Spokane's Comprehensive Plan and SMC Ch. 17C designate transit-oriented zones along STA's City Line bus rapid transit corridor, allowing higher density, mixed use, and reduced parking minimums to support walkable neighborhoods.
The 2023-launched STA City Line BRT runs from Browne's Addition through downtown to Spokane Community College. Parcels within station areas qualify for TOD overlays that permit taller buildings, lower parking ratios, and ground-floor commercial. Comprehensive Plan policies under the Centers and Corridors framework concentrate growth at these stations. State HB 1110 supplies additional six-unit-per-lot allowances within a quarter mile of major transit stops. Design standards address pedestrian frontage, transparency, and bike parking.
Non-conforming TOD projects face permit denial, redesign requirements, or recorded covenants restricting use. Existing structures violating overlay rules may be subject to code enforcement.
Spokane, WA
Spokane offers density bonuses and reduced parking requirements for qualifying affordable housing projects under SMC Chapters 17C and 17G, implementing state...
Spokane, WA
Spokane's bike lane network includes painted, buffered, and protected lanes on streets like Riverside, Howard, and Sprague, governed by SMC Title 16 traffic ...
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