Marysville, WA Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- MMC § 6.24.050(29)
- Standard
- Clean, safe, secure, sanitary
- 1st-2nd violation
- Civil infraction
- 3rd+ violation
- Misdemeanor, up to 90 days
Summary
Marysville makes it a public nuisance to leave vacant land or a vacant structure in an unclean, unsafe or unsanitary state that causes blight or harms public health.
It shall be a public nuisance within the city of Marysville, and a violation of the Marysville Municipal Code, if any person shall maintain or allow to be maintained on real property which he or she may own, have charge of, control or occupy... Vacant structures and premises thereof or vacant land which is not maintained in a clean, safe, secure and sanitary condition so as not to cause a blighting problem or adversely affect the public health.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
MMC § 6.24.050(29) declares it a public nuisance for any person who owns, controls or occupies real property to allow 'vacant structures and premises thereof or vacant land' to go unmaintained -- specifically, to fall out of a clean, safe, secure and sanitary condition so that it causes a blighting problem or affects public health. It sits inside the city's broader nuisance chapter, which the director and police department enforce against the responsible person or owner.
Violations & Fines
A first or second violation is a civil infraction; a third within three years is a misdemeanor punishable by $500-$1,000 in fines or up to 90 days in jail, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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