Right to Farm in Spokane County, WA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Spokane County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Farm Nuisance Protection
Land within a thousand feet of designated agricultural, forest or mineral resource land in Spokane County carries a recorded notice: lawful farming and forestry activity there cannot be sued as a public nuisance, even when it produces noise, dust, odor or nighttime machinery use.
Right-to-Farm Nuisance Shield in Spokane County
Some RestrictionsSCC 14.616.510
All subdivisions, short plats, binding site plans, zone reclassifications, manufactured home park site plan approvals, variances, conditional use permits, shoreline permits and building permits issued or approved for land on or within one thousand feet of lands designated as natural resource land pursuant to RCW 36.70A.170, shall contain or be accompanied by a notice... "The subject property is...
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Spokane County's Large Tract and Small Tract Agricultural zones exist to keep commercial farmland in production. A parcel with mostly prime USDA soils cannot be rezoned out of the Large Tract Agricultural zone unless steep slope or man-made barriers already limit farming there.
Farmland Rezoning Limits in Spokane County
Some RestrictionsSCC 14.616.100, 14.616.410(2)(b)
The purpose of the Resource Lands classifications is to protect and preserve Spokane County's valuable agriculture and forest resources. Avoiding the irrevocable loss of these resources and protecting them for future generations is the purpose of this chapter. ... The Large Tract Agricultural zone establishes large tract agricultural areas devoted primarily to commercial crop production includi...
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