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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE THE SPOKANE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Notice of Continuation of Virtual Public Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 9:00 a.m.
The Spokane County Planning Commission has scheduled a continuation of the virtual public hearing via Zoom on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider oral and written testimony both for and against the proposed map and text amendments to the Spokane County Comprehensive Plan and Spokane County Zoning Code. The public hearing notice and instructions on how to participate can be accessed by clicking on the link below:
- Notice of Public Hearing and Instructions on how to Participate
- Notice of Continuation of Public Hearing CPA's
- Notice of Continuation of Public Hearing for tax
For more detailed information, click the link below to view the staff report for these proposals.
2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Summary
The proposal is to consider 2019 amendment requests to Spokane County's Comprehensive Plan through the annual amendment process. The proposal includes one text amendment and six map amendments, with one of the map amendments being a holdover from the 2018 amendment cycle (18-CPA-05). The proposed map amendments are concurrent Comprehensive Plan and Zoning map changes except for 19-CPA-03 and 19-CPA-04, which are amendments of the Comprehensive Plan map only.
Proposed Map Amendments
File # Existing Category Proposed Category Acres
| 18-CPA-05 | Low Density Residential | Medium Density Residential | 25.5 |
| 19-CPA-02 | Low Density Residential | High Density Residential | 1.9 |
| 19-CPA-03 | Rural Conservation | Mineral Lands | 160.0 |
| 19-CPA-04 | Rural Conservation | Mineral Lands | 20.0 |
| 19-CPA-06 | Low Density Residential | High Density Residential | 0.7 |
| 19-CPA-07 | Low Density Residential | High Density Residential | 1.7 |
2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Text Amendment
The proposed text amendment (File 19-CPA-01) is an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code to promote infill development within the urban growth area. The objective of this proposal is to provide more opportunities for diverse housing types and increase housing affordability. This effort identifies barriers to certain types of residential development and provides policy and regulatory changes to increase infill opportunities. The proposed changes will affect the Low Density Residential (LDR) zone located within the unincorporated Urban Growth Area. The proposed text amendment is presented in Chapter 4 of the staff report.
Urban Growth Area Modification
20-CPA-06
Notice of Continuation of Virtual Public Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 9:00 a.m.
The Spokane County Planning Commission has scheduled a continuation of the virtual public hearing via Zoom on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider oral and written testimony both for and against the proposed map and text amendments to the Spokane County Comprehensive Plan and Spokane County Zoning Code. The public hearing notice and instructions on how to participate can be accessed by clicking on the link below:
- Notice of Public Hearing and Instructions on how to participate
- Notice of Continuation of Public Hearing CPA's
- Notice of Continuation of Public Hearing Tax
For more detailed information, click the link below to view the staff report for proposal.
File 20-CPA-06 Summary
The proposal is to modify the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning map and Urban Growth Area (UGA) boundary with the removal of 10 acres of land in the UGA and the addition of 10 acres of land in the UGA on an adjacent parcel. The results is a no net gain of UGA. The parcel to be removed is proposed to be reclassified from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Urban Reserve (UR). The parcel to be added to the UGA is proposed to be reclassified from Urban Reserve (UR) to Low Density Residential (LDR). The proposed would change both the Zoning and Comprehensive Plan map. The site is located in southeast Spokane Valley, west of and adjacent to South Henry Road within portions of Section 20, 29 and 28, Township 26N, Range 43 EWM. Parcel numbers 55296.9002 and 55204.9006. The size of the reclassification area is 20 acres.