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Riverfront staff brief board on zipline permitting, conditional approvals and contract timeline
Summary
Riverfront Park staff updated the Spokane Park Board on the zipline project’s permitting path: a hearing examiner decision on a conditional‑use permit, a Department of Ecology review and a required city ordinance if the zipline use exceeds three years; staff will brief committees and council ahead of potential contract action in June.
Riverfront Park staff told the Spokane Park Board the proposed downtown zipline project remains contingent on land‑use permits and agency reviews and that the city contract process is proceeding in parallel.
Staff said they had held a hearing with the city hearing examiner on the conditional‑use permit required for shoreline work and expected the examiner’s decision within 10 days. The Department of Ecology review will follow; staff said Ecology has a 30‑day decision window with an additional 20‑day appeal period. If those permits are not approved the project’s contract would be void, staff said.
Staff outlined the council and committee schedule should permitting proceed: a briefing to the Urban Experience Committee, a Riverfront Park Committee action item on June 9, a Park Board action briefing on June 12, and a final council vote scheduled for June 16. They also noted that an ordinance is required if the proposed duration of use on city land exceeds three years; the ordinance would travel alongside the contract.
The presentation covered other preparation steps: draft contract review within city processes, parallel permit and contract timelines, and the risk that permitting denials would nullify the contract. Staff said they would return with an action item for the park board and then to council if required permits clear.
Staff also described Riverfront Park’s recent event season kickoff, venue grant awards aimed at encouraging new events, and ongoing behind‑the‑scenes maintenance projects; these items were presented as context for the park’s broader event schedule but did not require board action.
