Pole Buildings in Otis Orchards, WA: Shops, Garages, RV Storage & Barns

Pole buildings in Otis Orchards and Newman Lake, WA, engineered for Spokane County's snow loads and 24-inch frost line. Raven Buildings designs and builds post-frame shops, garages, RV storage and barns on the acreage east of Spokane Valley, from Otis Orchards and East Farms to Newman Lake, with the concrete poured by our own crew.

Pole buildings we build around Otis Orchards

• Shops and detached garages: post-frame buildings with roll-up doors, walk doors and windows where you want them
• RV and boat storage: tall sidewalls and wide doors for motorhomes, fifth-wheels and trailers
• Barns and hay storage: horse barns, equipment sheds and open-sided hay covers for small farms
• Lean-tos and covered parking: extra cover off the side of the building, designed in from the start
• Concrete floors: shop slabs and aprons from the same contractor

Which permit office?

Otis Orchards and Newman Lake aren't cities, so a pole building on most parcels there is permitted through Spokane County Building and Planning, at 1026 W. Broadway in Spokane (509-477-3675). Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake are separate cities with their own building departments, and an address near the edge can fall in either. We look up your parcel before we quote so the loads and paperwork go to the right office.

Spokane County publishes a handout just for pole buildings (BP-32) that lists what a permit submittal needs. Our shop and pole barn permit guide walks through the process.

Spokane County design loads

• Snow load: the County's residential permit packet lists a 39 psf ground snow load and a basic minimum roof snow load of 30 psf
• Check your parcel: the County says some areas carry snow loads as high as 150 psf, and its SCOUT online map shows the snow load by parcel. Ground toward Newman Lake and the hills to the north can differ from the valley floor
• Frost depth: 24 inches under the City of Spokane and Spokane County joint frost depth policy
• Wind: the County's packet lists a 110 mph design wind speed

Every pole building we build is engineered for your parcel's actual loads, so truss spacing, post size and embedment match the snow your roof has to carry.

Posts, embedment and backfill

The posts are the foundation of a pole building. The International Building Code (IBC) Section 1807.3 sets the design rules for embedded posts, and Section 1807.3.3 says the backfill around them must be concrete, or clean sand thoroughly compacted, or controlled low-strength material, depending on the design. Posts also have to sit below the 24-inch frost line. Our pole barn post depth guide and frost depth guide explain the details.

Do you need a permit?

Almost certainly. Spokane County's permit exemption handout (BP-25) exempts only one-story detached accessory structures up to 200 sq ft. Nearly every shop, barn or RV building is bigger. Even an exempt building still has to meet setbacks, lot coverage and critical-area rules. See our rural setback guide.

What an installed pole building costs

Raven's going rate for an installed pole building in our market is about $60 to $75 per sq ft, about the same as a pre-engineered metal building. Electrical, plumbing and utility hookups are not included and are extra.

• 30x40 (1,200 sq ft): about $72,000 to $90,000 installed, before hookups
• 40x60 (2,400 sq ft): about $144,000 to $180,000 installed, before hookups
• Varies by site: grading, gravel access and how far power has to run

Not sure whether post-frame or steel fits better? Read our red iron vs. pole barn comparison and pole barn cost guide. We also build metal buildings in Otis Orchards.

Why Otis Orchards owners call Raven

• We check your parcel's real loads before we design the building
• One crew from dirt to roof: site prep, concrete and framing
• Concrete in-house: see our Otis Orchards concrete page
• Local work across the county: we also build pole buildings in Mead and Deer Park

Get an Otis Orchards pole building quote

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

Sources

• Installed pricing: Raven Buildings' current going rate
• Spokane County BP-06, Residential Building Permits (design criteria)
• Spokane County Building FAQ (jurisdiction and snow loads)
• Spokane County BP-32, Pole Buildings
• Spokane County BP-25, Permit Exemptions
• Spokane County SCOUT parcel map
• City of Spokane / Spokane County Joint Policy BUILD-07, Official Frost Depth (PDF)
• IBC 1807.3, Embedded Posts and Poles (UpCodes)
• IBC 1807.3.3, Backfill (UpCodes)