5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Clark County, Washington.
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Clark County requires carts to be set out with clearance for automated pickup: at least 5 feet from obstructions and 3 feet of separation between carts. Overflowing or improperly stored bins can trigger a nuisance complaint under CCC 9.24.
Clark County Solid Waste and Recycling Division cart placement guidance
Place carts/bins at least 5 feet from any obstructions with 3 feet of separation between carts/bins. Avoid placing carts/bins under low hanging tree branches or near other objects.
In unincorporated Clark County, accumulated junk, debris, and abandoned objects visible from adjacent property are a code nuisance. Urban areas allow no more than one cubic yard of debris; rural areas up to two cubic yards in front and side yards.
CCC 9.24.010
The outside accumulation of more than one (1) cubic yard of waste, rubbish and trash, including but not limited to bottles, cans, glass, wire, broken crockery, broken plaster and any other similar abandoned, discarded or unused material, which is visible from an adjacent property or road, unless kept in covered waste receptacles.
Owners of vacant lots must keep them free of accumulated junk and debris under CCC 9.24.010 and must control noxious weeds under state law RCW 17.10.140. Neglected vacant parcels are abated the same as occupied nuisance properties.
CCC 9.24.010
The outside storage of abandoned, discarded or unused objects or equipment, including but not limited to tires, household furniture, stoves, refrigerators and freezers, which are visible from an adjacent property or road.
Occasional garage and yard sales in unincorporated Clark County are treated as short temporary uses. Temporary uses of two weeks or less per year per site require registering with the county permit center first; sale signs may not sit in the county right-of-way without a permit.
CCC 40.260.220
Temporary changes in uses and associated temporary structures for a total of two (2) weeks or less per year per site are allowed if the property owner registers the use with the Clark County permit services center before the structure(s) or use(s) are placed or the change of use begun.
Washington law RCW 17.10.140 requires every Clark County property owner to eradicate Class A noxious weeds and control designated Class B and C weeds. The county nuisance code also targets vegetation that harbors debris or creates hazards.
RCW 17.10.140
Every owner must perform or cause to be performed those acts as may be necessary to: (a) Eradicate all class A noxious weeds; (b) Control and prevent the spread of all class B noxious weeds designated for control in that region within and from the owner's property.
1 cities in Clark County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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