The Tacoma Municipal Code information below is current through the
City Council meeting of December 17, 2024*.
Unless specifically addressed in the ordinance, changes to the Tacoma Municipal Code (TMC) are effective ten days after the ordinance has been published in the City's official newspaper (publishing typically takes place two days after an ordinance is passed).
References and History
Tacoma Municipal Code
* PENDING UPDATES
The following amendments are currently pending codification and/or have delayed effective dates. Recently codified/published ordinances are listed at the bottom of this page.
- Ordinance No. 28624 - Title 6A (effective date to be determined, per Ordinance No. 28677)
- Ordinance No. 28966 - Title 13 (Ex. C effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 28980 - Title 2 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 28990 - Title 6 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Amended Substitute Ordinance No. 28986 - Titles 1, 2, 9, 10, 12, and 13 effective 2/1/2025; repeal of 13.05.060 effective 12/2/2024
- Substitute Ordinance No. 28991 - Title 6 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 28993 - Title 12 (effective 4/1/2025 and 4/1/2026)
- Ordinance No. 28994 - Title 12 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 28995 - Title 12 (effective 4/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 28996 - Title 12 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Substitute Ordinance No. 28997 - Title 12 (passed 12/17/2024)
- Ordinance No. 28998 - Title 12 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 28999 - Title 12 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 29000 - Title 12 (effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 29001 - Title 1 (passed 12/10/2024)
- Ordinance No. 29004 - Title 1 (passed 12/17/2024)
- Ordinance No. 29005 - Title 1 (passed 12/17/2024)
- Ordinance No. 29006 - Title 6 (passed 12/17/2024)
- Ordinance No. 29007 - Title 6 (passed 12/17/2024, effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 29008 - Title 6 (passed 12/17/2024, effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 29009 - Title 6 (passed 12/17/2024, effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 29010 - Title 12 (passed 12/17/2024, effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 29011 - Title 13 (passed 12/17/2024, effective 1/1/2025)
- Ordinance No. 29014 - Title 1 (passed 12/17/2024)
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Administration and Personnel
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Building and Development Code
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Fire |
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Harbor |
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Health and Sanitation |
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Tax and License Code
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Police |
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Public Safety |
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Public Ways |
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Public Works |
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Traffic |
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Utilities
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Land Use Regulatory Code
- See Title 13 Re-Organization Guide (revisions effective 2020)
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Urban Renewal |
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Repealed (formerly Airports) |
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Cable Systems, Open Video Systems, Telecommunications Systems and Private Communications Systems
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Animal Control |
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Minimum Employment Standards |
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Shoreline Master Program |
* See 'Pending Updates', above.
Download all TMC files (updated quarterly)
Use the "TMC Archive" link below to download a package of all the TMC Titles, revision dates, and ordinance list, as a ZIP file (over 70 MB in size). This file is updated about once per quarter.
Recently Codified / Published:
The ordinances listed below were recently codified and/or published. See the Revisions Dates document, above, for a more complete history of past revisions, or contact the City Clerk's Office with questions.
Errors or Omissions:
If you find an error, please contact the City Clerk's office by email (cityclerk@cityoftacoma.org) or
phone at 253-591-5505.