Off Grid In Washington

[mistyriver]

Originally Posted by 509

Stevens County is where you want to be.....for those of you in western Washington it is north of Spokane about 50 miles.

http://www.co.stevens.wa.us/landserv...gOrdinance.pdf

Here's one for sale in Stevens County:
Off Grid House on 20 acres for sale by owner

[j_k_k]

Originally Posted by PS90

I have lived in both of those areas as well as Okanogan County - and although I have never lived "off the grid", I can tell you that Okanogan County has far more people doing this than either of those. I don't know if it has to do with the building regulations or just the remote-ness of some of the areas there, but if you really want a off-the-grid/hermitlive-off-the-land lifestyle in the PNW, I would suggest North East Okanogan County.

I have a buddy who has property in Boundary and he pointed me to their land use site. Hilarious, yet completely candid. Sample: "It is the belief of the county that people who buy and build here have the right to build the home that best suits them; if the roof collapses under the weight of the snow, they'll know better next time."

[PS90]

Originally Posted by j_k_k

I have a buddy who has property in Boundary and he pointed me to their land use site. Hilarious, yet completely candid. Sample: "It is the belief of the county that people who buy and build here have the right to build the home that best suits them; if the roof collapses under the weight of the snow, they'll know better next time."

Fair enough. That sounds typical for a document from the Idaho government.

[mistyriver]

My off grid cabin is in Bonner County and it's pretty much the same, though it will eventually change as more Californians who insist that they don't want to change Idaho, go ahead and do it anyway.