| The Urban Residential Chapter is to implement Comprehensive Plan goals and policies related to urban residential use. Residential zone classifications provide for a range of residential uses within the Urban Growth Area. |
Urban Residential Zones |
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| Four commercial zones are provided to meet the needs of neighborhoods, communities and the greater Spokane region. Commercial businesses are primarily those which provide goods and services directly to the general public. Most often, this implies regular and frequent access to the business by the general public. |
Commercial Zones |
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| The Industrial Zones is to implement Comprehensive Plan goals and policies related to industrial use. |
Industrial Zones |
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| The Resource Lands classifications is to protect and preserve Spokane County’s valuable agriculture and forest resources. Avoiding the irrevocable loss of these resources and protecting them for future generations is the purpose of this chapter. |
Resource Lands |
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| The intent of the Rural Zones classifications is to provide for a traditional rural landscape including residential, agricultural and open space uses. Rural zones are applied to lands located outside the urban growth area and outside of designated agricultural, forest and mineral lands. Public services and utilities will be limited in these areas. Housing will be located on large parcels except for cluster development, which results in open space preservation. Small towns and unincorporated communities provide services for surrounding rural areas and the traveling public. |
Rural Zones |
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| The Mineral Lands zone is provided to allow for the quarrying, blasting, reduction, processing and mining of minerals or materials in urban, industrial, rural, and resource areas. |
Mineral Lands |
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| The intent of the mixed-use zone classification is to implement the Mixed-use Area, Community Center and Urban Activity Center categories of the Comprehensive Plan. These mixed-use categories encourage development that fosters pedestrian activity, supports transit, and provides for a mix of diverse land uses. The Mixed-use zone supports many activities of daily life that can occur within easy walking distance, giving independence to those who do not drive. Mixed-use areas support higher intensity development, but compatibility of uses is ensured through special design standards. Mixed-use areas often provide a central focus point with transportation linkages to the broader community. |
Mixed-Use Zone |
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| The purpose and intent of the Airport Overlay Zone is to reduce the potential for airport hazards. |
Airport Overlay (AO) Zone |
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| The Planned Unit Development Zone is to establish a process to foster creative, efficient, and comprehensive design of site development. The overlay zone is to be used in conjunction with any zoning classification within the urban growth area boundary or within a rural limited development area zone. |
Planned Unit Development Overlay Zone |
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| The Aesthetic Corridor overlay zone is to implement the aesthetic corridor policies in the Comprehensive Plan. Aesthetic corridors are intended to provide a pleasing and clutter free appearance of the Spokane area along major transportation routes entering and exiting the County’s urban areas. The aesthetic corridors overlay provides special design standards along major transportation routes to help maintain a quality image of the Spokane area. |
Aesthetic Corridor Overlay (ACO) |