Puyallup is in Pierce County, subject to Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) burn regulations and WA DNR fire safety. Puyallup's urban areas have limited WUI brush clearance requirements. During Stage 2 burn bans issued by PSCAA, all outdoor burning is prohibited.
Puyallup's brush clearance ordinance requires property owners to create and maintain defensible space around structures. Dry grass, weeds, brush, and dead vegetation must be cleared within 30 feet of all buildings. Trees within this zone must be limbed up at least 6 feet from the ground, and dead branches removed. Properties in designated wildfire risk areas may have extended clearance requirements of 100 feet. The maritime to continental climate of the Pacific Northwest and local July-October fire season drive enforcement timing. Annual property inspections are conducted by the fire department during peak fire season.
Failure to maintain brush clearance results in a notice to comply (14-day deadline). After deadline: county may clear the property and bill the owner $500–$5,000 plus a $250 administrative fee.
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