What's New...

04/14/08- Commercial Building Permit Over-the-Counter (OTC) The City of Spokane offers a formal Over-the-Counter (OTC) building permit for commercial tenant improvements. OTC commercial permits are meant specifically for minor interior remodels, alterations, or for new tenants in existing spaces. Projects needing a change of use or occupancy, or involving exterior work are not eligible.

06/24/04-
Code Changes for 2004. As of July 1, 2004, the City of Spokane adopted the 2003 International Building Code, 2003 International Residential Code, 2003 Uniform Plumbing
Code, 2003 International Mechanical Code, 2002 National Electric Code, 2003 International Fire Code, 2002 National Fuel Gas Code, 2003 International Fuel Gas Code Code and the 2004 Liquefied Petroleum Code.

Certificates of Occupancy will be required for duplex and single family residential projects as well as for commercial and multi-family residential. The previous building code did not require Certificates of Occupancy for duplex and single family residences.

Please call our plan review desk at 625-6114 with questions regarding the new codes.

08/05/02-
Building Permit Lists and Summaries are available on the Archives page. The individual links to the weekly list and monthly summaries have been removed.

12/21/01-
Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (AFCI) Requirements  - Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, beginning January 1, 2002.

03/23/01 -
Eleven additional Applications and Forms are now online.
Telecommunications Permits policy is now online.

03/16/01 -
Architect/Engineer Code Information Checklist of Required Plan Information
is new on our Applications/Forms/Handouts page under the Applications and Forms
drop-down menu

01/03/01 -
Energy Conservation Guide
This page provides energy conservation tips and links to related websites in the interest of promoting conservation as a means to save financial and energy resources, and to help prevent brownouts and blackouts if energy supplies fall below demand.