Spokane Valley City Zoning Code

Minimum Lot Requirements.

The keeping of swine is prohibited.

Any permanent or temporary structure housing poultry or livestock including, but not limited to, any stable, paddock, yard, runway, pen, coop, hutch, or enclosure, or any manure pile, shall not be located within 75 feet from any dwelling.

Permanent or temporary structure housing poultry or livestock including, but not limited to, any stable, paddock, yard, runway, pen, coop, hutch, or enclosure, or any manure pile, shall not be located within the front yard setback or be closer than 10 feet from any side property line.

The keeping of animals and livestock is limited as follows:

Small Animals/Fowl. A maximum of one small animal or fowl (excluding chickens), including duck, turkey, goose, or similar domesticated fowl, or rabbit, mink, chinchilla, or similar animal, may be raised or kept per 3,000 square feet of gross lot area. In addition, a pen, shed, coop, hutch, or similar containment structure shall be constructed prior to the acquisition of any small animal/fowl and shall be kept a minimum of 20 feet from the front property line and five feet from side and rear property lines.

In residential areas, the keeping of chickens is subject to the following conditions:

Stables, paddocks, yards, runways, pens, coops, hutches, enclosures, structures, pastures, and grazing areas shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

In residential areas, hobby beekeeping is subject to the following conditions:

Not have outside runs;

Provide human supervision in any outdoor areas;

Be located along an arterial; and

Demonstrate compliance with noise standards for a commercial noise source as identified by WAC 173-60-040.

Not have outside runs or areas;

Provide adequate soundproofing for structures housing animals pursuant to Chapter 173-60 WAC;

Provide one parking space for every 10 animal confinement areas; and

Demonstrate compliance with noise standards for a commercial noise source as identified by WAC 173-60-040.

A building permit for the private tower is required;

The applicant shall submit a site plan showing the height and location of the private tower;

The applicant shall furnish a copy of the tower manufacturer's construction and erection specifications;

The private tower shall be erected in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications;

The applicant shall demonstrate the impact area (that area in all directions equal to the tower's height above grade) is completely on his/her property. Up to one-half of the tower's impact area in distance may be administratively approved if located on adjacent property pursuant to the administrative exception process contained in Chapter 19.140 SVMC or if the applicant has secured the appropriate easements for all property within the tower's impact area if not entirely within his/her ownership. Such easements shall be recorded with the Spokane County auditor with a statement that only the City may remove the recordation;

A residence shall be on the same site as the private tower, except for a private repeater facility or remote base operations; and

The height limitation of the zone shall not be exceeded without approval of a variance or administrative exception as either may respectively pertain.

A conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.150 SVMC is approved;

The tower base shall be enclosed by a fence not less than six feet in height with a locking gate;

The tower shall have a locking trap door or the climbing apparatus shall stop 12 feet above the ground;

The tower collapse or blade impact area shall lie completely within the applicant's property or within an adjacent property for which the applicant has secured and recorded an easement(s) for all property in the tower's impact area; and

Before issuance of a conditional use permit, the applicant shall have demonstrated all the applicable requirements of the FCC, FAA and any required avigation easements can be satisfied.

Mobile food vendors shall obtain permission of the property owner to operate on the premises;

Mobile food vendors shall obtain the appropriate health certificates and permits; and

Mobile food vendors shall operate on designated paved areas and not interfere with parking or internal circulation.

In the CMU and RC zones, all recyclable materials and equipment shall be contained indoors;

All activities shall meet the noise requirements of SVMC § 7.05.040(L);

In the CMU and RC zones, dangerous or hazardous materials as defined in Appendix A shall not be recycled or processed on site;

In the CMU and RC zones, screening in SVMC § 22.70.070(E) shall be required when adjacent to an existing residential use or residential zoning district; and

In the CMU and RC zones, the site shall have frontage on an existing arterial or state highway and access will be limited to such frontage.

