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Getting Started
Getting Started
Getting
Started
Homesteading: “Broadly defined,
homesteading is a lifestyle of simple self-sufficiency.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homesteading).
“According to author John Seymour, 'urban homesteading' incorporates
small-scale, sustainable agriculture and homemaking.” Urban homesteading is
really not much different just done in the city. Urban homesteading can refer to
anyone embracing the back to the land
movement of sustainability and self-sufficiency. The lifestyle is simple,
frugal, and rewarding on all levels of being.
We have actually named our family urban
homestead “Urbantopia.” For as long as my husband and I have been
together we have always had a vegetable garden. Each year it got bigger and
bigger. When we lived in Moses Lake we had a 10’ X 50’ veggie garden with a 25’
pumpkin patch. Since moving to Soap lake we have many veggie beds and a
greenhouse. The lifestyle has brought on a sort of domino affect of
sustainability. We homeschool our children, grow and practice herbal medicines,
soap making, candle making, sewing and so much more. The more we learn the more
want to learn as we embrace
the abundance of the natural rhythm of life ~ ♥ ~Growing Your Own Food is Empowing~
Growing your own food is empowering. For
many people this is the first step to self-sufficiency. The rewards
of growing Their own food brings on a domino affect of wanting to learn more
rewarding skills. Maybe you live in an apartment and think this kind way of life
is out of your reach but think again. Container gardening, Herbs on the window
sill, lettuce growning as a center piece on your dining room table (yes we do
this :) is one method of beating this myth. Join the Soap Lake Community Garden
Project in the process downtown. As you learn and reap the rewards of growing
your own fresh organic food you may start to think bigger because the more you
learn…the more you want to learn. You may want to learn more about raised beds,
composting, or maybe vertical gardening…trust me it is a domino
effect~
Preserving Your Harvest~
Well whatcha going to do with all that
abundance? Bet
you want to learn about food perservation now. It is amazing how much your
garden will provide. Our gardens give us enough to last us until the end of the
following spring. There are many diy root cellar projects online even methods if
you are unable to build one yourself. Canning and dehydrating are the main
sources of perserving your havest as well as some others. This will become
second nature every year as you harvest Mother Earth’s
gifts~
Urban Livestock~
You may decide that some chickens or
milking goats would really give you that nudge into true self-sufficiency.
As of May 2, 2012 SLUH has convinced the Soap Lake Committee and Mayor to allow 4 city chickens (no roosters). You can read the ordinance HERE to learn more. You can also check out the labels area or chicken page of this website to learn more about raising urban chickens.
A Frugal Life~
Frugality. To some this is a dirty word or their belief associates
it with lack. Well the contrary is true. In an urban homesteading way philosiphy
it is living a simple life of abundance through consuming less by recycling
resources while stepping a little lighter on our Earth. Many urban homesteading
take up rewarding skills and crafts such as sewing, soap making, candle making,
maybe cooking from scatch. Many go further and learn more about solar/wind
power, biking it, or bio fuels. I have a friend that recycle everything from
using tires in their garden to composting junk mail…truly go wild with your
imagination ~ your jund can become YOUR treasure~
As you poke around the website remember to check back often as we add articles. We will be adding website links in the side bar along with helpful books and magazines. This spring we will be adding Urbantopia videos of our families learnings as well…Happy Homesteading ~
Chicken Ordinance Reading Tomorrow!!!!
Hey everyone!! Tomorrow night (4/4/2012) will be the reading of a draft of the chicken ordinance. I encourage everyone to attend if you want your voice heard!!
How to Collect, Clean and Store Chicken Eggs
How to Collect, Clean and Store Chicken Eggs
By Lauren Ware, About.com Guide
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Freshly collected eggs. Photo © Lauren Ware |
Gathering the Eggs
First things first. Before you worry about cleaning them, you have to gather the eggs. There are things you can do to make sure that the eggs you gather are as clean as possible, minimizing the amount of cleaning you must do.Keep nest boxes well-feathered. Make sure the hens' nest boxes have plenty of shavings or straw lining them. If there's poop in the nest boxes, clean it out well when you collect the eggs and replace the straw or shavings. Likewise, if a hen has broken an egg, clean out the mess thoroughly, removing all wet or soiled straw.
