Grant County, WA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

GCC 6.46.010 lets the county exclude people whose behavior is dangerous, illegal or unreasonably disruptive from county-owned property, defined in 6.46.020(e) as any building, park, trail, parking lot or open space the county owns or controls; public streets and sidewalks are expressly excluded under 6.46.010(c). Section 6.46.020(c)(5) lists camping on county property as an example of behavior unreasonably inconsistent with the property's normal use, alongside skateboarding in a parking area and bathing in a public restroom. An authorized person, meaning a county employee the Board of County Commissioners designates, or law enforcement, may issue a written trespass warning on probable cause under 6.46.030.

Duration escalates with history: up to seven days for a first warning issued within the prior year, up to ninety days for a second, and up to one year for a third or more within a year, or a prior yearlong warning within two years, under 6.46.040. The warning must describe the conduct, state the length and place of exclusion, and explain how to appeal under 6.46.050. A recipient may request review from the chair of the Board of County Commissioners within seven business days, and the chair must decide within one to two business days depending on the exclusion length, applying a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard under 6.46.060.