How to Respond to Plan Review Corrections in Spokane, WA

Spokane's Development Services Center reviews permits through its online permitting system. The City posts estimated wait times rather than guarantees.

Posted wait times

• New single-family homes and duplexes: about four weeks to first review comments.

• Long-route commercial projects: about five weeks.

• Short-route commercial work such as tenant improvements: about four weeks.

• Revisions: returned in about 10 days.

Before the first review

• Commercial remodels can qualify for a Simple Review Process, but site work, parking lot changes, exterior changes or a change in use or occupancy group trigger a mandatory intake meeting.

• Food and beverage projects also submit plans to the Spokane Regional Health District.

• Follow the City's Electronic File Standards; files that do not meet them slow intake.

How to answer

1. List every comment in one place, by discipline.

2. Fix each item on the drawings and write a response naming the sheet and detail.

3. Include revised calculations and health district items in the same resubmittal.

4. Resubmit everything at once so the 10-day revision turn applies to a complete set.

Common questions

How long is a Spokane residential plan review?

The City posts about four weeks to first review comments for new single-family homes and duplexes, with revisions returned in about 10 days. These are estimates, not guarantees.

When does Spokane require an intake meeting?

For commercial work involving site work, parking lot changes, exterior modifications or a change in use or occupancy group.

How SASHKOV handles it

• Reads every correction comment and builds one item list across all review disciplines.

• Coordinates structural, civil, energy and survey items with the licensed consultants under one SASHKOV contract.

• Revises the set so every item is resolved on the drawings, with a response that names the sheet and detail for each comment.

• Resubmits one complete package through the City's portal and tracks each review to issuance, in business days.

Where a building requires a licensed architect or engineer of record, SASHKOV brings them into the contract.

Stuck between rounds? See Corrections and Permit Recovery and the City of Spokane permit page.

Have comments open now? Send the comments and permit number, and SASHKOV will scope the response and the timeline in business days.