City of Fircrest, Washington
| ANIMALS | |
| Animals at large, Pet Licensing, Animal Control, Non-emergency animal issues |
Tacoma Animal Care and Control (253) 627-7387 |
| Emergency Animal Issues | Dial 911 |
| Found injured wildlife: Small and medium size mammals, including deer | Billie Jo Steckler - (253) 988-1021 7412 325th St South, Roy WA 984580 |
| Deceased animals in road and right of way | Fircrest Public Works (253) 564-8900 |
| Raccoons, coyotes and other wildlife |
Department of Fish and Wildlife http://wdfw.wa.gov/ |
| Questions for the Department of Fish and Wildlife | rehabcoord@dfw.wa.gov |
| Barking dogs or other nuisance animals | Provide documentation to the Fircrest Police Department that the frequent noise is disturbing three or more separate households |
| CRIMINAL ACTIVITY | |
| All types of criminal activity within the City of Fircrest | Fircrest Police Department Emergency: 911 Non-emergency: (253) 565-1198 |
| HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION | |
| Obtaining a building permit | Planning/Building Department (253) 564-8901 |
| Permitting information for reroof, fences, accessory buildings, etc. | Planning/Building Department (253) 564-8901 |
| MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES | |
| Alarm Permit | Fircrest Police Department (253) 565-1198 |
| Vegetation or other objects encroaching on or obstructing the public right-of-way (typically the area 15 feet from the curb) | Public Works (253) 564-8900 |
| Vehicle, recreational vehicle, or trailer parked for more than 24 hours in the street | Fircrest Police Department (253) 565-1198 |
| Junk Vehicle in the street | Fircrest Police Department (253) 565-1198 |
| Public Disturbance Noises | Fircrest Police Department (253) 565-1198 |
| Garbage issues | Westside Disposal (253) 564-3212, info@uprefuse.com |
| Construction Noise after 10:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. on weekdays after 5:00 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m. on weekends |
Fircrest Police Department (253) 565-1198 |
| Library Card Reimbursement | Bring your receipt of payment to the Receptionist, with name and address written on the back. Your reimbursement will be mailed within a few weeks. |
| Home Occupation permit | Planning/Building Department (253) 564-8901 |
| Business Licenses | City Hall (253) 564-8901 www.dol.wa.gov/business/cities/fircrest.html |
| SIGNS | |
| Signs in or over the right of way, on a telephone pole, stop sign, or other utility pole | Public Works (253) 564-8900 |
| Placing a sandwich board sign off-premise (placing the sandwich board sign on property other than the property it references) | Planning/Building Department (253) 564-8901 |
| TRASH AND DEBRIS | |
| Trash, debris, litter, rags, accumulations of empty barrels, boxes, crates, packing cases, mattresses, bedding, excelsior, packing hay, straw, or other packing material, lumber not neatly piled, scrap iron, tin, and other metal not neatly piled, or anything whatsoever in which flies may breed or multiply or which provides harborage for rats on private property |
Planning/Building Department Code Compliance (253) 564-8901 |
| Trash and debris on the public right of way | Public Works (253) 564-8900 |
| TREES | |
| Hazardous tree located in the public right of way | Public Works (253) 564-8900 |
| Tree cutting on private property |
Tree cutting is regulated only on new |
| Tree on private property overhanging adjoining private property | Civil issue that must be negotiated between neighbors. City of Fircrest has no authority |
| VEGETATION | |
| Dry, overgrown vegetation that may present a fire hazard |
City of Tacoma Fire Department (253) 591-5737 |
| Unkempt private property (weeds, grass over eight inches tall, uncultivated shrubs or growth higher than two feet, or grass clippings, cut brush or cut weeds) |
Planning/Building Department Code Compliance (253) 564-8901 |
| Vegetation blocking clear sight/visibility at corners | Public Works (253) 564-8900 |
| Vegetation on private property growing onto adjoining private property |
Civil issue that must be negotiated between neighbors. City of Fircrest has no authority. |
| Vegetation obstructing traffic signs, encroaching into the right of way, creating pedestrian or traffic hazard | Public Works (253) 564-8900 |
