City of Spokane Planning Services Department

2009 Mayor's Urban Design Award Call for Entries

The Mayor’s Urban Design Awards recognize and thank people who contribute to Spokane’s quality of life and help implement the City’s Comprehensive Plan through good urban design. The awards will highlight the importance of creative thought, technical proficiency, and the relationship of good urban design to our city’s economic health and overall well-being. Deadline for registration is August 3, 2009.

Sign Code Update Project

The City Council adopted an update Sign Code Ordinance on June 22, 2009. Use the link to view sign code information.

Whitewater Park Public Comment Period Begins May 27, 2009

Notice is hereby given that Barry Russell, on behalf of the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, applied for a Hearing Examiner Shoreline Conditional Use Permit and Administrative Floodplain Development Permit. The property is located at 2709 W. Riverside Avenue. Written comments on the proposed actions must be received on or before June 26, 2009.

MLKJ Road Renaming

The record is open for Public Comment to be accepted for this project. The public comment period opened on June 12, 2009 will close on June 26, 2009. This application will have a public hearing with the Plan Commission and a public hearing with City Council.

The applicant proposes to rename the public right of way in the Riverside Extension Project to Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Use the link to view a map of the proposed area, the Notice of Application, Application, and the PASS Sheet.

Email comments to Tami Palmquist at tpalmquist@spokanecity.org.

Master Bike Plan

On June 8, 2009, by a unanimous vote, the City Council adopted the Master Bike Plan. The Master Bike Plan consists of the Master Bike Plan Supplement, Amendments to the 2001 Comprehensive Plan bicycle related policies and an updated Planned Bikeway Network Map. All of these documents are available using this link: Master Bike Plan information.

Use the Downtown Code Development

web page to review Initial Drafts of the Downtown Development Code, Design Guidelines, and related maps.

Neighborhoods USA Conference Presentation

on Neighborhood Planning

Click here to view the May 21, 2009 presentation entitled "Then & Now: Neighborhood Planning in Spokane."

Comprehensive Plan Amendment Applications

The public comment period will close on July 22, 2009. Use the link for more information on the Comp Plan Amendment Applications.