Unincorporated Pierce County regulates oversized and large-vehicle storage through the Title 18A zoning code and the Chapter 8.08 nuisance provisions rather than a single size cap. A wrecked, dismantled, or derelict oversized vehicle is a public nuisance under PCC 8.08.050. On public roads, RCW 46.61.570 placement rules apply. Cities impose
Pierce County does not set one countywide length or weight cap for parking oversized vehicles on private residential lots; instead, large vehicles are regulated through the Title 18A zoning code by zone and through the Chapter 8.08 public-nuisance rules. The nuisance chapter's definition of 'vehicle' expressly includes trucks, buses, motorized recreational vehicles, campers, travel trailers, boat trailers, and utility trailers, so an abandoned, derelict, or junk oversized vehicle stored on property is a per se nuisance under PCC 8.08.050(I) unless enclosed in a permitted building. On public roads, oversized vehicles must follow the same RCW 46.61.570 stopping and parking placement rules as all vehicles, and county road resolutions may add restrictions. Cities within Pierce County, such as Tacoma and Puyallup,
Storing an abandoned, derelict, or junk oversized vehicle, trailer, or vessel on property is a per se public nuisance under PCC 8.08.050(I) unless fully enclosed or handled by a licensed dismantler. Code enforcement may issue a notice and order to
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