ATTACHMENT
Excerpts from the Marysville 2050 General Plan and the
Downtown Marysville Specific Plan
Identifying Zone Districts in Which Residential Uses Are Allowed Provided for reference in connection with the proposed Ordinance amending Section
18.67.030(a)(2) of the Marysville Municipal Code for consistency with the Marysville 2050 General Plan and the Downtown Marysville Specific Plan adopted by the City Council on November 7, 2025.
Sources:
• Downtown Marysville Specific Plan, dated July 17, 2025 • Marysville Municipal Code Chapter 18.24 (Commercial Zone Districts), as amended through Ord. 1463, October 7, 2025
• Marysville Municipal Code Chapter 18.16 (Residential Zone Districts) EXCERPT 1
Downtown Marysville Specific Plan — Six Land Use Zones
The Downtown Marysville Specific Plan establishes six Land Use Zones within the Specific Plan Area. As described in Chapter 2 (Vision) and Chapter 4 (Land Use Zones), all six zones are designed to accommodate residential uses either as a primary use or as an integral component of a mixed-use environment.
Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU)
“The Downtown Mixed-Use Zoning Zone intent is to accommodate a broad mix of commercial, civic, professional office, and residential uses. The zone is focused around the historic D Street and is envisioned as a vibrant, popular, and thriving retail, eating and drinking, cultural, and entertainment ‘main street’ … and as a growing residential neighborhood offering opportunities for households seeking a walkable environment and unique sense of place.”
B Street Corridor (B)
“The intent of the B Street Corridor Zone is to accelerate investment and mixed-use development along this improved, pedestrian-friendly boulevard. … A broad range of uses is encouraged, including retail, eating and drinking establishments, commercial services, lodging, offices, and a variety of housing types, including in mixed-use formats.”
Commercial Mixed-Use (CMU)
The Commercial Mixed-Use Zone accommodates economic development through a broad range of primarily non-residential uses along the railroad line, while also permitting condominiums, multiple-family residences, live/work lofts, and residences in combination with office or retail.
Medical Arts (ME)
“The intent of the Medical Arts Zone is to support investment in a constellation of medical-related uses … but also facilitate housing, retail and commercial services, lodging, and a managed transition away from lower-scale assembly and vehicle-oriented uses in the southern portion of the zone.” Mixed-Use Corridor (MU-C)
The Mixed-Use Corridor Zone encourages a broad mix of housing and commercial uses along key corridors, with residential densities ranging from 20 to 57 dwelling units per acre.
Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MU-N)
The Mixed-Use Neighborhood Zone establishes neighborhood-scale residential development with complementary retail and services, with residential densities ranging from 10 to 30 dwelling units per acre.
Source: Downtown Marysville Specific Plan, §§ 2.2.4 and 4.0, dated July 17, 2025.
EXCERPT 2
Downtown Marysville Specific Plan — Table 4-2 (Residential Uses) DSP Table 4-2 identifies the residential uses allowed in each of the six Specific Plan Land Use Zones. As shown below, residential uses are allowed — predominantly as a permitted use (P) — in every Specific Plan Land Use Zone.
Residential Use Downtown
Mixed Use
B Street
Corridor
Commerci
al
Mixed Use
Medical
Arts
Mixed-Use
Corridor
Mixed-Use
Neighborh
ood
Assisted Living Facilities P U P P P
Condominiums P P P P P P
Emergency Shelter P P
Group Homes P P U P P
Halfplex P P P P P
Multiple-family residences P P P P P P
Live/Work Lofts P U U P P P
Residences w/ office or retail P P P P P P
Residential accessory
structure P U U P
Aging adults housing P U P P P
Single-family residence P U U P P P
Single-room occupancy P P P P P
Two-family residence P P P P
Legend: P = Permitted use (ministerial review per MMC § 18.72.010); U = Use permit required (MMC § 18.72.030); MU = Minor use permit (ministerial staff approval); (blank) = not an allowable use in that zone.
Source: Downtown Marysville Specific Plan, Table 4-2 (Land Use Table), p. 4-6, dated July 17, 2025.
EXCERPT 3
Downtown Marysville Specific Plan — Table 4-3 (Residential Density)
DSP Table 4-3 confirms that all six Specific Plan Land Use Zones permit residential density at minimum and maximum levels. Every Specific Plan Zone has both a minimum and maximum residential density expressed in dwelling units per acre, evidencing that residential uses are not merely allowed but are required at minimum densities in each zone.
