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House Moving Permit in Puyallup, Washington

Moving a building into, out of or within Puyallup requires its own permit under PMC Chapter 17.13, with dedicated fee, bond and insurance provisions.

Verified 2026-09-16 · Source

When you need this permit

  • PMC 17.13.010 requires a permit; PMC 17.13.020 governs the application
  • PMC 17.13.025 is a dedicated Fees section for house moving, separate from the Chapter 17.04 fees
  • Bonds (PMC 17.13.030) and insurance (PMC 17.13.040) are required
  • PMC 17.13.050 covers utilities, landscaping and clean-up; PMC 17.13.070 makes the grantee bear expenses
  • THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 17.13 WERE NOT OPENED for this entry — only the chapter's section list was read, so no term of the chapter is quoted here

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Fee schedule

House moving permitPMC Chapter 17.13 carries its own Fees section at 17.13.025, which was not opened for this entry. PMC 17.04.080(1) sets the general rule that fees under Title 17 are established by executive order of the city manager. No amount is published in the code.
Set by city manager executive order

Review timeline

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    Tips

    • Puyallup still keeps a full house-moving chapter on the books — permit, bonds, insurance, utility and clean-up obligations, and the mover bearing all expenses — which is unusual for a city this size and easy to miss because it sits in Chapter 17.13 rather than with the building permit provisions in 17.04.

    Frequently asked questions

    Yes. PMC 17.13.010 requires a permit and PMC Chapter 17.13 sets out the regime around it — application (17.13.020), a dedicated fee section (17.13.025), bonds (17.13.030), insurance (17.13.040), utilities, landscaping and clean-up (17.13.050), probable interference (17.13.060) and the grantee bearing expenses (17.13.070). The individual sections were not opened when this entry was compiled, so their specific terms are not reproduced here; read the chapter or ask the city before planning a move.

    In Puyallup, the published House moving permit is: Set by city manager executive order. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Puyallup does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Puyallup at (253) 841-4321 for current turnaround.

    You'll need: House Moving Permit Application; Bond; Certificate of Insurance. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through City of Puyallup at 333 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98371. Phone: (253) 841-4321. Official information: https://www.puyallupwa.gov/.

    Puyallup, Washington has adopted: NO EDITION YEAR IS NAMED FOR ANY STATE-ADOPTED CODE. PMC 17.04.030 opens: “The city of Puyallup hereby adopts the following codes by reference, which are incorporated herein, as they currently exist or are hereafter amended:” and then names each code only as “the current edition”.; IBC — “The current edition of the International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-50 WAC.” Only one appendix is taken: “Appendix E: Supplementary Accessibility Requirements.”, “specifically adopted in its entirety”.; IRC — “The current edition of the International Residential Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-51 WAC.”; IMC — “The current edition of the International Mechanical Code … as adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-52 WAC, except that the standards for liquefied petroleum gas installations shall be NFPA 58 (Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases) and ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code).”; IFGC — “The current edition of the International Fuel Gas Code published by the International Code Council, Inc., as adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-52 WAC.”; UPC — “Except as provided in RCW 19.27.170, the current edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Plumbing Code Standards, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, as adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council in Chapters 51-56 and 51-57 WAC.”; WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE — “The current edition of the Washington State Energy Code, as adopted by the State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-11 WAC.”; NEC — “The current edition of the National Electric Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, as adopted by the Department of Labor and Industries in Chapter 296-46B WAC, and Chapter 19.28 RCW.”; ACCESSIBILITY — “The rules adopted by the Washington State Building Code Council establishing standards for making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by the physically disabled or elderly persons as provided in RCW 70.92.100 through 70.92.160, as they now exist or are hereafter amended.”; THE ONE NAMED EDITION IN THE CHAPTER IS THE ONE CODE THE STATE DOES NOT ADOPT. “The 2012 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code published by the International Code Council, Inc., effective July 1, 2013, and any subsequent editions published by the International Code Council, Inc., effective July 1st of the following calendar year.” That single sentence carries a real edition year (2012), an effective date (July 1, 2013) and a recurring rule (“July 1st of the following calendar year”) — three different temporal things.; REPEALED, NOT ADOPTED: PMC Chapter 17.24 appears in the Title 17 contents as “UNIFORM HOUSING CODE” with no sections. Opening it resolves the question — the chapter body reads “(Repealed by Ord. 2370)”. Puyallup does not adopt the Uniform Housing Code.. Local amendments apply — see the Puyallup overview page for the full list.

    Sources & verification

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    Codes & ordinances

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