Plan Commission discusses flexibility, site‑permits and zoning approaches in development code update

Apr 23, 2026

Spokane’s Plan Commission spent its April 22 workshop debating how to modernize the development code — weighing outcome‑based standards and a points system, a proposed site development permit to give early certainty to projects, treatment of nonconforming uses, and whether to simplify zoning districts.

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Spokane’s Plan Commission used a workshop on April 22 to drill into how the city should rewrite development rules to encourage predictable, feasible development while meeting state law.

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