Spokane Municipal Code

Title 12 Public Ways and Property

Chapter 12.05 General City Property

1. All publicly accessible restrooms in buildings owned and occupied by the City of Spokane shall be equipped with baby changing facilities.

2. The Asset Management Director, or his or her designee, shall be responsible for ensuring baby changing facilities buildings owned by the City of Spokane are safe, sanitary, and accessible.

3. This section shall not apply to:

1. 1.  a restroom in a building owned by the City of Spokane that is not accessible by the public;

1. 2. a restroom in a building owned or maintained by Spokane Parks and Recreation unless approved by the Park Board;

1. 3. a restroom in a building owned or maintained by the Spokane Public Library unless approved by the Spokane Library Board of Trustees; or

1. 4. a restroom in a building owned by the City of Spokane that contains clear signage indicating where a publicly accessible restroom with a baby changing table is located in the same building.

4. The construction and installation of baby changing facilities shall be incorporated in the Capital Improvement Plan with a goal of installing at least two baby changing facilities in City of Spokane buildings each year until compliant with this ordinance.

Date Passed: Monday, April 15, 2019

Effective Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2019

ORD C35755 Section 2