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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.190
Section 17C.190.500
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.190 Use Category Descriptions

Article VI. Other Categories

Section 17C.190.500 Agriculture
  1. Characteristics.

Agriculture includes activities that raise, produce or keep plants or animals.

  1. Accessory Uses.

Accessory uses include dwellings for proprietors and employees of the use and animal training.

  1. Examples.

Examples include breeding or raising of fowl or other animals; dairy farms; stables; riding academies; fish rearing facilities; kennels or other animal boarding places; farming, truck gardening, forestry, tree farming; and wholesale plant nurseries.

  1. Exceptions.
    1. Processing of animal or plant products, including milk, and feed lots are classified as Manufacturing and Production.
    1. Livestock auctions are classified as Wholesale Sales.
    1. Sale of products produced on site is permitted; provided, that structures for this purpose are limited to five hundred square feet of total floor area per site.
    1. Plant nurseries that are oriented to retail sales are classified as Retail Sales and Service.
    1. Fish rearing facilities are only permitted in accordance with SMC 17E.060.470.

Date Passed: Monday, September 25, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, December 4, 2023

ORD C36441 Section 1