Pole Buildings in Reardan, WA: Machine Sheds, Hay Barns & Shops

Pole buildings in Reardan, WA, engineered for Lincoln County's 50 psf ground snow and 30-inch frost line. Raven Buildings designs and builds post-frame shops, machine sheds, hay barns and garages in and around Reardan, with site prep and concrete from our own crew. Reardan is in Lincoln County, so the snow load, frost depth and permit office are different from what you'd use a few miles east in Spokane County.

Pole buildings we build around Reardan

• Machine sheds: wide, tall openings for combines, sprayers, trucks and tractors
• Hay and ag storage: open-sided or fully enclosed barns
• Shops and garages: enclosed post-frame buildings with roll-up and walk doors
• Equine and livestock barns: stalls, lean-tos and covered areas
• Concrete floors: gravel or a poured slab, from the same contractor

Lincoln County design criteria

Lincoln County publishes its own design guidelines, and every pole building we put up near Reardan is designed to them:

• Snow load: 50 psf ground snow and 40 psf roof minimum
• Frost depth: 30 inches, from finished grade to the bottom of the footing
• Wind: 85 mph, Exposure C
• Seismic: Design Category C

For comparison, the Spokane City and County joint policy sets frost depth at 24 inches. That 6-inch difference matters for pole embedment and footings, and our pole barn post depth guide explains how embedment is figured.

Inside Reardan town limits: Town approval first

If your property is inside the town of Reardan, the Town reviews the project before a building permit is issued:

• Land Use Application: filled out and sent to the Town for zoning or building questions, or any change to your property
• Planning Commission review: the request goes on the next Planning Commission meeting
• County permit: after Town approval, the building permit is issued by Lincoln County Building, Planning & Land Services
• Town sign-off: Lincoln County's permit form says Reardan, Harrington and Sprague permit requests must be signed off by a town or city representative before the permit is issued

Outside town limits, you go straight to Lincoln County.

What Lincoln County asks for on a pole building

For non-residential buildings like shops, barns and storage buildings, the County's permit form asks for:

• A posted site address, assigned before you apply and posted at the site before work begins
• A site plan and a copy of the contractor's state license
• Construction plans, with an engineer's stamp recommended, including cross sections of the footings and foundation, the walls and the roof, plus engineered specs for the trusses
• Poles in the holes before inspection: the form says that for pole construction, poles should be in their holes before the inspection
• Plumbing: if there will be plumbing, a septic permit from the Health Department is required first
• Road approaches: access permits are required for approaches onto county roads

Setbacks on the County form

• In a legal subdivision: 10 feet on all sides
• Not in a legal subdivision: 30 feet from a state or county right of way and 10 feet on the remaining sides
• Near water or wetlands: additional setbacks may apply

Permit timing

• Start within 180 days of the permit being issued, or it becomes void
• 18 months to finish, with a 6-month renewal possible if substantial progress is shown
• Electrical permits come from Washington L&I, not the County

What an installed pole building costs

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

• Always extra: electrical, plumbing and utility hookups
• Varies by site: grading, gravel, road approach and how far power has to run
• Your number: we quote each building from your size, doors and site

Our pole barn cost guide and red iron vs. pole barn comparison go deeper.

Why Reardan owners call Raven

• Lincoln County numbers, not Spokane's: 50 psf ground snow, 30-inch frost, 85 mph wind
• We know the Town-then-County process for parcels inside Reardan
• One crew from dirt to roof: site prep, concrete and framing
• Nearby work: we also build metal buildings in Reardan and pole buildings in Davenport

Get a Reardan pole building quote

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

Sources

• Installed pricing: Raven Buildings' current going rate
• Lincoln County, WA: Design Guidelines
• Lincoln County Building Permit Request Form (PDF)
• Lincoln County, WA: Non-Residential Buildings
• Town of Reardan: Forms
• City of Spokane / Spokane County Joint Policy BUILD-07, Official Frost Depth (PDF)