Spokane County, WA Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

070 lists eighteen prohibited activities for anyone in a Spokane County park, and subsection (14) bars anyone from blowing, spreading or placing any nasal or other bodily discharge, or spitting, urinating or defecating on the floors, walls or any portion of a park or facility, except directly into the particular fixtures installed for that purpose, such as a restroom toilet. The prohibition sits inside the same section that bans damaging park property, dumping waste into streams or lakes, and washing vehicles or clothing outside designated areas, reflecting that the chapter's sanitation rules are aimed at keeping park grounds, restrooms and waterways usable and clean for the public.

The rule reaches every park and facility the Spokane County Parks, Recreation & Golf Department operates, not just restroom buildings; it applies on trails, at golf courses, along waterfront areas and in parking lots alike. 14, this prohibition can be superseded only by an approved management plan, a department project requirement, or specific board or director approval that still complies with state and federal law, none of which would cover public urination or defecation outside a fixture. The chapter does not create a separate public-urination offense for streets or sidewalks outside the county park system; that conduct instead falls under whatever general public-indecency or nuisance law otherwise applies.