Puyallup, WA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- PMC Chapter 16.12
- State law adopted
- RCW 48.48.140 and WAC 212-10
- Local penalty
- Fine up to $50.00
- Originating ordinance
- Ord. 1917, 1982
- Filed with
- City clerk, three copies
Summary
Puyallup Chapter 16.12 adopts Washington's smoke detector statute and administrative rules for dwelling units by reference and backs them with a local penalty: a fine of up to $50 for any violation of the chapter.
There is adopted by reference upon the effective date of this ordinance codified in this chapter and upon the filing of three copies thereof with the city clerk, RCW 48.48.140 and Chapter 212-10 WAC "Smoke Detection Devices in Dwelling Units", together with an additions or amendments thereto. ... Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50.00.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4985225; v6 updated 2026-07-21; through 07-21-2026).
Full Breakdown
140 and Chapter 212-10 WAC, titled 'Smoke Detection Devices in Dwelling Units,' by reference, together with any additions or amendments to those provisions, effective on the ordinance's filing with the city clerk. That statute and administrative rule set the substantive requirement for smoke detection devices in dwelling units within the city; rather than rewrite the state standard, Puyallup incorporates it wholesale so that changes at the state level automatically flow into city law without a new ordinance. 36) that separately governs automatic sprinkler installation thresholds for larger buildings.
48. The chapter contains only these two sections: the adoption provision and the penalty provision, with no additional local amendments to the state smoke detector standard on file.
Violations & Fines
Any person who violates a provision of Chapter 16.12, including the smoke detection device requirements adopted from RCW 48.48.140 and WAC 212-10, is subject to a fine of not more than $50.00 under PMC § 16.12.020. This is a distinct city-level penalty separate from any consequence imposed under the underlying state statute.
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