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Spokane proposes design-review changes and another extension of interim downtown height limits
Summary
City staff proposed an ordinance to streamline design review—creating an ad hoc Plan Commission subcommittee and exempting certain commercial-to-residential conversions and childcare from downtown design review—to comply with 2023 state laws; staff also asked to extend an interim ordinance that lifted downtown height limits for another six months while code modernization proceeds.
City staff presented a package of housing-focused code changes aimed at speeding housing production and aligning local procedures with recent state law.
Adam McDaniel described the "Home Starts Here" initiative, which includes removing some downtown height limits, expanding zones for childcare and offering a building-permit fee deferral to support affordable projects. "This ordinance is trying to streamline our design review process," he said, citing incentives for commercial-to-residential conversions and childcare access.
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