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) declares it a nuisance to have 'property where solid waste has accumulated' unless it is a properly permitted facility or the waste is '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.' Solid waste is broadly defined to include bagged or loose household garbage, old furniture, appliances, tires, mattresses, construction debris, scrap metal, and yard debris. So keeping garbage in a closed can awaiting pickup is fine; heaping loose refuse in the yard is not.
Class 1 civil infraction, $250 monetary penalty per day; the county may abate and lien the cost, of equal rank with state, county and municipal taxes.
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Home composting is allowed in Spokane County and is not separately permitted. Compost must be managed so it does not become a nuisance, attract vermin, or cr...
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Spokane County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf on residential property. Synthetic lawns are allowed. In regulated develop...
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Spokane County's Zoning Code actively favors native vegetation. Chapter 14.806 states that whenever possible native vegetation should be used and existing ve...
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Collecting rooftop rainwater is legal in Spokane County without a water-right permit. Under Washington Department of Ecology's 2009 policy, on-site storage a...
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Spokane County itself publishes no countywide lawn-watering schedule. Outdoor watering rules are set by each water purveyor: the City of Spokane and local wa...
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State law (RCW 17.10) requires every Spokane County property owner to eradicate Class A noxious weeds and control designated Class B and C weeds on their lan...
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