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All of the above pictures are examples of Illegal Dumping.  See the bottom of the page for more examples.....

City Code Enforcement handles Illegal dumping for the City of Spokane and Spokane County.  Illegal Dumping is covered in SMC 10.08.010.  Examples of illegal dumping are as follows:

•  Depositing or disposing of any garbage, litter or discarded items in any public place, public park or in the waters within the City limits.
•  Depositing garbage, litter or discarded items on the private property of another without the property owner's permission.
•  Depositing any  garbage, litter or discarded items into any garbage can, dumpster or other receptacle located on the property of another, except for containers placed in an area and designated for public use.

To report an illegal dump in the right-of-way call Code Enforcement @ 625-6083.  Or click this button for a form.

Illegal Dumps on Private property

Illegal dumps placed on your private property, in your garbage can or dumpster, or at your place of business can be reported to Code Enforcement.  To do this you must have identification from the persons who left the items.  Identification would include a license plate number, a witness who recognized the persons leaving the items or something found which identifies the persons such as an old bill, or a magazine subscription.  In the latter case this ID must have a name AND address.  The City does not go through illegal dumps to find these items.  If you wish to report it you must find the identification.  Any illegal dumps without identification become the responsibility of the property owner.

Once reported, our Code Enforcement officers attempt to contact the persons who left the illegal dump in order to rectify the situation. 

Fines for illegal dumping are as follows:

In the City: $513.00

In the County: $1000.00 and/or 90 days in jail

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