Business Licensing & Operations in Grant County, WA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Grant County, Washington.
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Auto Repair on Residential Property
Automobile repair on a residential parcel in unincorporated Grant County is only allowed as a Cottage Industry use under GCC UDO Section 23.08.140, which requires the Administrative Official to find no substantial adverse impact on the residential and rural character nearby. A resident owner-operator, an employee cap and a structure-size limit all apply.
Grant County Home-Based Auto Repair Rules
Significant RestrictionsGrant County Unified Development Code § 23.08.140
(a)Purpose: ... To provide for small-scale commercial or light industrial activities on residential parcels, subordinate to the primary residential use, if the Administrative Official finds that such activities can be conducted without substantial adverse impact on the residential environment and rural character in the vicinity. ... (b)The following list of uses allowable as Cottage Industries ...
Towing Companies
Grant County sets no local towing rate schedule of its own for wreckers on the sheriff's rotational call-out list. GCC 5.20.010 instead adopts the state's fee schedule, WAC 204-91A-140, by reference under RCW 36.32.120, so a company on the sheriff's list charges exactly what the state schedule sets.
Grant County Rotational Tow Fee Rule
Light RestrictionsGrant County Code § 5.20.010
5.20.010 - Adoption by reference. Pursuant to RCW 36.32.120, and the authority extended thereby, Grant County does adopt by reference WAC 204-91A-140, together with amendments thereto or additions thereto on the subject of the ordinance codified in this chapter.* ... * Editor's Note: Relates to towing fees to be charged by towing companies listed on the Grant County sheriff's office rotational ...
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