Unincorporated Spokane County sets no fixed guest-per-bedroom cap. Occupancy is governed by the building/fire code and by conditions the Hearing Examiner imposes on a bed-and-breakfast Conditional Use Permit. The City of Spokane's 2-per-bedroom-plus-2 rule does not apply to county land.
There is no SCC section that fixes a numeric STR occupancy limit for the unincorporated county. Instead, a bed-and-breakfast operated as a home industry is reviewed case-by-case under SCC chapter 14.404, where the Hearing Examiner 'may impose' restrictions and conditions - which can include occupancy or guest limits. Baseline habitability and life-safety occupancy come from the adopted building and fire codes. Beware same-name confusion: the widely cited '2 people per bedroom plus 2 guests' figure is from the City of Spokane's STR ordinance (SMC 17C.316), not Spokane County.
Exceeding an occupancy condition set in a Conditional Use Permit, or the occupant load allowed by the building/fire code, is enforced by Building and Planning or the Fire Marshal via notice-and-order and civil penalties.
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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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