Gather eggs early and often. One of the biggest reasons for poopy or broken eggs is allowing them to sit overnight in the nest boxes. Some of my hens seem to prefer to roost on the edges of the nest boxes, or even in them! (Bad hens!) Overnight, they poop on the eggs if there are any in the boxes, or step on them, breaking the shells. This makes for a lot more work if we miss a day of egg collecting. If you can manage it, collecting eggs twice a day can help keep them really clean, and also discourages egg eating.
Cleaning the Eggs
Learning how to clean eggs properly is key to keeping your family - and your customers, if you're selling eggs - from getting sick. Make sure if you're selling eggs that you check with your County Extension Office for the local and/or state regulations governing the cleaning of eggs for sale where you live.Storing Eggs
Once your eggs are clean and dry, package them in egg cartons and label with the date they were collected. Store them in the refrigerator. You don't have to store eggs in the refrigerator, but they will last longer this way. Eggs are good for one month after the date of collection when stored in the fridge. (I actually find they're good for a few weeks after this, but I'd never sell them or even give them away that old. I bake with them or hard boil them.)Use the float test to check egg freshness: fill a bowl with water and place eggs in it. An egg that floats has too big an air pocket inside the shell; the contents have evaporated too much and it's likely spoiled. Compost it. You can also use a strong light to see how much air space is inside an egg; this is called candling.
Soap Lake drafting chicken ordinance
Soap Lake drafting chicken ordinance
Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:00 am
Public hearing planned
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| Ryan Lancaster/Columbia Basin Herald Jennifer Peterson and daughter Brianna stand in the chicken coop being built by Peterson's husband, Frank. Peterson is leading the push for a rule change allowing chickens to be raised in Soap Lake. |
Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:00 am
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake City Council voted 5-2 to consider an ordinance allowing chicken rearing within city limits.
Council members JoAnne Rushton and John Hillman were the sole opponents of a measure directing city staff to prepare a draft ordinance for council vote following a public hearing sometime in the next few weeks.
The city followed a similar route toward chicken rearing in 2007, drafting an ordinance to allow up to four hens per residence before council voted 5-2 to scrap the issue, citing potential problems with enforcement and attraction of wild animals.
No chickens can be raised within the city limits, although as many as 15 of the birds are allowed on property zoned Residential 4, a transitional zone that includes bordering property being brought into the city through annexation.
Soap Lake resident Jennifer Peterson brought the council a copy of her own draft chicken ordinance last week, a proposal she fashioned from language used by other cities.
Of Washington's 207 cities, Peterson said she found 137 allowing some form of chicken rearing.
"There are a lot of variations out there. We just have to pick one that fits us," she said. "If 137 other cities can do this, I'm quite optimistic that we can as well. We have many, many people here today who want chickens and are willing to jump through the hoops to get them."
Peterson ran down a list of common complaints against urban chickens.
Excessive noise can be averted through a no roosters rule, she said, and strong odors shouldn't be a problem if just one hen is allowed per 1,500 square feet, with no more than six chickens per parcel. She suggested fines or penalties for owners that neglect to keep a hygienic brood.
City Attorney Katherine Kenison highlighted another potential problem - dogs versus birds.
"I am a chicken owner myself but I live in the country," Kenison said. "Even then, my chickens are in a fully enclosed coop because we have too many dogs in our neighborhood. I challenge anybody to show me a dog that given the opportunity, no matter the size or breed, won't chase a chicken that's running across the ground in front of them."
Any dog showing aggression toward another animal is defined as a potentially dangerous dog under both the state and city statutes, Kenison explained. She encouraged the council to look at modifying their dog ordinance and making sure any chicken ordinance requires a fully enclosed coop and run to prevent chickens from escaping.
