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Spokane Valley moves to align local code with Initiative 2066; council advances energy-code change to second reading
Summary
The Spokane Valley City Council held a public hearing and first reading March 11 on a narrowly drafted ordinance to ensure the city does not enforce portions of the Washington State Energy Code that conflict with Initiative 2066, now part of state law.
The Spokane Valley City Council held a public hearing and first reading March 11 on proposed Ordinance 25,002, a narrow amendment to the city’s adoption-by-reference of the Washington State Energy Code intended to resolve a conflict between the code and Initiative 2066 (which the state legislature subsequently incorporated into the Revised Code of Washington).
Deputy City Attorney Caitlin Prente (Parente in the packet) summarized the issue: the city adopts the Washington State Energy Code by reference. The 2024 update to the state energy code included provisions that have the effect of discouraging the use of natural gas in residential and commercial construction. Initiative 2066, approved by voters in 2024 and incorporated into the RCW, prohibits state code provisions that…
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