Tacoma, WA Landscaping Rules: Composting (2026)

Inappropriate disposal or accumulation of vegetation waste, including, but not limited to, grass clippings, cut brush, cut trees, cut weeds, and/or cut wood, except as contained in a compost pile not to exceed two cubic yards, or orderly stacked fire wood, if cut in lengths of four feet or less.

4. Any poisonous or hazardous material or thing on any real estate, so as to allow access to it by any animal or person.

5. Storing of flammable material on any real estate, including but not limited to old rags, rope, cordage, rubber, boxes, or paper, by properly licensed persons or businesses trading in such articles, unless it is in a building of fireproof construction.

6. Storing outside a completely enclosed building items that constitute a threat to the public health, safety or welfare, including but not limited to the following: scrap rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, tires, waste, used lumber or salvaged wood, machinery or appliances or parts of such machinery, vehicular component parts, iron, steel, household goods or hardware, medications, medical supplies, or medical devices.

7. All unused, abandoned or discarded refrigerators, ice boxes, large appliances or similar containers which are left in any place exposed or accessible to children, whether such is outside any building or dwelling or within any unoccupied or abandoned building, dwelling or other structure.

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