Peterson agreed the ordinance should include general rules regarding coop structures, but said the issue of dogs killing chickens is already addressed by the current city code.
"I think that we need to put responsibility on the ordinance," Peterson said. "Your dog isn't supposed to be running at large, nor is my chicken supposed to be running at large. If your dog is running after my chicken in my yard, well, your dog is not supposed to be doing that. If my chicken gets out and your dog kills it, well, my chicken wasn't on my property."
Regardless of what ordinances may dictate, Kenison said issues are sure to arise between dog and chicken owners. If chickens are allowed, she suggested an education campaign and initial inspections could result in fewer clashes and enforcement problems.
Councilwoman Crystal Lindgren agreed, suggesting chicken owners should be required to pay a nominal annual permit fee and have their coop inspected once a year.
Kenison noted the city of Bremerton included a one year sunset clause when they adopted a chicken ordinance in 2010. After the trial period they decided to extended the law, and chickens are still allowed in the city, she said.
Hillman urged his fellow council members to exercise caution before changing Soap Lake's law, and questioned how the city would effectively locate and penalize rule violators.
"We can write all the laws and we can make penalties but who's going to enforce it?" he said.
"Lets not forget that we are a small community," Peterson responded. "If two houses down you see that their chickens stink, they have too many, they have a rooster - there's something to be said for going up to the door and knocking on it. And if that doesn't work, you can report it."
Peterson's proposed draft chicken ordinance is available for viewing and comment at www.SoapLakeUrbanHomesteads.com.
Council members JoAnne Rushton and John Hillman were the sole opponents of a measure directing city staff to prepare a draft ordinance for council vote following a public hearing sometime in the next few weeks.
The city followed a similar route toward chicken rearing in 2007, drafting an ordinance to allow up to four hens per residence before council voted 5-2 to scrap the issue, citing potential problems with enforcement and attraction of wild animals.
No chickens can be raised within the city limits, although as many as 15 of the birds are allowed on property zoned Residential 4, a transitional zone that includes bordering property being brought into the city through annexation.
Soap Lake resident Jennifer Peterson brought the council a copy of her own draft chicken ordinance last week, a proposal she fashioned from language used by other cities.
Of Washington's 207 cities, Peterson said she found 137 allowing some form of chicken rearing.
"There are a lot of variations out there. We just have to pick one that fits us," she said. "If 137 other cities can do this, I'm quite optimistic that we can as well. We have many, many people here today who want chickens and are willing to jump through the hoops to get them."
Peterson ran down a list of common complaints against urban chickens.
Excessive noise can be averted through a no roosters rule, she said, and strong odors shouldn't be a problem if just one hen is allowed per 1,500 square feet, with no more than six chickens per parcel. She suggested fines or penalties for owners that neglect to keep a hygienic brood.
City Attorney Katherine Kenison highlighted another potential problem - dogs versus birds.
"I am a chicken owner myself but I live in the country," Kenison said. "Even then, my chickens are in a fully enclosed coop because we have too many dogs in our neighborhood. I challenge anybody to show me a dog that given the opportunity, no matter the size or breed, won't chase a chicken that's running across the ground in front of them."
Any dog showing aggression toward another animal is defined as a potentially dangerous dog under both the state and city statutes, Kenison explained. She encouraged the council to look at modifying their dog ordinance and making sure any chicken ordinance requires a fully enclosed coop and run to prevent chickens from escaping.
Peterson agreed the ordinance should include general rules regarding coop structures, but said the issue of dogs killing chickens is already addressed by the current city code.
"I think that we need to put responsibility on the ordinance," Peterson said. "Your dog isn't supposed to be running at large, nor is my chicken supposed to be running at large. If your dog is running after my chicken in my yard, well, your dog is not supposed to be doing that. If my chicken gets out and your dog kills it, well, my chicken wasn't on my property."
Regardless of what ordinances may dictate, Kenison said issues are sure to arise between dog and chicken owners. If chickens are allowed, she suggested an education campaign and initial inspections could result in fewer clashes and enforcement problems.
