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

73 PMC does not regulate unauthorized street camping; it sets up a permit system for temporary homeless encampments sponsored by a religious organization and run by a managing agency, consistent with RLUIPA and the 2010 Washington encampment law. 070(1) requires the site to be sufficient in size to accommodate the encampment and to assure that public health regulations are met, specifically listing sanitary toilets in the number needed for capacity, hand washing stations located by both the toilets and the food areas, refuse receptacles, food preparation and service facilities, smoking-in-public-places compliance, and security facilities.

070(1)(c), and no permanent structures may be built for the encampment. 070(1)(j). 070(1)(h) requires compliance with state and local law on water, fire, solid waste disposal and human waste, with the agencies required to implement inspector directives within a specified time. 070(3)(a), only one encampment permit citywide may be active at once, and no more than 40 residents are allowed per site. 070(8) requires all temporary structures and debris to be removed from the site within one calendar week of vacation, unless the director grants a written extension.