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Pole Buildings in Nine Mile Falls, WA: Shops, Garages, RV Storage & Barns

Pole Buildings in Nine Mile Falls, WA: Shops, Garages, RV Storage & Barns

Pole buildings in Nine Mile Falls, WA, engineered for the county your parcel is actually in. Nine Mile Falls straddles the Spokane River and two counties, so some addresses are in unincorporated Spokane County and others, including the Suncrest area, are in Stevens County. Raven Buildings designs and builds post-frame shops, garages, RV and boat storage, hay and equipment barns on both sides of the river, with the slab and aprons poured by our own concrete crew.

Pole buildings we put up around Nine Mile Falls

  • Shops and garages: post-frame shops with roll-up doors, walk doors, windows and wainscot where you want them
  • RV and boat storage: tall sidewalls and wide doors for motorhomes, boats and trailers, handy with Lake Spokane next door
  • Hay, livestock and equipment barns: open-sided or enclosed bays for tractors, hay and implements
  • Concrete in-house: shop floors, aprons and approaches from the same contractor. See our Nine Mile Falls concrete page

First question: which county is your parcel in?

The ZIP code (99026) doesn't tell you. The Spokane-Stevens county line runs through the community, and the permit office depends on which side your parcel sits:

  • Spokane County parcels: Spokane County Building & Planning issues the permit
  • Stevens County parcels, including Suncrest: Stevens County Land Services issues it, through its Building and Planning divisions
  • How we check: we pull your parcel number before we quote, so the design loads and paperwork match the right county

Spokane County side: design loads and permits

  • Ground snow load: 39 psf base, with a 30 psf basic minimum roof snow load. The County says some areas reach 150 psf, so we look up your parcel on the County's SCOUT snow-load map
  • Wind: 110 mph in the County's design criteria table
  • Frost depth: footings go at least 24 inches below finished grade under the City of Spokane / Spokane County joint frost-depth policy
  • Permit exemption: only one-story detached accessory buildings of 200 sq ft or less skip a permit (BP-25), so any real pole shop needs one
  • Timeline: the County's review goal is 10 business days for the first review of a detached accessory building (BP-08)

Stevens County side: design loads and permits

  • Codes: the County enforces the Washington State Building Code, and its building pages list the 2021 codes as effective July 1, 2024
  • Frost depth: the Stevens County building ordinance sets a 30-inch minimum for footings exposed to outside temperatures
  • Snow load: the County doesn't publish a single countywide figure. Washington engineers set the site's ground snow load from ASCE 7 or the SEAW snow-load guidance (WABO/SEAW White Paper 8), and the County's building official has the final say, so your building is engineered for your parcel
  • Site Analysis first: the Planning Division's Site Analysis checks zoning setbacks and plat restrictions, and the site plan has to show the distance from the building to every property line
  • Does a pole barn need a permit? Per the County's Building FAQ, anything with plumbing, habitable space or commercial use does. A residential utility building over 200 sq ft or on a permanent foundation may be exempt if it's at least 20 feet from every property line and any structure with habitable space, but only after the Site Analysis confirms there's no plat restriction requiring permits
  • Timeline: the County says plan reviews take about 2 to 3 weeks, and March through November is its busiest season

Near Lake Spokane or the river?

Washington's Shoreline Management Act covers land within 200 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of shorelines like the Spokane River and Lake Spokane. Both counties have shoreline master programs that set buffers and building setbacks, so a lakefront or riverfront pole barn or boat storage building needs a shoreline review first. We'll flag that on the first site visit.

How we build a post-frame building for this climate

  • Ground-contact posts: the residential code requires wood in contact with the ground, or embedded in concrete that's in contact with the ground, to be pressure-preservative-treated lumber rated for ground contact (IRC Section R317)
  • Below the frost line: post footings go below the 24-inch (Spokane County) or 30-inch (Stevens County) frost depth so frost heave doesn't lift the building
  • Engineered trusses and purlins: sized for your parcel's snow load. Our Spokane County snow load guide explains how ground snow becomes roof snow
  • Metal roof and siding: see our PBR vs. R-panel vs. standing seam guide

What an installed pole building costs

Raven's going rate for an installed pole building is about $60 to $75 per sq ft. Electrical, plumbing and utility hookups are not included and are extra.

  • 30x40 (1,200 sq ft): about $72,000 to $90,000 installed
  • 40x60 (2,400 sq ft): about $144,000 to $180,000 installed
  • Always extra: electrical, plumbing and utility hookups
  • Varies by site: grading, gravel, driveway approach and how far utilities have to run

Pole buildings and red-iron steel buildings run about the same installed in our market, so the choice usually comes down to clear span, height and use. Compare them in our red iron vs. pole barn guide, check the permit rules for shops and pole barns, or see metal buildings in Nine Mile Falls.

Why Nine Mile Falls owners call Raven

  • North-county experience: we build pole buildings in Deer Park, Mead and Colville
  • One crew for building and concrete: footings, slab and aprons without juggling a second contractor
  • Both counties: we handle the Spokane County or Stevens County paperwork that fits your parcel

Get a Nine Mile Falls pole building quote

Call 509-350-2016 or request a free quote with your size, door layout and address or parcel number.

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