Councilwoman Crystal Lindgren agreed, suggesting chicken owners should be required to pay a nominal annual permit fee and have their coop inspected once a year.
Kenison noted the city of Bremerton included a one year sunset clause when they adopted a chicken ordinance in 2010. After the trial period they decided to extended the law, and chickens are still allowed in the city, she said.
Hillman urged his fellow council members to exercise caution before changing Soap Lake's law, and questioned how the city would effectively locate and penalize rule violators.
"We can write all the laws and we can make penalties but who's going to enforce it?" he said.
"Lets not forget that we are a small community," Peterson responded. "If two houses down you see that their chickens stink, they have too many, they have a rooster - there's something to be said for going up to the door and knocking on it. And if that doesn't work, you can report it."
Peterson's proposed draft chicken ordinance is available for viewing and comment at www.SoapLakeUrbanHomesteads.com.
Posted in News on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:00 am.
Soap Lake woman champions chickens: Part of 'urban homesteading' movement
Soap Lake woman champions chickens
Part of 'urban homesteading' movement
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| Ryan Lancaster/Columbia Basin Herald Jennifer Peterson is hoping the Soap Lake City Council will support backyard chicken rearing and a community garden project. |
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| Ryan Lancaster/Columbia Basin Herald |
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| Ryan Lancaster/Columbia Basin Herald |
Posted: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:00 am | Updated: 10:13 am, Mon Mar 5, 2012.
SOAP LAKE - A war on winter is underway at the Peterson family's home in Soap Lake.
Green seedlings soak up the mid-morning sun on a kitchen window sill and a well-marked garden catalogue lays open on a living room table. A few steps out the back door, a mostly-built chicken run optimistically awaits a change, not just in the weather, but in city law.
Jennifer Peterson and her husband, Fred, have always seen their annual vegetable garden as a way to maintain a little self-sufficiency. But they became ever more interested in the concept of "urban homesteading" as their family grew to accommodate five children - Brian, 15, Brianna, 10, Austin, 5, Marcus, 4, and Alexander, 1.
About 75 percent of her family's food comes from their own efforts, Jennifer says, thanks to the "back to basics" philosophy that espouses less consumption and a do-it-yourself mentality in city dwellers.
"It is a whole new mindset once you start on this path," she says. "You start with a garden. Then you want a bigger garden to preserve for the winter. Then you want chickens and other livestock for eggs, milk and compost."
Both she and Frank both point out the concept of urban homesteading is not new.
"Our grandparents were doing it," Frank says. "It's just developing skills that most people, in this society, have forgotten."
Frank, who grew up in a rural area, says his family produced for themselves nearly everything they needed. It's a knowledge he and his wife have tried to pass on to their children.
A few months back, Jennifer decided on a whim to expand that education to her neighbors by setting up a blog, a Facebook page and a Yahoo! group under the title of Soap Lake Urban Homesteads.
She sees urban homesteading as a vital option in an area with limited shopping options and in a time where there are regular recalls on animal products and vegetables alike.
"I want to know where my food comes from and I don't want it to come from Mexico. I want it to come from my backyard," she says. "I want my eggs to come from my backyard. I think it's a God-given right to be able to provide for your family without asking permission."
A big part of the reason the Petersons moved from Seattle to Soap Lake, a few years ago, was to start raising their own livestock. Jennifer says she was surprised and a little dismayed to find the city didn't allow chickens.
In 2007 the Soap Lake council drafted an ordinance to allow up to four hens per residence but ultimately voted 5-2 to scrap the issue, citing potential problems with enforcement and attraction of wild animals.
Several Washington cities allow residents to keep small numbers of chickens, including Seattle. Seattle recently raised the number of chickens allowed from three to eight, but they ban owning roosters, according to The Seattle Times.
"It was kind of surprising coming from Seattle where a lot of people have chickens and goats and pigs and rabbits - you come from a huge city that's well into the movement of knowing their food - into a community that's out in the country and there's nothing," Jennifer says.
