Every town writes its own rules, and Thurston County's live in its municipal code — 24 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.
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- Ch u1 — THURSTON COUNTY CODE, WASHINGTONrecently amended
- Ch 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONSrecently amended
- Ch 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNELrecently amended
- Ch 3 — EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- Ch 5 — REVENUE AND FINANCErecently amended
- Ch 6 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 8 — HEALTH AND SANITATIONrecently amended
- Ch 9 — ANIMALS
- Ch 10 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY
- Ch 12 — TRAFFIC CODE
- Ch 13 — ROADS AND BRIDGES
- Ch 14 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
- Ch 15 — PUBLIC WORKS
- Ch 16 — WATERWAYS AND VESSELS
- Ch 17 — ENVIRONMENT
- Ch 18 — PLATTING AND SUBDIVISIONS
- Ch 19 — SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM
- Ch 20 — ZONING
- Ch 21 — LACEY URBAN GROWTH AREA ZONING
- Ch 22 — TUMWATER URBAN GROWTH AREA ZONING
- Ch 23 — OLYMPIA URBAN GROWTH AREA ZONING
- Ch 24 — CRITICAL AREAS
- Ch 25 — IMPACT FEES
- Ch 26 — CODE ENFORCEMENT