Tacoma Municipal Code
The Tacoma Municipal Code (TMC) is a compilation of the ordinances of the City of Tacoma. The information below is current through the City Council meeting of August 27, 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).
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)Â
- Ordinance No. 28966 – Title 13 (Ex. C effective January 1, 2025)
- Ordinance No. 28980 – Title 2 (effective January 1, 2025)
- Ordinance No. 28987 – Title 1 (passed November 12, 2024)
- Ordinance No. 28990 – Title 6 (effective January 1, 2025)
Titles with pending updates are indicated with an asterisk (*) in the list below.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Title 1 | Administration and Personnel |
| Title 2 | Building and Development Code |
| Title 3 | Fire |
| Title 4 | Harbor |
| Title 5 | Health and Sanitation |
| Title 6 | Tax and License Code |
| Title 7 | Police |
| Title 8 | Public Safety |
| Title 9 | Public Ways |
| Title 10 | Public Works |
| Title 11 | Traffic |
| Title 12 | Utilities |
| Title 13 * | Land Use Regulatory Code - See Title 13 Re-Organization Guide (revisions effective 2020) |
| Title 14 | Urban Renewal |
| Title 15 | Repealed (formerly Airports) |
| Title 16 | Cable Systems, Open Video Systems, Telecommunications Systems and Private Communications Systems |
| Title 17 | Animal Control |
| Title 18 | Minimum Employment Standards |
| Title 19 | Shoreline Master Program |
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.
- Ordinance No. 28973 – Title 1 (passed July 9, 2024)
- Ordinance No. 28974 – Title 11 (passed August 6, 2024)
- Ordinance No. 28975 – Title 1Â (passed August 13, 2024)
- Ordinance No. 28976 – Title 1 (passed August 13, 2024)