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Code Enforcement Guide
Check below to find the appropriate agency for your complaint. Many complaints we receive are actually handled by other agencies.
A summary of common complaint topics and agencies that may be able to answer questions or conduct investigations:
Individual cities and towns in the County should be contacted for issues not addressed above that lie within the corporate limits of the City of Town.
A summary of common complaint topics and agencies that may be able to answer questions or conduct investigations:
Spokane County Regional Animal Protection (SCRAPS)
- Phone: 509-477-2532
- Website
- Loose, abandoned, abused, neglected domestic animals
- Barking, aggressive, dangerous pets
- Confined wild animals without permits
Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency
- Phone: 509-477-4727
- Website
- Emission of contaminates to the air (fiber glassing operations, toxins, etc.)
- Dust (construction, sandblasting, tracking dirt onto paved roads, etc.)
- Smoke (woodstove, outdoor burning, field burning, incinerators, etc.)
- Odors (fumes, commercial composting, etc.)j
- Renovation, demolition and asbestos
- Spray painting
Spokane County Division of Engineering & Roads
- Phone: 509-477-3600
- Website
- Junk, weeds, signage, blocked visibility in road right-of-way
- Road hazards, potholes, ice and snow
- Road killed animals
- Traffic signage and devices
- Stormwater run-off issues, drywells
- Floodplain issues
- Encroachments onto public roads
- Culverts within roadways, ditches
- Moving permits for structures over public roads
- General road maintenance issues
Spokane Regional Health District
- Phone: 509-324-1560
- Website
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- Illegal dumping, burial, or accumulation of trash/waste materials
- Private sewage disposal
- Temporary toilets
- Food handling and preparation, restaurant inspection
- Rodent and insect infestations
- Lead paint
- Private wells and water supplies
- School inspections
Spokane County Sheriff's Office
- Crime Check 509-456-2233
- Website
- Emergencies - 911
- Crime Stoppers: See It! Say It!
- Violent or illegal conduct and behavior
- Excessive noise or commotion at inappropriate times/locations
- Property damage (arson, graffiti, intentional destruction)
- Drug houses, methadone labs, sale possession, manufacturing
- Auto chop shops
- Prostitution, lewd behavior, pornography
Washington State Department of Ecology
- Phone: 509-329-3400
- Website
- Water rights, diversion, extraction
- Community wells and water systems
- Water Quality issues for streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands
Washington State Department of Social & Health Services
- 800-737-0617 (General Information/Complaints)
- 866-363-4276 (Abuse or Neglect): Call 911 if a child or adult is in an emergency situation.
- Website
- License/monitor Adult Day Care Homes
- License/monitor Day Care Facilities
- Boarding Homes
- Nursing Homes
- Child Protective Services
- Adult Protective Services
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
- Phone: 509-324-2600
- Website
- Electrical work without permits
- Electrical hazards
- Elevator certifications/inspection
- Factory assembled homes
- Interior or structural modifications to mobile homes
- Contractor licensing and bonding
- Workplace safety
- Boiler inspection
Washington State Liquor Control Board
- Phone: 360-664-9878
- Website
- Licensing of bars and retail liquor outlets
- Proximity to schools, churches, etc.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
- Phone: 509-684-7474
- Report a Forest Fire: 800-562-6010
- Website
- Timber Harvest and Forest Management
- Logging road construction
- Chemical applications to forest lands
- Protection of streams, wetlands, watersheds
- Fires on forest and range lands
Local Fire Districts
- See your local phone directory
- Emergencies - 911
- Hazardous wastes, chemical spills, explosives
- Vacant, unsecured buildings
- Improperly maintained exits, exit lights, fire extinguishers, sprinklers, and alarms
- Blocked hydrants, standpipes, fire lanes
- Inadequate emergency vehicle access to property improvements
- Gas leaks
- Burn permits
City of Spokane Code Enforcement
- Phone: 509-625-6083
- Website
- Solid Waste in all areas of the County call 509-456-7403
Cities & Towns
Individual cities and towns in the County should be contacted for issues not addressed above that lie within the corporate limits of the City of Town.
- Airway Heights
Phone: 509-244-5578 - Cheney
Phone: 509-498-9334 - Deer Park
Phone: 509-276-8802 - Fairfield
Phone: 509-283-2414 - Latah
Phone: 509-286-3471 - Medical Lake
Phone: 509-299-7712 - Millwood
Phone: 509-924-0960 - Rockford
Phone: 509-291-4716 - Spangle
Phone: 509-245-3260 - Waverly
Phone: 509-283-4122
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