Auburn, WA: ADUs, septic or sewer, land prices and hazard areas

Can I build an ADU in Auburn, WA?

3,047 of the 3,075 lots in Auburn (99%) are zoned for houses inside an urban growth area. On those lots, Washington's HB 1337 requires the city or county to allow at least two accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Another 0 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.

Septic or sewer in Auburn, WA?

3 of the 3,075 lots in Auburn (0%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 966 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 0 are within 300 feet of a county sewer main.

Landslide, flood and wetland areas in Auburn, WA

Of the 3,075 lots in Auburn, 2 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 0 an erosion hazard area, 3,075 a flood area and 69 an inventoried wetland, on Pierce County's maps.

From the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer, the county's zoning, sewer, hazard and growth-area maps, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Records as of October 2, 2026.

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