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Council Adds Revised ‘Safe and Accessible Public Spaces’ Ordinance for Final Consideration; Administration Pledges Enforcement

Spokane City Council · October 27, 2025
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Summary

Council suspended the rules to add a revised version of ordinance C36785 for final consideration Oct. 27. The latest draft restores a tree-code section and changes the obstruction definition to treat transit facilities separately; the administration told council it plans to enforce the ordinance and prioritize enforcement.

Council suspended its rules and added the latest version of ordinance C36785, titled the Safe and Accessible Public Spaces ordinance, for final consideration on Oct. 27 after staff circulated a revised draft that day.

Staff told council the revision corrected the ordinance title because it restored a tree-code provision (SMC 12.02.1004) that had previously been…

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