Spokane Municipal Code

Title 17G Administration and Procedures

Chapter 17G.010 Building and Construction Permits

Section 17G.010.210 Application for Permits for Special Activities

1. Blasting Permit.

An applicant for a permit to conduct blasting operations on a particular job shall make written application to the engineering services department, on prescribed form, showing:

1. 1. if there is a structure at the blasting site, its occupancy, whether its power source is electricity or something else, and the combustibility of its contents;

1. 2. the name of the person to have immediate charge of the blasting operations;

1. 3. that the named blaster has currently in force a license, bond, and insurance;

1. 4. such other information as may be required. 

2. Building Moving Permit.

1. 1. An applicant for a permit required to move any building, structure, or part of a structure along, over, or across a public way in the City must pay the prescribed fee and submit a written application on prescribed forms to the department of building services which application:

1. 1. 1. gives the applicant’s current state contractor registration number;

1. 1. 2. is accompanied by the required street obstruction permit;

1. 1. 3. states the address and legal description of the land onto which the structure is to be moved and, if such land is within the City, is accompanied by a building relocation permit, as provided in SMC 10.26.010.

1. 1. 4. is accompanied by a certificate issued by an insurance company qualified to do business in Washington covering the moving activity with a general liability policy with minimum limits of five hundred thousand dollars combined single limit or an approved alternate indemnity arrangement;

1. 1. 5. describes the structure to be moved;

1. 1. 6. states the address from which the structure is to be moved;

1. 1. 7. details the proposed route;

1. 1. 8. details the measures to be undertaken to sufficiently guard and protect street trees, public trees, and shrubs located within the limits of streets or alleys and along the proposed route so as to minimize potential injury to said trees and to maximize their chance for survival; and

1. 1. 1. states the date and time of the proposed move and estimates the time required to complete the move.

1. 2. A building moving permit is a class IIIB license as provided in chapter 4.04 SMC.

1. 3. No fee shall be charged for applications to move historic landmarks or buildings located within an historic district.

3. Sewer Permits.

1. 1. A contractor or resident homeowner proposing to construct, reconstruct, extend, or repair a side sewer, private sewer, special side sewer, or private storm sewer, as defined in chapter 13.03 SMC, shall pay the prescribed fee and make application to the engineering services department for a permit, which application:

1. 1. 1. gives the applicant’s state contractor registration number, or contains a certificate that the applicant proposes to do work in connection with the residence owned by the applicant;

1. 1. 2. indicates the legal and street address description of the premises to be served and the type of occupancy;

1. 1. 3. subject to waiver by the city engineer, includes duplicate detailed plans of the work showing the entire course of the sewer from its terminus at the building(s) to the connection with the public sewer and, as may be required, detailing the structures and means for measuring, sampling, or otherwise determining the nature, quality, and quantity of sewage;

1. 1. 4. gives such further information as maybe required.

1. 2. If the work to be done under the sewer permit requires the excavation or obstruction of a public way, the applicant must obtain a street obstruction permit.

1. 3. A separate tap permit, as provided in SMC 13.03.0606, is required for connection to the public sewer. 

4. Street Obstruction Permit.

1. 1. A person proposing to dig up, excavate, work in, occupy by person, equipment, structure, or material, or in any fashion obstruct, render less safe, or interfere with the free use of any public way must first make application to the engineering services department for a permit, which may be individual location under SMC 12.02.0706 or a master annual permit under SMC 12.02.0707.

1. 2. Exemptions.

The following activities do not require a street obstruction permit:

1. 1. 1. A commercial tree licensed firm with a street tree permit may plant, prune, or remove trees in the public right-of-way if such firm has received an annual tree service obstruction permit issued by the Development Services Center in coordination with the Urban Forester or his or her designee, as provided in SMC 12.02.0707.

1. 1. 2. A licensed, bonded, and insured sign company performing routine maintenance to existing signs, provided a traffic lane is not obstructed or the work is not within the central business district.

1. 1. 3. A licensed, bonded, and insured surveyor performing surveying work in the public way, provided the work is not on an arterial or within the central business district.

1. 1. 4. All persons, whether or not required to obtain a permit, shall notify the department of their activities.

1. 3. The applicant shall:

1. 1. 1. by plat or map show the exact location of the work, structure, material, or activity when required by city engineer;

1. 1. 2. describe in detail the activity, the extent, and duration of the obstruction, and the precautions to be taken to protect the traveling public from the hazards occasioned, including, at least, lighting, barricading, and signing;

1. 1. 3. pay the permit fee;

1. 1. 4. if the activity is contracting work, demonstrate that the applicant has the appropriate license or registration certificate;

1. 1. 5. post a bond as provided in SMC 7.02.070.

Date Passed: Monday, December 2, 2019

Effective Date: Monday, January 20, 2020

ORD C35844 Section 11