Property Maintenance in Cowlitz County, WA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Cowlitz County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cowlitz County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Unincorporated Cowlitz County abates substandard structures under the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, adopted by reference at CCC § 16.05.130. Violating that code, or any adopted building code, is a civil infraction and a public nuisance, with each day of noncompliance a separate infraction.
Cowlitz County Dangerous Building Abatement
Some RestrictionsCowlitz County Code §§ 16.05.130, 16.05.200, 16.05.210
§ 16.05.130. Abatement of dangerous buildings. ... Cowlitz County hereby adopts by reference the 1997 edition of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, as published by the International Conference of Building Officials and as now or hereafter amended. A. Section 205, Board of Appeals, is not adopted. B. Chapter 5, Appeal, is not adopted. C. Chapter 6, Procedures for Conduct ...
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