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

Bonney Lake, WA ADU rules: can I build an ADU?

10,383 of the 19,279 lots in Bonney Lake (54%) 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 3,253 lots are outside the urban growth area, where Pierce County's own ADU rules decide.

Bonney Lake, WA septic or sewer: septic records and sewer mains

4,639 of the 19,279 lots in Bonney Lake (24%) have septic records on file with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 5,432 lots are inside a Pierce County sewer service area, and 5,342 are within 300 feet of a sewer main on the county's sewer map.

Bonney Lake, WA land prices: vacant land and home sales

Vacant land in Bonney Lake sold for a median of $652,682 per acre across 52 sales since November 1, 2023. Homes sold for a median of $660,000 across 2,796 sales. 2,168 new homes were permitted on its unincorporated lots since November 1, 2021. The city issues its own permits, which are not in our data yet.

Bonney Lake, WA flood zones, landslide and wetland areas

Of the 19,279 lots in Bonney Lake, 3,890 touch a mapped landslide hazard area, 874 an erosion hazard area, 544 a flood area and 733 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 November 7, 2026.

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