5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Spokane County, Washington.
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Letting solid waste (household garbage, junk, debris, appliances, scrap) pile up on your unincorporated Spokane County property is a declared nuisance under SCC 6.13.040 unless it is securely stored in proper receptacles until collected.
SCC 6.13.040(2)(F)
Property where solid waste has accumulated or is handled, stored, treated, processed, or buried except for properly permitted solid waste handling sites... and solid waste securely stored in receptacles or containers designed to prevent threats to human health or safety or to the environment until such solid waste enters a solid waste handling system.
In unincorporated Spokane County, letting your property fall into a blighting condition is a nuisance. SCC Chapter 6.13 makes anyone in charge maintain their property free of nuisances that depress land values or endanger community health and safety.
SCC 6.13.010(3)
Nuisances create blight, depress land values, generate health hazards, damage the environment and wildlife habitat, provide breeding grounds for pests, attract illegal dumping of other solid waste and hazardous substances, lead to criminal behavior, and detrimentally affect the health and safety of communities in unincorporated Spokane County.
Abandoned property is itself a declared nuisance in unincorporated Spokane County. SCC 6.13.040(2)(K) lists 'any abandoned property' as a nuisance, and owners keep a running duty to maintain vacant land free of hazards and junk.
SCC 6.13.020(1); 6.13.040(2)(K)
"Abandoned property" means a property over which a person in charge no longer asserts control due to death, incarceration, or any other reason, and which is either unsecured or subject to occupation by an unauthorized individual.
Spokane County has no dedicated ordinance licensing or limiting residential garage sales in unincorporated areas. Occasional yard sales are treated as incidental household activity; recurring commercial sales can raise home-occupation zoning questions under SCC Title 14.
Spokane County's nuisance code sets no fixed lawn-height limit for unincorporated properties. Overgrowth is handled mainly through the state noxious-weed law (RCW 17.10) via the county weed board, plus the nuisance rules on accumulated dead or decaying plant material.
1 cities in Spokane County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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