Key City Documents

Find the maps, reports, presentations, and draft chapters behind PlanSpokane. Each large City PDF is converted into slides and readable text for your phone. Save key pages like bookmarks.

Housing & Growth Map

Preferred Alternative Presentation Apr 14, 2026 · 54 pages The City's clearest explanation of why it rejected "Stay the Course." Slides 9 through 12 say Spokane has room for enough homes overall, but not enough homes that match local paychecks.
Preferred Alternative Growth Map - City Planning Staff Report Apr 14, 2026 · 160 pages
Preferred Alternative Growth Map - Plan Commission Findings Apr 20, 2026 · 4 pages
Preferred Alternative Growth Map - City Council Resolution May 18, 2026 · 14 pages
Land Capacity: How Many Homes Fit 2025 · 56 pages
Housing Need by Income June 2025 · 41 pages
Housing and Displacement Risk 2025 · 30 pages

Environmental Review

Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Summary Dec 18, 2025 · 12 pages The City's environmental study in twelve pages. It compares three growth options and summarizes what each could mean for housing, transportation, trees, public services, and other parts of Spokane.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Full Document Dec 18, 2025 · 614 pages The full Draft EIS, not just the summary. All 614 pages, searchable by page, including the demolition and displacement analysis and the homeownership findings that the twelve-page summary compresses.
SEPA Exemptions for Infill and Housing 2025 · 20 pages
EIS Fact Sheet Feb 5, 2025 · 4 pages

Development Code

Spokane Development Code Assessment (BUILDSpokane) May 2026 · 97 pages The consultant blueprint for rewriting the zoning code. It recommends combining R1 and R2 into one RS Small-Scale Residential district.

Climate

Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment June 2025 · 13 pages Where heat, smoke, flooding, and drought put Spokane at risk. Its neighborhood vulnerability map is worth comparing with the growth map.
Climate Board Policy Recommendation Feb 12, 2026 · 17 pages 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 June 2025 · 55 pages
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment - Sector Rollups June 2025 · 19 pages
Draft Climate Policies Feb 12, 2026 · 51 pages

Current Draft Chapters

These are the City's current May 2026 drafts. The City has not posted Chapter 2 for review, so the list runs 1, then 3 and up. When you comment, include the chapter name and the goal or policy number when one applies.

Chapter 1 - Introduction May 26, 2026 · 11 pages
Chapter 3 - Growth Strategy May 26, 2026 · 30 pages
Chapter 4 - Transportation May 26, 2026 · 17 pages
Chapter 5 - Capital Facilities and Utilities May 26, 2026 · 8 pages
Chapter 6 - Housing May 26, 2026 · 11 pages
Chapter 7 - Economic Prosperity May 26, 2026 · 10 pages
Chapter 8 - Urban Design and Historic Preservation May 26, 2026 · 10 pages
Chapter 9 - Natural Environment May 26, 2026 · 15 pages
Chapter 10 - Community Health May 26, 2026 · 12 pages
Chapter 11 - Neighborhoods May 26, 2026 · 7 pages
Chapter 12 - Parks and Recreation May 26, 2026 · 8 pages
Chapter 13 - Local Governance Through Civic Participation May 26, 2026 · 7 pages
Draft Glossary May 26, 2026 · 19 pages