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Pierce County raises maximum civil penalties, revises code-enforcement priorities; ordinance adopted 4–2
Summary
The Council adopted O2025-571, which revises code enforcement priorities and processes, updates certain definitions, and raises the maximum civil penalty for noncompliance from $1,000 to $2,500 per day; the measure passed 4–2 after public comment raising concerns about fairness and potential overreach.
Pierce County on Dec. 9 adopted an ordinance updating code enforcement priorities and procedures and increasing the maximum civil penalty for violations from $1,000 to $2,500 per day.
Principal policy analyst Mike Krueger told the council the ordinance would repeal a 2017 policy that made nuisances (solid waste, derelict structures, junk vehicles) the county’s highest code-enforcement priority. The proposal also…
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