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Spokane County proposes agritourism rules; staff recommends conditional use permits to protect farmland
Summary
County planning staff proposed allowing agritourism on actively operated farms with safeguards — including conditional use permits, public hearings and criteria to prevent loss of agricultural productivity — and invited comments on thresholds and conditions.
Presenter, Spokane County Planning, described proposed agritourism policies aimed at expanding farm-based tourism while protecting agricultural function.
Staff highlighted Greenbluff as a high‑value agritourism area and said many local farms already derive substantial revenue from agritourism activities such as farm markets, events and weddings. Presenter said agritourism should be accessory to active commercial farming: new uses must be incidental…
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