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Pasco, WA Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
PMC 19.10.070 (residential parks)
Applies to
Fences and site screens on mobile/factory-home sites
Standard followed
Pasco Building Code or WA L&I rules
Restriction
No encroachment into required yard setbacks

Summary

Pasco's residential (mobile/factory-assembled home) park rules say a permit may be required to erect, enlarge, alter, or repair a fence or site screen on a home site, with the work following the Pasco Building Code or the state Department of Labor and Industries. No general citywide fence-permit section appears outside this park-specific rule.

Permits may be required to erect, construct, enlarge, alter or repair any additions, carport, patio, utility shed, fence or site screen on a home site. All such work shall be accomplished in accordance with the Pasco Building Code and/or the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. No portion of any structure shall be permitted to encroach upon the required front, side or rear yards of any home site.

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Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).

Full Breakdown

070, in the chapter governing residential parks for factory-assembled and mobile homes, provides that "permits may be required" for a list of home-site improvements that includes fences and site screens alongside additions, carports, patios, and utility sheds. Any such work must be accomplished in accordance with the Pasco Building Code (PMC Title 16) or the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries standards that govern manufactured housing installations. The same section bars any portion of a fence or other structure from encroaching into the required front, side, or rear yard of the home site, tying fence placement to the yard setbacks that apply to the park generally.

090's buffering and screening standard, which lets a residential park reduce its required 20-foot perimeter planting strip to 10 feet if a solid wall or fence is substituted, giving park operators a specific incentive tied to fence height and siting. 070 is the specific, quotable permit-requirement text this jurisdiction's code contains for fences.

Violations & Fines

Constructing a home-site fence in a Pasco residential park without a required permit, or in a way that encroaches on the required front, side, or rear yard, is enforced through the Building Official under PMC Title 16's general permit administration; work must also meet Washington Department of Labor and Industries manufactured-housing installation standards where applicable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a fence in a Pasco mobile home park need a permit?
It may. PMC 19.10.070 states that permits may be required to erect, enlarge, alter, or repair a fence or site screen on a home site within a residential park, with the work following the Pasco Building Code or Washington Department of Labor and Industries standards.
Can a fence encroach into my mobile home site's yard in Pasco?
No. PMC 19.10.070 specifically bars any portion of a fence or other structure from encroaching upon the required front, side, or rear yard of the home site.
Is there a general fence-permit rule for all Pasco properties?
The code section this jurisdiction publishes a specific fence-permit trigger for is PMC 19.10.070, which applies to residential (mobile/factory-assembled home) parks; the general zoning fence standards in PMC Chapter 25.180 address height and materials but were not found to state an independent citywide permit requirement.

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