City of Marysville
Public Workshop
General Plan Update
June 20, 2023
Agenda
» Introductions
• Kathy Pease, Planning Consultant
»Purpose of the Workshop
»General Plan Status Update
»Proposed Changes to the Municipal Code, Chapter 18 Zoning Code »Discussion
»Next Steps
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Update Status
General Plan
Administrative Draft Chapters have been completed
for:
»Vision
»Guiding Principles
»Land Use
Land Use Chapter
»Establishes types of land uses
»Economic Development
»Infill and Mixed-Use Workforce Housing
»Opportunities for expansion of the city
limits/sphere of influence /annexation
Existing
General
Plan
Land Use
Existing
Sphere of Influence
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Land Use Categories
»Neighborhood
»Urban Neighborhood
»Employment
»Open Space & Public Lands
»Downtown Specific Plan
Downtown Specific Plan
» Emphasis on Economic Development and Mixed-Use opportunities for increased workforce housing.
• CMU- Commercial Mixed Use
• MU-Mixed Use Corridor
• MD Medical Arts District
• D-MU Downtown Mixed Use
• Mixed Use Neighborhood
• MU-B B Street Corridor
Marysville Downtown Economic Profile
• Job base Downtown has been resilient
• Job growth opportunities in restaurants and drinking
places, retail, and hospitality, and arts and
entertainment.
• Building on historic fabric and sense of place –
destination uses & “the experience economy.”
• Opportunity to capture regional forecast growth in
health care, social services, professional and
business services, and government.
• Market demand for additional housing, particularly
Downtown.
Increased Public Outreach
»Citywide mailer in December
»Dedicated city webpage for General Plan Updates
»Continued surveys (both paper and online)
»Consultant stakeholder interviews
»Public scoping for the EIR
Zoning Code
Proposed
Changes
Reason for the Zoning Code Update
»General Plan Housing Element Update in 2021, State identified need to update Zoning Code consistent with recent state law. »Update out of date information.
»New zoning definitions and districts to support Downtown Specific Plan currently in process.
»Effort part of Non-competitive Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Grant.
» 18.07 Definitions
» 18.12 Zoning Districts
» 18.24.020 Commercial District
» 18.90 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
» 18.97 Density Bonuses for Affordable Housing
» 18.98 Senate Bill 9 Implementation (new section)
Proposed Changes
11 Potential Residential Parking Amendments
»Staff is exploring ways to support housing
investment and eliminate constraints to developing
new housing.
»Developers are expressing concern that parking
standards make new development infeasible.
»Currently requires 1.5 spaces per unit- “onsite”
Potential Amendments
»Reduce standard from 1.5 to 1 space per unit.
» Exempt projects 9 units or fewer.
» 10-units or greater require pre-application parking analysis before the Planning Commission to determine if adequate parking is available either onsite or on-street.
»Parking Permits may be required.
Next Steps
Next Steps
»May 2023: Planning Commission Public Workshop
»June 2023: City Council Public Workshop
»June 28, 2023: Planning Commission Parking Workshop
»Fall/Winter 2024: Planning Commission Public Hearing
with recommendation to City Council
»Spring/Summer 2024: City Council Public
Hearing/Potential Adoption