The Petersons aren't alone in their quest for chickens. Jennifer said she's had several people approach her in support of the idea, and Soap Lake resident Trudy Black addressed the issue during the Feb. 15 council meeting.
"About four years ago an idea was presented to council to change the city ordinance for chickens and for some reason didn't go through," Black said. "I think that's something you guys should look at again. I think it would present a more wholesome picture to visitors to our community and it would help people who are on a fixed income to provide for themselves."
Jennifer's blog answers a list of common concerns about urban chicken rearing, including the noise and smell. Noisy roosters aren't needed for eggs and wouldn't be allowed within city limits, she says, and any aroma produced by an urban flock of three or four hens can be kept to a minimum with routine care.
She and others are also moving beyond chickens with a proposed community garden near John's Foods off Daisy Street. The garden, which Jennifer said city leaders are behind, will have 10 beds for rent, a few for the food bank and a weekly farmer's market.
Jennifer says what started on a whim as a personal project has snowballed into something with true momentum. She said she looks forward to seeing what this coming spring has in store for her fellow urban homesteaders.
"I just think everybody has the right to know their food," she says. "This is a step that should have been taken a long time ago."
The Soap Lake City Council will discuss the chicken ordinance during their regular meeting Wednesday before scheduling a public hearing on the issue and likely making a decision sometime in April.
For more information, visit www.SoapLakeUrbanHomesteads.com or call 509-312-9826.
Green seedlings soak up the mid-morning sun on a kitchen window sill and a well-marked garden catalogue lays open on a living room table. A few steps out the back door, a mostly-built chicken run optimistically awaits a change, not just in the weather, but in city law.
Jennifer Peterson and her husband, Fred, have always seen their annual vegetable garden as a way to maintain a little self-sufficiency. But they became ever more interested in the concept of "urban homesteading" as their family grew to accommodate five children - Brian, 15, Brianna, 10, Austin, 5, Marcus, 4, and Alexander, 1.
About 75 percent of her family's food comes from their own efforts, Jennifer says, thanks to the "back to basics" philosophy that espouses less consumption and a do-it-yourself mentality in city dwellers.
"It is a whole new mindset once you start on this path," she says. "You start with a garden. Then you want a bigger garden to preserve for the winter. Then you want chickens and other livestock for eggs, milk and compost."
Both she and Frank both point out the concept of urban homesteading is not new.
"Our grandparents were doing it," Frank says. "It's just developing skills that most people, in this society, have forgotten."
Frank, who grew up in a rural area, says his family produced for themselves nearly everything they needed. It's a knowledge he and his wife have tried to pass on to their children.
A few months back, Jennifer decided on a whim to expand that education to her neighbors by setting up a blog, a Facebook page and a Yahoo! group under the title of Soap Lake Urban Homesteads.
She sees urban homesteading as a vital option in an area with limited shopping options and in a time where there are regular recalls on animal products and vegetables alike.
"I want to know where my food comes from and I don't want it to come from Mexico. I want it to come from my backyard," she says. "I want my eggs to come from my backyard. I think it's a God-given right to be able to provide for your family without asking permission."
A big part of the reason the Petersons moved from Seattle to Soap Lake, a few years ago, was to start raising their own livestock. Jennifer says she was surprised and a little dismayed to find the city didn't allow chickens.
In 2007 the Soap Lake council drafted an ordinance to allow up to four hens per residence but ultimately voted 5-2 to scrap the issue, citing potential problems with enforcement and attraction of wild animals.
Several Washington cities allow residents to keep small numbers of chickens, including Seattle. Seattle recently raised the number of chickens allowed from three to eight, but they ban owning roosters, according to The Seattle Times.
"It was kind of surprising coming from Seattle where a lot of people have chickens and goats and pigs and rabbits - you come from a huge city that's well into the movement of knowing their food - into a community that's out in the country and there's nothing," Jennifer says.
The Petersons aren't alone in their quest for chickens. Jennifer said she's had several people approach her in support of the idea, and Soap Lake resident Trudy Black addressed the issue during the Feb. 15 council meeting.
