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Commission discusses ADUs, short-term rentals and water/resource limits in rural and resource lands
Summary
Planning staff and commissioners debated allowing ADUs on resource lands, concerns raised by FutureWise about water and population impacts, and the county's finding of thousands of short-term rentals outside cities that complicate enforcement and housing supply.
At the Jan. 15 workshop, planning staff flagged accessory dwelling units and short-term rentals as a policy area the comprehensive-plan update must address.
Scott Chesney told commissioners the county currently allows ADUs in rural classifications but not on resource lands and said the team will study whether allowing ADUs could help keep farm families on the land while balancing resource protection. "Spokane County does allow those in our rural…
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