Code Enforcement
Reporting Violations
To report code violations, complete a Code Violation Complaint Form with as much detail as possible, or call City Hall at 360-568-3115. The code complaint form will have the quickest response.
Responding to Complaints
We make every effort to respond to all the requests and complaints we receive in a timely manner. With a limited staff, requests and complaints are prioritized based on significance and severity. Those complaints that involve safety or environmental hazards are first priority.
The City is only authorized to investigate violations of our codes, and cannot become involved in civil disputes.
City Codes & Standards
The Planning & Development Services Department is charged with enforcement of the following codes and standards.
- Snohomish Municipal Code Title 14, Land Use
- Snohomish Municipal Code Title 19, Building
- Snohomish Municipal Code
- City of Snohomish Comprehensive Plan
- Shoreline Management Master Program
- General Design Standards
- Historic District Design Standards
- Pilchuck District Design Standards
Noise Complaints
The City regulates construction noise, loud music, equipment noise, and other sounds that could create a "public disturbance" via Chapter 8.16 SMC, Public Disturbance Noise.
Equipment Noise
No construction or home maintenance noise such as hammering, lawn mowing, or heavy equipment is allowed outside the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
Right of Way Use
The adopted public works standards and City codes do not allow any object in the public right-of-way, which generally includes streets, sidewalks, planting strips, and gravel areas along roads. Dumpsters, vehicles, recreational vehicles, and boats are some of the most common items that sometimes encroach into the right-of-way. These all need to be kept on private property.
Items illegally placed in the right-of-way could create a safety hazard. Vehicles swerve around them into oncoming traffic lanes, and pedestrians are forced off sidewalks into traffic when they have to avoid items such as dumpsters, storage pods, or basketball hoops.
Contact Us
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Code Enforcement
City Hall
Phone: 360-568-3115
Cedric Atkins
Code Enforcement Official
Ph: 425-327-7849