"About four years ago an idea was presented to council to change the city ordinance for chickens and for some reason didn't go through," Black said. "I think that's something you guys should look at again. I think it would present a more wholesome picture to visitors to our community and it would help people who are on a fixed income to provide for themselves."
Jennifer's blog answers a list of common concerns about urban chicken rearing, including the noise and smell. Noisy roosters aren't needed for eggs and wouldn't be allowed within city limits, she says, and any aroma produced by an urban flock of three or four hens can be kept to a minimum with routine care.
She and others are also moving beyond chickens with a proposed community garden near John's Foods off Daisy Street. The garden, which Jennifer said city leaders are behind, will have 10 beds for rent, a few for the food bank and a weekly farmer's market.
Jennifer says what started on a whim as a personal project has snowballed into something with true momentum. She said she looks forward to seeing what this coming spring has in store for her fellow urban homesteaders.
"I just think everybody has the right to know their food," she says. "This is a step that should have been taken a long time ago."
The Soap Lake City Council will discuss the chicken ordinance during their regular meeting Wednesday before scheduling a public hearing on the issue and likely making a decision sometime in April.
For more information, visit www.SoapLakeUrbanHomesteads.com or call 509-312-9826.
Posted in Basin life, Community on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:00 am. Updated: 10:13 am.
Our Urbantopia Homestead: Our Chicken Run is Finished!!! Just waiting for so...
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MARCH 7H SOAP LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING UPDATE!!!
BOTH PASSED!!!!!!!!!! it was as packed as when the mayor was sworn in! it was amazing!!! We still have to work out the water issue for the garden but it is just details. All memebers voted yes for the garden and farmer's market. For the new ordinance change it was 5/2!! pretty good. So an ordinance will be drawn up and presented for a public hearing I think for the 21st council meeting. i will check with the mayor to make sure I have that right. This is only the begining...it is time to get a rockin and rollin...We need to get a strong SLUH committee going i would like to have it actually on the list of city councils...what do you think? I am so excited!
Proposal of change of Soap Lake ordinance...Keeping Hens
Keeping of Hens
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOAP LAKE, GRANT COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 6.05
RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF CHICKENS
6.05.110 Exception to Livestock code - Keeping Hens in the city
1) Hens permitted on single-family and duplex residential properties under the following conditions:
a. Roosters prohibited;
2) Hens must be kept on the same premises where the owner of the hens resides
3) One hen allowed for every one thousand five hundred square feet of lot area up to six hens;
a. Up to twelve hens allowed on lots of one-half acre or more;
b. Shelters and fenced yard areas housing six hens or more must be a minimum of forty feet from any habitable residential building on an adjacent property.
4) To prevent dogs, coyotes, cats, raccoons, rats, and other predators and pests from accessing the hens a fully enclosed fence, pen or coop, which is constructed for hens to reside in at all times.
a. Hen enclosures and fenced open yard areas should be kept in a good sanitary and working condition, not causing odor or noise nuisances, or deemed to be unsightly from any public right-of-way.
b. Coops and hen enclosures cannot be located in the front yard or side yard, which abuts a public street.
c. Two or more people may cooperatively own and care for hens by means of a portable coop that may be moved from one property to another, provided that all requirements of this code are met on each of the properties to which the coop is moved.
5) Violations
a. Within ten days of notice of violation owner must correct the cause of violation. If violation has not been corrected within the ten-day time, the city, with cause, may seek legal entry to the property and remove the hens. Property owner will be responsible for any costs related to removal.
Just who has chickens in Washington state?
