Auburn, WA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Sit-Lie Rules (2026)

within a defined downtown zone (east of D Street SW/NW, north of 8th Street SE/SW, west of D Street SE/NE, south of 3rd Street NE/NW) and four specific neighborhood commercial corridors along East Main Street, 15th Street NE/NW/SW and Auburn Way North. 020 carves out exceptions for medical emergencies, people using a wheelchair or walker due to disability, businesses or events operating under a street use permit, people waiting at a bus stop, and anyone using a chair or bench supplied by the city or an abutting property owner.

030 requires a city police officer to first notify the person that their conduct violates the chapter, and only a repeat violation after that warning can be cited. 00 fine plus statutory assessments, with community service available in lieu of payment for those who cannot pay. 010. The ordinance, adopted by Ordinance 5320 in 1999, targets obstruction of pedestrian sidewalks in the city's commercial core rather than a citywide ban.