Properties in unincorporated King County that generate three or more verified noise, disorderly-conduct, or code calls within a 12-month window may be declared chronic nuisances under King County Code Title 14, exposing owners to abatement orders.
King County's chronic nuisance ordinance applies to any property, including short-term rentals, where law enforcement or code enforcement responds three times in a year for verified offenses such as loud parties, illegal parking, illegal fireworks, or assaults. After the third verified incident, the county may issue a notice requiring the owner to submit an abatement plan; failure to comply allows the prosecutor to seek civil penalties up to $500 per day and an injunction halting STR operation. Seattle runs a parallel program with its own STR-specific strike system tied to operator license suspension after repeat platform complaints.
Three verified police or code responses within twelve months may trigger nuisance designation. Continued operation after a county abatement order can result in $500-per-day civil penalties and operator license revocation in cities that license STRs.
Kent, WA
Kent decibel limits follow WAC 173-60 and KCC 8.05 using EDNA zones. Residential receiving limit is 55 dBA day and 45 dBA night. Commercial sources are cappe...
Kent, WA
Kent industrial sources are capped at 70 dBA day and 65 dBA night at another industrial property, but only 60 dBA day and 50 dBA night when received at a res...
Kent, WA
Commercial trucks over 10,000 pounds GVWR generally cannot park on Kent residential streets except for active loading. Warehouse districts and truck routes h...
Kent, WA
Kent follows Washington State Building Code EV-ready requirements for new multifamily and commercial buildings. Public chargers exist at Kent Station and sev...
Kent, WA
Kent driveway aprons require Public Works approval under KCC Title 6. New or widened driveways need a right-of-way construction permit, and vehicles must not...
Kent, WA
Kent has no city requirement to split shared fence costs with a neighbor. Washington common law controls boundary fences. Survey the property line before bui...
See how Kent's repeat violator strikes rules stack up against other locations.
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