Pasco, WA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

030 for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities, or use camp paraphernalia in any city-owned park or playfield, on any sidewalk, street, alley, lane, or public right-of-way, or under any bridge or viaduct, or in any other public place the general public can access, unless the Administrative and Community Services Director has designated that specific area for camping. 040 imposes a parallel ban on storing personal property, including tents, tarps, cots, and cooking gear, in the same range of public locations. 020 to include pitching or occupying camp facilities or using camp paraphernalia for overnight habitation, and "camp facilities" to include tents, huts, temporary shelters, or vehicles.

156, or free space at a public or private shelter, unless the person could not use it due to voluntary conduct like intoxication or shelter-rule violations. 050(3). 010, is keeping streets, sidewalks, and public areas accessible while also protecting campers themselves from inadequate sanitary and utility conditions.