Editing Spokane, Washington (section)

=== Housing ===
Restrictive zoning regulations were implemented in Spokane in the middle of the 20th century.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Spokane permanently relaxes regulations allowing more multiplexes and development flexibility |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/nov/22/spokane-permanently-relaxes-regulations-allowing-m/ |website=The Spokesman-Review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Redlining, Racial Covenants, and Housing Discrimination in Spokane |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/22767 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.historylink.org}}</ref> These zoning regulations were frequently motivated by a desire to keep lower-income families out of certain neighborhoods, in particular racial minorities.<ref name=":1" />

In 2022, Spokane relaxed its zoning regulations to permit on an interim basis duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes and townhomes in all residential zones of Spokane. In 2023, Spokane permanently permitted up to six housing units to be built on any lot in a residential area, as well as allow nonresidential businesses (such as grocery stores) and facilities (such as schools and churches) in residential areas.<ref name=":1" />