Property Maintenance in Pierce County, WA (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Pierce County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Pierce County Code Chapter 8.08 declares accumulated solid waste, junk vehicles, unpermitted salvage sites and unfinished structures to be public nuisances in unincorporated Pierce County, and lets Planning & Public Works order abatement after voluntary compliance fails. Cities like Tacoma and Puyallup enforce their own blight codes.
Pierce County Blight & Nuisance Abatement
Heavy RestrictionsPierce County Code 8.08.010(B)
It is the purpose and intent of this Chapter to eliminate the effects of accumulated solid waste, accumulated damaged and inoperable vehicles and vessels, unpermitted septic/sewage systems, and unpermitted motor vehicle salvage, storage, or repair sites. These conditions create blight, depress land values, generate health hazards, damage the environment...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Vacant and rural lots in unincorporated Pierce County fall under Code Chapter 8.08, which makes accumulated solid waste, junk vehicles, abandoned appliances and unsecured hazards public nuisances regardless of whether the parcel is occupied. Owners remain responsible for abatement costs under PCC 8.08.
Pierce County Vacant Lot Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsPierce County Code 8.08.050(E)
Unsecured hazards accessible to and posing a danger to minor children, animals, and any person... which include, but are not limited to: unused, abandoned, or discarded refrigerators, freezers, or large appliances, or any unsecured or abandoned excavation, pit, mine, cistern, storage tank, or shaft.
Property Maintenance by City in Pierce County
2 cities in Pierce County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
All Pierce County ordinances
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