There are 207 cities in Washinton State. I could find 156 ordinaces relating to livestock/chickens; many cities don't even have an animal title/ordinance. BUT out of the 156 I found 137 allow chickens!! That is an 88%!!
| City | allowed |
| Aberdeen | Yes |
| Airway Heights | No |
| Algona | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Auburn | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Battle Ground | Yes |
| Bellevue | Yes |
| Bellingham | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Bingen | Yes |
| Black Diamond | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Bothell | Yes |
| Bremerton | Yes |
| No | |
| Bridgeport | Yes |
| Brier | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Buren | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Camas | Yes |
| Carnation | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Castle Rock | Yes |
| Centralia | Yes |
| Chehalis | Yes |
| Chelan | Yes |
| Clarkston | No |
| Cle Elum | Yes |
| Clyde Hill | No |
| Connell | No |
| Cosmopolis | Yes |
| Covington | Yes |
| Dear Park | No |
| Des Moines | Yes |
| Dupont | No |
| Duval | Yes |
| East Wenatchee | Yes |
| Eatonville | Yes |
| Edgewood | Yes |
| Edmonds | Yes |
| Ellensburg | Yes |
| Elma | Yes |
| Entiat | Yes |
| Enumclaw | Yes |
| Ephrata | Yes |
| Everett | Yes |
| Everson | Yes |
| Federal Way | Yes |
| Ferndale | Yes |
| Fife | Yes |
| Fircrest | Yes |
| Forks | Yes |
| George | Yes |
| Gig Harbor | Yes |
| Gold Bar | Yes |
| Goldendale | Yes |
| Grandview | No |
| Ilwaco | Yes |
| Issaquah | Yes |
| Kalama | Yes |
| Kelso | Yes |
| Kenmore | Yes |
| Kennewick | Yes |
| Kent | Yes |
| Kettle Falls | No |
| Kirkland | No |
| Kittitas | Yes |
| La Center | Yes |
| Lacey | Yes |
| Lake Forest Park | Yes |
| Lake Stevens | Yes |
| Lakewood | Yes |
| Leavenworth | Yes |
| Liberty Lake | Yes |
| Longview | Yes |
| Lynnwood | Yes |
| Maple Vally | Yes |
| Marysville | Yes |
| Mattawa | Yes |
| McCleary | Yes |
| Medina | Yes |
| Mercer Island | Yes |
| Mill Creek | Yes |
| Millwood | Yes |
| Milton | Yes |
| Monroe | Yes |
| Montesano | Yes |
| Moses Lake | No |
| Mount Vernon | Yes |
| Mountlake | Yes |
| Mukiteo | Yes |
| Naches | Yes |
| Napavine | Yes |
| Newcastle | Yes |
| Newport | Yes |
| Normandy Park | Yes |
| North Bend | Yes |
| Ocean Shores | No |
| Olympia | Yes |
| Omak | Yes |
| Oroville | Yes |
| Othello | No |
| Pacific | Yes |
| Pasco | Yes |
| Pateros | No |
| Port Orchard | Yes |
| Port Townsend | Yes |
| Poulsbo | Yes |
| Prosser | Yes |
| Pullman | Yes |
| Puyallup | Yes |
| Quincy | No |
| Rainier | Yes |
| Raymond | Yes |
| Redmond | Yes |
| Renton | Yes |
| Richland | No |
| Ridgefield | Yes |
| Ritzville | Yes |
| Roslyn | Yes |
| Royal City | Yes |
| Sammamish | Yes |
| SeaTac | Yes |
| Seattle | Yes |
| Sedro-Woolley | Yes |
| Selah | Yes |
| Sequim | Yes |
| Shelton | Yes |
| Shoreline | Yes |
| Snohomish | Yes |
| Soap Lake | Soon♥ |
| South Bend | Yes |
| Spokane | Yes |
| Stanwood | Yes |
| Sultan | Yes |
| Sumner | Yes |
| Sunnyside | Yes |
| Tacoma | Yes |
| Toppenish | No |
| Tukwila | Yes |
| Tumwater | Yes |
| Union Gap | Yes |
| Waitsburg | Yes |
| Walla Walla | Yes |
| Washougal | Yes |
| Wenatchee | Yes |
| Westport | Yes |
| White Salmon | No |
| Woodinville | Yes |
| Yakima | Yes |
| Zillah | Yes |
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