Community Development

Planning activities are administered by Community Development/Special Project Coordinator Erika Castro Guzman who may be contacted at (509) 493-1133 x209. The objective of the Department is the day-to-day administration of the City’s land use regulations, which focus on public information services, building permit review for conformance with zoning regulations, environmental policy review for all public and private sector projects, and land use permit processing. Land use permit processing includes Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Home Occupation Permits, Rezones, Subdivisions, Short Plats, Boundary Line Adjustments and Sign Permits