Ordinances are local laws which have been adopted by the Cheney City Council. There may be a delay between the time of adoption and when they are codified, meaning the new laws have been incorporated into the text of the Cheney Municipal Code.

Approved Ordinances

Ordinances are approved by City Council and the Mayor in open public meetings and usually become effective 30 days after approval and publication in the newspaper of record.

• Ordinance W-18: Establishing and Amending Interim Zoning and Land Use Regulations to Address Medical Cannabis and I-502
• Ordinance W-23: 2014 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance W-26: Repealing CMC 7.20 and Adopting Spokane County Code Chapters 5.04 and 5.12
• Ordinance W-27: Adopting 2014-2019 Capital Facilities Plan
• Ordinance W-28: Amending CMC 1.27 "Civil Infraction System"
• Ordinance W-29: Amending CMC 15.04 "Sewer System Regulations"
• Ordinance W-30: Amending CMC 15.08 "Connections and Installations"
• Ordinance W-31: Repealing CMC 15.12 "Latecomer Charges"
• Ordinance W-32: 2014 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-33: Establishing Marijuana Zoning and Land Use Regulations
• Ordinance W-34: Amending CMC 21.52 "Nonconforming Situations"
• Ordinance W-35: Amending CMC 2.36 "Finance Director"
• Ordinance W-36: Amending CMC 2.40 "City Administrator"
• Ordinance W-37: Repealing CMC 2.87 "Cheney Reserve Officer Board of Trustees"
• Ordinance W-38: Amending CMC 2.28 "Light Department"
• Ordinance W-39: Amending CMC 2.08 "Board of Park Commissioners"
• Ordinance W-40: Amending CMC 2.40 "City Administrator"
• Ordinance W-41: 2014 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-42: Amending CMC 14.04 "Rates and Regulations"
• Ordinance W-43: Amending CMC 14.08 "Service"
• Ordinance W-44: 2014 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-45: Adopting 2014-2024 Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan
• Ordinance W-46: 2014 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-47: Amending CMC 18.08 "Fireworks"
• Ordinance W-48: Amending CMC 2.60 "Hearing Examiner"
• Ordinance W-49: Amending CMC Title 22 "Subdivisions"
• Ordinance W-50: Amending CMC Title 23 "Development Code Administration"
• Ordinance W-51: Setting 2015 Property Tax Levy
• Ordinance W-52: Setting 2015 EMS Levy
• Ordinance W-53: Adopting 2015 Budget
• Ordinance W-54: Amending CMC 2.33 "Public Defender"
• Ordinance W-55: Amending CMC Title 21 "Zoning"
• Ordinance W-56: 2014 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-57: 2015 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance W-58: Establishing Interim Zoning and Land Use Regulations for Retail Marijuana Sales and Dispensaries
• Ordinance W-59: Amending CMC 21.13 "Overlay Zone"
• Ordinance W-61: Adopting Commute Trip Reduction Plan
• Ordinance W-62: Establishing Zoning and Land Use Regulations for Retail Marijuana Sales and Dispensaries
• Ordinance W-63: Authorizing Interfund Loan for IT Upgrade
• Ordinance W-64: 2015 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-65: Amending Petty Cash
• Ordinance W-66: Amending CMC 2.74 "Disposal of Surplus Property"
• Ordinance W-67: 2015 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-68: Submission of Proposition for Levy Lift
• Ordinance W-69: Vacating a Portion of Spokane Street
• Ordinance W-70: 2015 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance W-71: Establishing Interim Zoning
• Ordinance W-72: Setting 2016 Property Tax Levy
• Ordinance W-73: Declaring Substantial Need for Setting 2016 EMS Levy
• Ordinance W-74: Setting 2016 EMS Levy
• Ordinance W-75: Adopting 2016 Budget
• Ordinance W-76: Establishing Traffic Safety School
• Ordinance W-77: 2016 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance W-78: Amending CMC 14.04 and 14.08
• Ordinance W-79: 2015 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-80: Amending CMC 5.04.035 "Utility Tax Imposed - Rate of Tax"
• Ordinance W-81: 2016 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance W-82: Washington Court Residential Overlay Zone
• Ordinance W-84: Adopting 2016-2021 Capital Facilities Plan
• Ordinance W-85: Amending Ordinance W-71 Interim Zoning
• Ordinance W-86: 2016 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-87: Amending CMC 19.06 Building Code
• Ordinance W-88: Repealing CMC 19.04 General Provisions
• Ordinance W-89: Repealing CMC 19.07 Board of Appeals of the Fire Code
• Ordinance W-91: Adding CMC 23.045 Administrative Reviews
• Ordinance W-92: 2016 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance W-94: 2016 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-95: Setting 2017 Property Tax Levy
• Ordinance W-96: Declaring Substantial Need for Setting 2017 EMS Levy
• Ordinance W-97: Setting 2017 EMS Tax Levy
• Ordinance W-98: 2016 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance W-99: Adopting 2017 Budget
• Ordinance X-01: Interfund Loan for Purchase of Road Grader
• Ordinance X-02: Davis Communications Franchise
• Ordinance X-03: Amending CMC 14.02.200 Schedule 2 - General Service
• Ordinance X-04: 2017 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-05: Amending CMC 11.48 Parking
