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Spokane County opens public review of resource-lands chapter, flags agritourism and resiliency issues
Summary
Spokane County staff presented a draft resource-lands chapter in a Jan. 26 virtual open house, outlining protections for agriculture, forestry and minerals, suggested agritourism policy language, climate-resiliency measures after 2023 fires, and a schedule leading to planning commission review and board adoption in 2026.
Spokane County hosted a virtual open house on Jan. 26 to release a first draft policy audit and proposed updates to the comprehensive plan's resource lands chapter, county staff said.
County staff said the draft focuses on three legally protected resource categories'agriculture, forest and mineral lands'and aims to incorporate a new Growth Management Act climate and resiliency element while clarifying local zoning and uses.
Staff told attendees the county has reduced resource-land zoning to four categories (small-tract agriculture, large-tract agriculture, mineral lands and forestry) and is using USDA soil and other scientific data to guide protections. "We are beginning the final year of our comp plan update," the presenter said, noting a public draft, planning commission review and public hearings before a board vote targeted for 2026.
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