Families of Manito v. City of Spokane

¶1 — St. Mark’s Lutheran Church submitted a conditional use permit (CUP) application, including a proposed site plan, to the city of Spokane for a parking lot addition. Based on the Spokane Municipal Code (SMC), St. Mark’s was allowed 1 parking space per 60 square feet of the “main assembly area.” A city planner recommended approval of the permit and allowed St. Mark’s to increase its existing parking from 87 spaces to 91 spaces. Later, the city planner increased St. Mark’s total allowable parking to 101, after conceding that the choir area, sanctuary, and fellowship hall all needed to be…