Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Pasco, WA (2026)
2 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Pasco, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Sit-Lie Rules
Between 6 a.m. and midnight, PMC 9.80.035 bars sitting or lying on a sidewalk or right-of-way across specific downtown Pasco blocks, with a separate 24-hour ban on sitting or lying on a wider right-of-way zone under PMC 9.80.030. Exceptions cover medical emergencies, disabilities, and permitted business or event use.
Pasco's Downtown Sit-Lie Sidewalk Ban
Significant RestrictionsPasco Municipal Code § 9.80.035
(1) Prohibition. (a) No person may sit or lie down upon a public sidewalk or right-of-way, or upon a blanket, chair, stool, or any other object placed upon a public sidewalk or right-of-way, during the hours between 6:00 a.m. and midnight in the zones designated in this section. ... (3) No person shall be subject to enforcement under this section unless the person engages in conduct prohibited ...
Encampment Sanitation
Pasco bars camping and storing personal property on any street, sidewalk, park, or public place unless the Administrative and Community Services Director designates the area for it. Police cannot enforce it when no shelter or hotel voucher is available.
Pasco Unauthorized Camping Ban
Significant RestrictionsPasco Municipal Code § 9.105.030
It shall be unlawful for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities or use camp paraphernalia in any park or playfield owned by the City, or on any sidewalk, street, alley, lane, public right-of-way, or under any bridge or viaduct, or in any other public place to which the general public has access, except in park areas designated by the Administrative and Community Services Director, or as oth...
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