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Council reviews ordinance to align with state limits on liquor-license outdoor signage
Summary
Council members discussed ordinance C36721, proposed after Spokane Valley exempted itself from a Washington Administrative Code sign-size limit that the Liquor and Cannabis Board may begin enforcing.
Council members reviewed ordinance C36721, introduced by Council member Dylan, to respond to a Washington Administrative Code rule limiting outdoor advertising for establishments with liquor licenses to a four-sign maximum and a combined 1,600 square inches. The discussion was a briefing; no vote on the ordinance was taken at the agenda-review meeting.
The ordinance was brought to the council after community members raised concerns about enforcement of the state rule and after the City of Spokane Valley passed an ordinance exempting itself from that state requirement. Council member Dylan said staff contacted Spokane Valley’s city attorney and helped craft the Spokane draft in response to businesses that had raised the issue.
The matter was presented as informational at the agenda review so council could consider whether to open the hearing and schedule action on the ordinance in a future legislative agenda.
No formal motion or vote on C36721 was taken during the agenda-review session; staff described the item as a response to community requests and to anticipated enforcement by the state liquor-control authority.
The council did not take public testimony or adopt the ordinance at this meeting; next steps would be to place the ordinance on a future legislative agenda for hearing and vote if the council chooses to proceed.
