Demolition

Demolition — Owner-Occupied, Single Family Residence

The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency’s regulations define a demolition project as the wrecking, razing, leveling, dismantling, or burning of a structure (allowed by permit for fire department training), thereby making the structure permanently uninhabitable or unusable. (If the demolition is a commercial demolition, click here.)

• Survey
  An asbestos survey must be performed by an AHERA certified inspector.
  
  
• Notification
  The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency must be notified in advance, on its agency supplied form, whenever a structure with a projected roof area greater than 120 square feet will be demolished.
  
  If the structure is below The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency’s notification threshold for demolition, you are still subject to all other requirements related to asbestos, including survey, proper work practices, and disposal.
  
  
• Removal
  All asbestos containing materials must be removed prior to demolition. Notification to The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency is also required for asbestos abatement. Asbestos abatement and demolition can be filed together.
  
  Homeowners may remove the asbestos provided that they follow proper work practices and dispose of the waste properly. (vermiculite insulation is an exception).
  
  
• Questions? You can email your questions to The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency's asbestos staff, click here: Contact The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency. If you prefer, call 477-4727.
  
  
• Other
  City/County building departments may have additional requirements for demolition projects.