Pierce, Washington — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Pierce during 2025.
Pierce County indexed 865 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 1,104 approved and 12 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.9%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Washington jurisdictions show. Activity was relatively distributed across DuPont (97), Lakewood (94), and Steilacoom (93).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
865
Projects with decisions
1,104
Approved actions
12
Denied actions
98.9%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonney Lake | 19 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Buckley | 52 | 60 | 1 | 98.4% |
| Carbonado | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| DuPont | 97 | 127 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Eatonville | 24 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Edgewood | 37 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fircrest | 15 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gig Harbor | 55 | 66 | 3 | 95.7% |
| Lakewood | 94 | 116 | 0 | 100.0% |
| North Puyallup | 82 | 102 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Orting | 89 | 134 | 2 | 98.5% |
| Puyallup | 63 | 78 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Roy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ruston | 21 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Steilacoom | 93 | 148 | 4 | 97.4% |
| Sumner | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94.4% |
| Tacoma | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| University Place | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wilkeson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.