The maximum net units per acre shall be 15;

Recreational vehicle stalls shall average 1,500 square feet;

Accessory uses including management headquarters, recreational facilities, restrooms, dumping stations, showers, laundry facilities, and other uses and structures customarily incidental to operation of a recreational vehicle park are permitted as accessory uses;

A minimum of 15 percent of the gross site shall be set aside and developed as common use areas for open or enclosed recreational facilities. Recreational vehicle stalls, private streets, storage, utility sites, and off-street parking areas shall not be counted as meeting this requirement; and

The recreational vehicle park shall meet all Spokane Regional Health District and City regulations regarding sewage and water.

Primary access shall be from an arterial in the MFR zone; and

Floor area shall not exceed 20 percent of the lot square footage in the MFR zone.

Animal clinics and veterinary clinics shall serve only small animals in the NC zone.

No burning of refuse or dead animals is allowed.

The applicant shall demonstrate compliance with noise standards for a commercial noise source as identified by WAC 173-60-040.

All run areas shall be enclosed and supervised.

The utility company shall secure the necessary property or right-of-way to assure for the property construction, continued maintenance, and general safety to the property adjoining the public utility transmission facility; and

The facilities shall be compatible with the surrounding uses either by distance, landscaping, buffering, screening, or design, as determined by the city manager or designee.

The utility company shall secure the necessary property or right-of-way to assure for the property construction, continued maintenance, and general safety to the property adjoining the public utility transmission facility;

All support structures for electric transmission lines shall have their means of access located a minimum of 10 feet above ground;

The facilities shall be compatible with the surrounding uses either by distance, landscaping, buffering, screening, or design, as determined by the city manager or designee; and

The height of any structure above ground shall not exceed 125 feet.

Requires the approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 19.150 SVMC;

The tower base shall be enclosed by a fence that is at least six feet in height and has a locking gate;

The tower shall have a locking trap door or the climbing apparatus shall stop 12 feet above the ground;

The tower collapse or blade impact area shall lie completely within the applicant's property or within an adjacent property for which the applicant has secured and recorded an easement(s) for all property in the tower's impact area; and

Before issuance of a conditional use permit, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with all the applicable requirements of the FCC, FAA, and any required avigation easements can be satisfied.

The combined building footprint of all accessory permanent structures in residential zoning districts shall be:

Cargo shipping containers and similar enclosures are not a permitted accessory structure in any residential zoning district.

Recreational vehicles shall not be used as permanent or temporary dwelling units in any residential zone, except as permitted pursuant to Chapter 19.40 SVMC;

A recreational vehicle shall not be parked within a required front yard setback for more than 15 consecutive days and not more than 30 days cumulative in any 12 consecutive months;

Upon issuance of a temporary use permit to an applicant pursuant to Chapter 19.160 SVMC, guests may park and/or occupy a recreational vehicle while visiting the occupants of a dwelling unit located on the same lot owned or leased by the permit applicant for not more than 30 days in one consecutive 12-month period.

Upon issuance of a temporary use permit pursuant to SVMC § 19.160.040, applicants may utilize a recreational vehicle as temporary living quarters over the duration of construction activities related to either a residence or other legally permitted use, provided the applicant has an active building permit on file with the City of Spokane Valley.

General indoor storage is only permitted as an accessory use in the NC zone.

In the NC zone, all storage shall be within an enclosed building, except that retail products which are for sale or rental may be displayed outdoors during business hours only, so long as the display does not occur within any required border easement, drainage swale or easement, clearview triangle, or public right-of-way.

Outdoor storage areas shall be paved.

In the RC zone, outdoor storage shall be screened by a sight-obscuring fence pursuant to SVMC § 22.70.070(C)(1); except that no screening is required for the following:

In the MU and CMU zones, outdoor storage shall be screened by a sight-obscuring fence pursuant to SVMC § 22.70.070(C)(1); except that no screening is required for the following:

Applicability. Any person, group, or entity conducting a "for profit" enterprise from a location whose primary use is a residence shall obtain a home business permit. A home business may only be established in a residence that has been legally permitted. Businesses may be exempt from the home business permit fee, as established by the master fee schedule, if all of the following criteria are met:

Home businesses are permitted as accessory uses, except as indicated by SVMC § 19.65.180 (A)(3), incidental to the property's primary use as a residence, subject to the following requirements:

Specific uses which are not permitted as home businesses include, but are not limited to, the following: