Code Enforcement

Code Compliance Officers respond to concerns from community members, businesses and other agencies regarding conditions on private property that affect the quality of life within the city, such as, but not limited to: sanitation, an accumulation of garbage, overgrown vegetation, inoperable vehicles on public and private property, vacant buildings and lots that are abandoned, clear view violations at intersections, illegal businesses, illegal conversions, unpermitted repairs/construction, damaged or unpermitted fences obstructing city the right-of-way, parking in the front yard, graffiti, yard sales without a permit, illegal signs and public nuisances which render properties substandard or unsafe to its occupants or the general public. 

Please do your part in ensuring the City of Toppenish remains a clean, safe, and sanitary place for community members. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Code Enforcement Officer, Tia Hickman, by phone at 509-865-1629 or by email at tia.hickman [at] cityoftoppenish.us (tia[dot]hickman[at]cityoftoppenish[dot]us) 

You can also call the local dispatch non-emergency number at 509-836-6229 to report code enforcement problems and concerns.

Toppenish Municipal Code (codepublishing.com)  

The City of Toppenish has adopted and follows the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) as published by the International Code Council, Inc., 

It is hereby declared that any building, structure and/or associated property, identified by the City of Toppenish Chief of Police, in a manner which could endanger the public, such building, structure and/or associated property is not only a dangerous property as defined by the City of Toppenish but is also a classification of property calling for the special procedures set forth in this section. The Code Official is authorized to abate such dangerous buildings, structures, and/or associated properties in accordance with the dangerous building procedures set forth in this code and Chapter 64.44 RCW, with the modifications.