Navigating the Tacoma Municipal Code (TMC) at tacoma.gov/municode will now be significantly easier for the community. The City Clerk’s Office – a part of the City Attorney’s Office – has officially transitioned to a fully web-based platform designed to make local laws more accessible.|
Key features include:
- An Intuitive Search Function: Community members can use a search function similar to Google to look up keywords. The platform automatically organizes results to help identify the most relevant information quickly.
- Quick Navigation: Community members can browse the TMC using an interactive table of contents that moves with them and highlights their current location in the text. If they already know the specific TMC chapter or section they need, they can type it directly into the search bar to jump straight to that part of the code without scrolling.
- Access to New Laws: The site provides visual markers and a dedicated “New Laws” button for immediate access to recently adopted City ordinances that are still waiting to be officially codified into the main text, keeping community members entirely up to date.
- Easy Sharing and Saving: Community members can easily print, email, or download specific parts of the TMC directly from the site, or sign up to be notified whenever that part of code changes.
- Integrated Language Access and Training: Google Translate is embedded, and how-to guides and training materials are readily available.