Do I need parking for a Spokane ADU?
✓ Verified against code · August 20, 2026
No. Spokane repealed its citywide off-street parking minimums in Ordinance C36629, effective March 2025, and the ADU chapter points back to that chapter for parking. One caveat worth knowing: SMC 17C.300.140 still uses the words "required parking" for ADUs. That language predates nothing and was left in place after the repeal, so the requirement it refers to is currently zero.
Citation: SMC 17C.230.110; SMC 17C.300.130
How current is this?
Spokane’s ADU rules run under SMC 17C.300 (Accessory Dwelling Units) (Ordinance C36696 (amended by Ord C36753)). Spokane rewrote its ADU chapter in Ordinance C36696, effective July 11, 2025 — eleven days after the state's June 30 deadline — then amended the expiration and transfer provisions again in Ordinance C36753 (effective November 28, 2025). Read SMC 17C.300.140 carefully: it still speaks of "required" parking for ADUs, but the citywide minimum was already zero by then, so the condition it describes cannot arise today. We verified this answer against primary sources on August 20, 2026, and every change we catch is logged in the changelog.
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Not legal advice — lot-specific overlays can change the answer for your parcel. The citation above points at the governing code section; check it, or ask the city to confirm.