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Bonney Lake committee backs moving trash-enforcement changes to full council, lowers immediate fines
Summary
The Bonney Lake Community Development Committee reviewed proposed changes to city trash-enforcement rules on Jan. 21, 2025, including shifting enforcement from a civil-infraction model to the city's code enforcement process and a graduated fine schedule; members agreed to forward the measure to full council.
The Bonney Lake City Community Development Committee on Jan. 21, 2025 reviewed AB 25-03, an amendment to the city's garbage and solid-waste enforcement code that would replace a class 1 civil infraction with the city's code enforcement process and a graduated fine schedule.
Public Services Director Jason Sullivan told the committee the city has required trash service since 1973 and that recent state law changes prevent code enforcement officers from issuing civil infraction citations, which prompted the proposed amendment. "Since 1973, the city has mandated that people have trash service within the city of Bonney Lake," Sullivan said during his…
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