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Council considers emergency amendments to Title 17 and moves ADU ordinance to accelerated schedule to meet state grant deadline

3428964 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

City staff presented a package of emergency ordinances to fix unintended changes to Title 17 approval criteria for plats and to adopt an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance on an accelerated schedule so a related state grant application can meet a June 15 deadline.

Spencer Gardner briefed the Spokane City Council on two emergency ordinances amending processes related to Title 17 of the Spokane Municipal Code and on an ADU ordinance (C36696). Gardner said the emergency ordinances would clarify that emergency, moratorium or interim zoning ordinances adopted by council do not need to go through the regular plan commission process, and that the city needed…

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