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

Can I build an ADU in Fircrest, WA?

2,477 of the 2,559 lots in Fircrest (97%) 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 Fircrest, WA?

26 of the 2,559 lots in Fircrest (1%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 68 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 83 are within 300 feet of a county sewer main.

Landslide, flood and wetland areas in Fircrest, WA

Of the 2,559 lots in Fircrest, 0 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 0 an erosion hazard area, 51 a flood area and 111 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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