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Council updates right-of-way permitting and enforcement rules, adopts related ordinances
Summary
The Spokane Valley City Council unanimously approved two related ordinance updates—removing right-of-way permit procedures from the development code (25-007) and adopting a consolidated right-of-way permitting and enforcement chapter (25-008). The measures clarify insurance, fees and enforcement procedures.
The Spokane Valley City Council unanimously approved two linked ordinances on Tuesday to reorganize right-of-way permitting rules and clarify enforcement and insurance requirements.
Ordinance 25-007 removes right-of-way permit procedures from the city’s development code chapters and relocates the rules so they can be managed in a dedicated part of the municipal code. Ordinance 25-008 adopts a new Chapter 9.5 to regulate rights-of-way through permitting and enforcement procedures, and ties provisions to the master fee schedule, clarifies exemptions, and updates enforcement procedures.
Tony Beatty, senior deputy city attorney, and City Attorney Kelly Concrete presented the measures together as complementary items. Beatty said the pair of code changes is largely administrative: 25-007 relocates procedural text, while 25-008 creates the standalone right-of-way chapter and updates insurance and enforcement language. He told council that prior public hearings on the topic had occurred before the planning body and that the city provided an administrative report to council in advance.
Council discussion was brief and largely technical. A councilmember confirmed there were no substantive changes since the prior presentation, and staff said the amendments clarify existing right-of-way management topics rather than creating new permitting burdens. No public comments were raised during the second readings and both ordinances passed unanimously.
Actions taken: Ordinance 25-007 (amending Chapter 17.8 and 22.13 to remove right-of-way permit procedures from the development code) and Ordinance 25-008 (creating Chapter 9.5 to consolidate right-of-way permitting and enforcement) were approved on second reading by unanimous vote. Staff said the changes update insurance requirements, link code provisions to the master fee schedule, and clarify exemptions and enforcement.
Councilmembers asked no follow-up questions about costs; staff stated these are updates to align code with the city’s administrative processes and contractual obligations and that the updated provisions will be administered through existing staff structures.
