Spokane Valley, WA Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

050, once the City has reasonable cause to determine a code violation occurred, the violation must be documented and the responsible person promptly notified; no notice is owed if the City finds no violation, unless someone specifically requests one in writing. Except in the emergency and repeat-violation situations listed in subsection C, a warning must be issued verbally or in writing promptly after a field inspection reveals a violation. Any verbal warning has to be logged by the inspector and followed up with a written warning within five days, and the City must reinspect the property within 14 days to check on correction.

Subsection C waives the warning step entirely for emergencies, repeat violations, cases already under a voluntary compliance agreement, conditions unlikely to be fixed within 72 hours, cases needing a stop work order, or where the violator already knew the conduct was a violation. Subsection F caps the abatement clock: the warning must set a reasonable time frame for correcting the problem, and that initial period cannot exceed 30 days, though it can be adjusted later based on the violator's abatement progress. If the violation is not corrected, or no voluntary compliance agreement is reached, within the time set in the warning, the City moves to a notice and order or a stop work order; stop work orders for violations in progress are supposed to issue promptly on discovery rather than waiting out the warning clock.