Pasco, WA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

The City of Pasco regulates property blight primarily through Title 9 of the Pasco Municipal Code (PMC), enforced by the city's Code Division. PMC Chapter 9.90 (Public Nuisances) declares a wide range of conditions to be public nuisances. Under PMC 9.90.040, specific nuisances include places used as junkyards or for wrecking/disassembling vehicles, storing or leaving worn-out, wrecked or abandoned vehicles or machinery, and accumulations of rubbish, debris and decomposing matter that interfere with others' comfortable enjoyment of life or property. The city's Common Code Violations guidance lists trash-covered properties, dilapidated buildings, fences and other structures, dust blowing onto neighboring properties, and incomplete or dead/dying landscaping as frequent blight complaints. Storage of vehicle parts outside an enclosed building or container, and major vehicle repair or disassembly in residential zones, are also prohibited. When a blighted condition is not corrected, PMC 9.90.100 lets the city abate the nuisance and recover its costs, plus reasonable legal and administrative expenses, from the owner. Pasco enforces complaint-driven; residents report concerns to the Code Division at 509-543-5743. Because most blight standards are local, owners should consult the PMC and the city's code enforcement staff rather than assume state law controls.