees are as follows. All fees are minimum charges for time periods stated or portions of said time periods:

1. 1. when the public way is obstructed by a dumpster or a temporary storage unit the fee is one hundred dollars per fifteen-day period.

1. 2. for long-term obstruction (longer than twenty-one days) in the central business district or other congested area the fee is twenty cents per square foot of public right-of-way obstructed for each month period. The director of engineering services may adjust these boundaries in the interests of the public health, safety, and convenience, considering the need to promote traffic flows and convenience in administrative enforcement needs.

1. 3. for an obstruction not provided for in subsections (1) or (2) of this section, the fees are stated below:

1. 1. 1. When the public way is excavated for:

1. 1. 1. 1. the first three working days: One hundred dollars;

1. 1. 1. 2. each additional three-working-day period: Forty dollars.

1. 1. 2. When no excavation for:

1. 1. 1. 1. the first three days: Twenty-five dollars per day;

1. 1. 1. 2. each additional three-day period: Forty dollars.

1. 1. 3. Master annual permit fee set by the Development Services Center manager based on a reasonable estimate of the expense to the City of providing permit services. Permit fees are payable at least quarterly. If a master annual permit fee is revoked, the party may apply for a refund of unused permit fees;

1. 4. a revenue loss affected by an obstruction of the public right-of-way shall be equivalent to the maximum daily rate for each space obstructed in the Paid Parking Zone (defined in SMC 16A.04.100). Current Paid Parking Zone rates can be found on the City’s website (SMC 08.02.083(C)(8));

1. 5. a charge of five hundred dollars is levied whenever a person:

1. 1. 1. does work without a required permit; or

1. 1. 2. exempt from the requirement for a permit fails to give notice as required by SMC 12.02.0740(B);

1. 6. a charge of two hundred fifty dollars is levied whenever a permittee does work beyond the scope of the permit;

1. 7. no fee is charged for street obstruction permits for activities done by or under contract for the City.

5. The review fee for a traffic control plan is fifty dollars.

6. The fee for a building moving permit is one hundred dollars, which shall be waived for the moving of a building which is an historic landmark or a contributing building located within an historic district.

7. The annual permit fee for applicators of road oil or other dust palliatives to public ways and places of public travel or resort is one hundred dollars. A contractor must notify the department of engineering services in accordance with SMC 12.02.0740(B).

8. Street vacation application fee is four hundred dollars.

1. The fees for approach permits are:

1. 1. For a commercial driveway: Thirty dollars; and

1. 2. For a residential driveway: Twenty dollars.

Date Passed: Monday, May 17, 2021

Effective Date: Monday, June 28, 2021

ORD C36047 Section 1