Key City Documents
Find the City's draft chapters, maps, studies, and code proposals.
Matching Documents
Current Draft Chapters
These are the City's Aug 7, 2026 drafts: all 13 chapters and the glossary. When you comment, include the chapter name and the goal or policy number when one applies.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Community Indicators
Chapter 3 - Growth Strategy
Key Pages
Page 8Land use designationsPage 18Goals and policiesPage 20Displacement risk in land use decisionsPage 21Encouraging infill developmentPage 24Climate risk before major map changesPage 25Siting parks, open space, and habitat before developmentPage 28Fiscal test for annexationPage 30Land use policies proposed for removal
Chapter 4 - Transportation
Chapter 5 - Capital Facilities and Utilities
Chapter 6 - Housing
Chapter 7 - Economic Prosperity
Chapter 8 - Urban Design and Historic Preservation
Chapter 9 - Natural Environment
Key Pages
Chapter 10 - Community Health
Chapter 11 - Neighborhoods
Chapter 12 - Parks and Recreation
Chapter 13 - Local Governance Through Civic Participation
Draft Glossary
Housing, Land & Growth
Preferred Alternative: Presentation
The City’s presentation of the growth alternatives, housing needs, and proposed map.
Key Pages
Page 9Housing target by affordabilityPage 11Housing needed at each income levelPage 12How the growth alternatives comparePage 29The 33 growth-alternative responsesPage 32How community feedback was summarizedPage 39Preferred Alternative growth mapPage 48Land needed for lower-income housingPage 52What happens after the Preferred Alternative
Preferred Alternative: Staff Report
Staff's written case for the map, and the guardrail that later changes should stay inside what the environmental study analyzed.
Preferred Alternative: Plan Commission Findings
The Commission's paper trail: 25 findings, the comment counts, and the 5 to 1 vote recommending the map.
Preferred Alternative Growth Map - City Council Resolution
The adoption that made the map official, with the growth maps attached and a progress check-in due in 2031.
Land Capacity: How Many Homes Fit
How much housing Spokane's land can hold, the capacity behind the growth targets.
Housing Need by Income
Housing need by income band, the source behind the share of homes that must be affordable.
Housing and Displacement Risk
Where housing change carries displacement risk, and the racially disparate impacts the state requires the City to weigh.
Environmental Review
Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Summary
A twelve-page summary comparing the environmental effects of three growth alternatives.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Full Document
The complete environmental analysis, including housing, displacement, transportation, and public services.
Key Pages
Page 55Demolition compared across the alternativesPage 68Growth and areas with poor health outcomesPage 87The homeownership gap for BIPOC householdsPage 88Demolition and eviction fall hardest on BIPOC and lower-income householdsPage 191Permanent habitat impacts and significance findingPage 249Ownership flat at 57% owner, 43% renter, 2013-2023Page 283Objective: equitable access to housing and homeownershipPage 303Housing impacts and future policy safeguardsPage 398Infill-exemption boundaries and transportation concurrencyPage 400Existing transportation failures and future concurrencyPage 430Growth in neighborhoods with park gapsPage 436City and County service impactsPage 464Utility capacity, upgrades, and growth locationsPage 530Demolition for parking lots and corporate rental ownership
SEPA Exemptions for Infill and Housing
Which infill and housing projects the City proposes to exempt from individual SEPA review.
EIS Fact Sheet
The short version of the environmental review, a plain entry point to the DEIS.
Development Code
Spokane Development Code Assessment (BUILDSpokane)
The consultant’s recommendations for rewriting Spokane’s development code.
Key Pages
Page 8Short-plat notice and other consultant recommendationsPage 27Parking reductions and development costPage 33Agency review deadlines and automatic approvalPage 35Old plats, utilities, and infrastructure reviewPage 42SEPA exemption thresholdsPage 59R1 and R2 combined as RS Small-Scale ResidentialPage 72Mature trees, replacement trees, and shade canopyPage 77Parking-lot shade and urban heat
Climate
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
The City’s assessment of heat, smoke, flooding, drought, and neighborhood vulnerability.
Climate Board Policy Recommendation
The 97 climate policies a citizen board sent to the City after a 12-0 vote. The record includes a Spokane Urban Nature comment carried into the recommendation.
Climate Vulnerability Index
How the City scored each area's climate vulnerability, and the data behind those ratings.
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment - Sector Rollups
Nineteen pages of sector tables and City-produced maps behind the executive summary.
Key Pages
Page 3Emergency services and evacuation-route findingsPage 4Emergency and medical facilities exposure mapPage 13Storm events, wastewater facilities, and flood zonesPage 16Aquifer and extreme-heat mapPage 17Housing, building stock, tree canopy, heat islands, and redliningPage 19Wildfire risk and housing-units map
Draft Climate Policies
The full numbered text of the recommended climate policies, the version to cite in a comment.