• Ordinance X-07: 2017 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-08: 2017 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-09: Adopting 2017-2037 Comprehensive Plan
• Ordinance X-10: Amending Zoning Map for Parkside Commons
• Ordinance X-11: 2017 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-12: Amending CMC 11.48 Parking
• Ordinance X-13: Amending CMC 21.20, 21.24, 21.40 Residential Standards & Off-Street Parking
• Ordinance X-14: Amending Vacation of a Portion of Ash St
• Ordinance X-15: Setting 2018 Property Tax Levy
• Ordinance X-16: Setting 2018 EMS Levy
• Ordinance X-17: Adopting 2018 Budget
• Ordinance X-18: 2017 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-19: 2018 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-20: Interfund Loan for Purchase of Sander
• Ordinance X-21: Amending CMC 2.50 Special Police Officers
• Ordinance X-22: 2018 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-23: Interfund Loan for Mower Purchase
• Ordinance X-24: 2018 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-25: Amending & Restating Ord W-65 Petty Cash & Change Funds
• Ordinance X-27: Moratorium & Interim Official Controls for Cryptocurrency Mining Operations
• Ordinance X-28: Authorizing Acquisition of Personal Property and Financing Contract
• Ordinance X-29: Adopting 2018-2023 Capital Facilities Plan
• Ordinance X-30: Amending CMC 21.70 Critical Areas
• Ordinance X-31: Amending CMC Titles 21, 22, & 23 Zoning
• Ordinance X-32: Amending Development Standards for Nonresidential Buildings
• Ordinance X-33: 2018 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-34: 2018 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-35:  Repealing CMC 17.04, 17.08 and Renaming Title 17
• Ordinance X-36:  Enacting CMC 17.06 Property Maintenance Code
• Ordinance X-37:  Establishing CMC 17.08 Foreclosure Registration Program
• Ordinance X-39:  Enacting CMC 18.06 Fire Code
• Ordinance X-40:  Repealing CMC 18.20 Fire Apparatus Access
• Ordinance X-41:  Repealing and Reenacting CMC 19.06 Building Code
• Ordinance X-42: Adding CMC 19.08 Real Property Identification - Street Names and Addresses
• Ordinance X-43:  Enacting CMC 19.12 Civil Construction
• Ordinance X-44:  Repealing CMC 19.16 Unfit Structures
• Ordinance X-45:  Relocating and Renumbering CMC 19.18 Nuisances to Title 17
• Ordinance X-46: Amending CMC 19.20 Construction in Flood Hazard Areas
• Ordinance X-47: 2018 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-49: Setting 2019 Property Tax Levy
• Ordinance X-50: Setting 2019 EMS Levy
• Ordinance X-52: 2018 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-53:  Amending CMC 2.60 Hearing Examiner
• Ordinance X-54: Adopting 2019 Budget
• Ordinance X-55: Adopting Business License Regulations
• Ordinance X-56: 2019 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-57: 2018 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-58: Moratorium on Development & Land Use Applications
• Ordinance X-59:  2019 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-60: Amending Title 23 Transportation Impact Fees
• Ordinance X-61:  Interfund Loan for Well 3 Redrill
• Ordinance X-62:  Amending CMC 23.10 Concurrency Determination
• Ordinance X-63:  Amending Title 23 General Provisions - Impact Fees
• Ordinance X-64:  Relocation CMC 19.24 to 23.116 Park Impact Fees
• Ordinance X-65:  Amending CMC 18.06 Fire Code
• Ordinance X-66:  2019 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-67:  Extending Moratorium on Development and Land Use Applications
• Ordinance X-68:  Amending CMC 17.06 Property Maintenance Code
• Ordinance X-69:  Amending Zoning Map
• Ordinance X-70:  Amending Zoning Map for Senior Housing
• Ordinance X-71:  Establishing Senior Housing Overlay Zone
• Ordinance X-72:  Amending Title 21 Zoning
• Ordinance X-73:  2019 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-74:  Amending CMC 11.48 Parking
• Ordinance X-75:  Setting 2020 Property Tax Levy
• Ordinance X-77:  Adopting 2020 Budget
• Ordinance X-78: 2020 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-79:  Interfund Loan for Water Fund
• Ordinance X-80:  2019 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-84:  2020 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-85:  Establishing COVID-19 Fund
• Ordinance X-86:  2020 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance X-92:  2021 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance X-96:  2021 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-3:    2021 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-15:  2021 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-16:  2022 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-22:  2022 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-24:  2022 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-28:  2022 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-29:  Shipping Container Moratorium
• Ordinance Y-33 & Y-34:  2022 Regular & EMS Levy
• Ordinance Y-36:  2022 Budget Amendment
• Ordinance Y-37:  2023 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-38:  Amending Title 23
• Ordinance Y-39:  Vacating Alleyway in Block 31 of Reservoir Addition
• Ordinance Y-40:  Amending CMC 9A.03.010 State Criminal Laws
• Ordinance Y-43:  2023 Salary Ordinance
• Ordinance Y-80:  4 Street Rights of Way