In Spokane County, maximum building coverage is 55% of lot area in the Low Density and Low Density Plus Residential zones, 65% in Medium Density Residential, and 70% in High Density Residential, under SCC 14.606.300, Table 606-3.
SCC 14.606.300 (Table 606-3) sets maximum building coverage at 55% of lot area in the Low Density and Low Density Plus Residential zones, 65% in Medium Density Residential, and 70% in High Density Residential. Per SCC 14.300, building coverage is the area of a lot occupied by a main building or structure and its accessory buildings, not including patios, driveways, open steps and buttresses, terraces, cornices, and ornamental features projecting from the building that are not supported by the ground. Minimum lot area and frontage also apply by zone and use. These are county standards for unincorporated land; incorporated cities set their own coverage limits.
Exceeding the maximum building coverage requires a variance or plan revision; coverage is verified against Table 606-3 before a building permit is issued.
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