Marysville, WA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Pre-1982 homes without insignia
- Smoke detector
- Operable, installed within home
- Other checks
- Heat, plumbing, wiring, exits
- Inspector
- City building official
- Trigger
- Only required when relocating
Summary
Before a manufactured home lacking a Washington L&I or HUD insignia, but proven to have stood in Marysville since before 1982, can be relocated, the city building official must inspect it, and an operable smoke detector must be installed inside.
All mobile/manufactured homes to be located within the city of Marysville that do not bear an insignia of approval from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for which the owner can demonstrate proof that the home was located within the city of Marysville prior to January 1, 1982, shall, to the extent feasible, be inspected by the city building official, following payment of all applicable fees, for the following livability and health-safety criteria before relocating:
(1) The home must have safe, operable heating facilities.
(2) The home must be equipped with a water lavatory, bathtub or shower, and kitchen sink; be provided with hot and cold running water; and all facilities shall be installed and maintained in a safe and sanitary condition.
(3) All electrical service-entrance conductors, service equipment, switches, lighting outlets, power outlets and appliances shall be maintained in a safe manner.
(4) The home must be weather protected so as to provide shelter for the occupants against the elements and to exclude dampness.
(5) All openable windows and doors must be in openable condition to provide for adequate natural ventilation and emergency exit.
(6) An operable smoke detector shall be installed within the home.
(7) The home shall be structurally sound with no apparent hazardous conditions in the floors, walls, ceilings and roofs.
(8)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
Marysville's insignia requirement (MMC § 22C.230.140) targets older manufactured homes moving within the city that never received a Washington State Department of Labor and Industries or HUD insignia of approval. If the owner can show the home stood in Marysville before January 1, 1982, the building official inspects it, after fees are paid, against livability and health-safety criteria before it may relocate: safe heating, plumbing and hot/cold water, safe electrical wiring, weatherproofing, openable emergency exits, and an operable smoke detector installed inside the home. The inspection form itself states the inspection is not a warranty that the home is safe or livable.
Violations & Fines
A pre-1982 manufactured home missing the required operable smoke detector, or failing any other livability check, does not pass the city's relocation inspection, blocking the move until the building official confirms it is corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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