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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.310
Section 17C.310.160
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.310 Animal Keeping

Section 17C.310.160 Kennel
  1. Purpose.

The purpose of this section is to provide such standards as necessary to allow the location of kennels within the City. These standards apply in all zones that allow kennels outright or by conditional use permit.

  1. Where Permitted.

Kennels are permitted outright in the RA, LI, HI, and PI zones. Kennels are allowed by Type II conditional use permit in the CB and GC zones. A veterinarian in the CB and GC zone may have a kennel that is used for the keeping of animals under observation with no breeding, so long as the kennel is contained entirely within a soundproof building.

  1. Standards Applicable to Kennels.
    1. The owner demonstrates compliance with the noise standards for a commercial noise source as identified in WAC 173-60-040.
    1. The structures and outside runs or areas, when allowed, housing the animals are more than two hundred feet from any dwelling (other than the dwelling of the owner) and are more than fifty feet from any property line.
    1. Outside runs or areas, where permitted, are enclosed by a solid fence or wall which will abate noise and area landscaped to the L1 standards.
    1. In the CB and GC zones animals are to be continuously within a soundproof building.

Date Passed: Monday, April 25, 2011

Effective Date: Friday, June 3, 2011

ORD C34717 Section 24