Sign Regulations in Spokane County, WA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Spokane County, Washington.
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Political Signs
Political signs never need a sign permit in unincorporated Spokane County: Section 14.804.040(6) exempts them entirely from the permit process that governs every other on-premises sign. That exemption does not waive placement rules; Section 14.804.110 still requires every sign, political ones included, to clear sight lines, stay out of the right-of-way, and meet a ten-foot setback once it tops three feet.
Political Sign Rules in Spokane County
Light RestrictionsSCC 14.804.040(6); 14.804.110
14.804.040 - Sign permit not required. The following shall not require a sign permit, provided that these exemptions shall not be construed as relieving the owner from the responsibility to comply with the provisions of this code or any other law or ordinance, including the Uniform Building Code. ...6.Political signs. 14.804.110 - Sign location and setback. 1.All signs shall be located so that...
Garage Sale Signs
A garage-sale sign in unincorporated Spokane County is a temporary sign, so it needs no sign permit under SCC 14.804.040(3), but placement is not free-for-all. SCC 14.804.110 bars any sign from overhanging or sitting inside the public right-of-way, requires a ten-foot setback for the three-to-seven-foot zone of a sign, and portable signs over nine square feet are banned outright under SCC 14.804.050(4).
Spokane County Garage-Sale Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsSCC 14.804.040(3),(5); 14.804.050(4); 14.804.110; 14.408.140, 14.408.150
14.804.040 - Sign permit not required. The following shall not require a sign permit...3.Temporary banners and temporary signs as permitted herein...5.Incidental signs. 14.804.050 - Prohibited signs...4.Portable signs exceeding nine square feet. 14.804.110 - Sign location and setback. 1.All signs shall be located so that they:a.Do not interfere with vehicular/pedestrian accessibility or sight d...
Digital Billboards
Spokane County's sign code flatly bans both billboards and video boards in every zoning district, unincorporated countywide. SCC 14.804.050 lists them alongside roof signs and off-premises signs as prohibited outright, with no zone, overlay, or permit path around the ban.
Digital Billboards and Video Boards Are Banned
Heavy RestrictionsSCC 14.804.050(9),(10),(11)
14.804.050 - Prohibited signs. The following signs are prohibited in all zones unless otherwise specifically permitted: 1.Signs, which by coloring, shape, wording or location resemble or conflict with traffic control signs or devices.2.Signs that create a safety hazard for pedestrian or vehicular traffic.3.Flashing signs.4.Portable signs exceeding nine square feet.5.All portable reader boards.6...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Parcels fronting Interstate 90 and seven other named roadways fall under Spokane County's Aesthetic Corridor Overlay sign standards. Freestanding signs there cannot exceed 20 feet and 150 square feet inside the urban growth area, or 15 feet and 100 square feet outside it, tighter caps than the underlying zone alone would allow.
Freeway Corridor Sign Limits Along I-90
Some RestrictionsSCC 14.804.090(1),(3)
1.The standards of 14.804.090 shall apply to parcels that are contiguous to the rights-of-way of the following roadways:a.Interstate 90;b.U.S. 2;c.State Route 902;d.State Route 290;e.U.S. 395;f.State Route 27;g.Little Spokane Drive;h.Nine Mile Road/State Route 291....3.Freestanding signs shall be as per section 14.804.070, or 14.804.080, respective of zoning, except the following additional lim...
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