Standard Downtown
Mixed Use
B Street
Corridor
Commerci
al
Mixed Use
Medical
Arts
Mixed-Use
Corridor
Mixed-Use
Neighborh
ood
Min. Residential Density
(du/ac) 20 10 10 14 20 10
Max. Residential Density
(du/ac) 57 36 42 48 57 30
Max. Height 75 ft /
6 stories
60 ft /
5 stories
75 ft /
6 stories
60 ft /
5 stories
60 ft /
5 stories
40 ft /
3 stories
Source: Downtown Marysville Specific Plan, Table 4-3 (Development Standards), p. 4-9, dated July 17, 2025.
EXCERPT 4
Marysville Municipal Code § 18.24.020 — Residential Uses Allowed in Commercial Zone Districts
Citywide, Table 18.24.020 of the Marysville Municipal Code (last amended by Ord. 1463 on October 7, 2025, as part of the General Plan Update implementation) allows a broad range of residential uses in each of the City’s four commercial zone districts — including multifamily residences as a permitted use (P) in all four districts.
Residential Use C-1 C-2 C-3 C-H
Condominium P P P P
Single-family residence MU MU MU MU
Multifamily residences P P P P
Accessory Dwelling Units P P P P
Live/work lofts MU MU MU MU
Employee housing P P P P
Emergency shelter P P
Residences w/ office or retail MU MU MU MU
Home occupation ZC ZC ZC ZC
Senior congregate care /
skilled nursing MU MU MU MU
Single-room occupancy (SRO) U U P
Legend: P = Permitted use; MU = Minor use permit; U = Use permit required; ZC = Zoning clearance; (blank) = not allowed in that zone.
Source: Marysville Municipal Code Table 18.24.020 (Commercial Zone District Uses), as amended through Ord. 1463, October 7, 2025.
EXCERPT 5
Citywide Summary — Zone Districts in Which Residential Uses Are Allowed
The following summary table consolidates the foregoing excerpts and confirms that residential uses are now allowed in most zone districts in the City of Marysville. The R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 zones are the City’s predominantly residential zone districts; all four Specific Plan Land Use Zones (DMU, B, CMU, ME, MU-C, MU-N) and all four commercial zone districts (C-1, C-2, C-3, C-H) now also allow residential uses. Zone districts that would trigger the five-hundred-foot residential buffer under the proposed amended Section
18.67.030(a)(2) are highlighted and marked with a dagger (†).
Zone District Plan/Code Reference Residential Uses Allowed? Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU) DSP Table 4-2 Yes — broad range B Street Corridor (B) DSP Table 4-2 Yes — broad range
Commercial Mixed-Use (CMU) DSP Table 4-2 Yes — multi-family, condos, SRO Medical Arts (ME) DSP Table 4-2 Yes — broad range
Mixed-Use Corridor (MU-C) DSP Table 4-2 Yes — broad range Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MU-N) DSP Table 4-2 Yes — neighborhood-scale residential, 10–30 du/ac
Neighborhood Shopping (C-1) MMC 18.24.020 Yes — multi-family, ADUs, condos Community Business (C-2) MMC 18.24.020 Yes — multi-family, ADUs, condos General Commercial (C-3) MMC 18.24.020 Yes — multi-family, ADUs, condos, SRO Highway Commercial (C-H) MMC 18.24.020 Yes — multi-family, ADUs, condos Single-Family Residential (R-1) † MMC 18.16.020 Yes — primary residential zone Two-Family Residential (R-2) † MMC 18.16.020 Yes — primary residential zone Neighborhood Apartment (R-3) MMC 18.16.020 Yes — primary residential zone General Apartment (R-4) MMC 18.16.020 Yes — primary residential zone † Indicates a zone district that would trigger the five-hundred-foot residential buffer under the proposed amended Section 18.67.030(a)(2).
Implication for Section 18.67.030(a)(2)
Because the existing language of Section 18.67.030(a)(2) of the Marysville Municipal Code prohibits a commercial cannabis business from locating within five hundred (500) feet of any residential use, residential area, or residential zone, and because residential uses are now allowed in nearly every commercial, mixed-use, and Specific Plan zone district in the City, the existing five-hundred-foot buffer effectively precludes commercial cannabis businesses from locating in virtually any area of the City in which they would otherwise be conditionally permitted. The proposed Ordinance (Attachment 1) addresses this conflict by narrowing the buffer to apply only to lots located within the R-1 (Single-Family Residential) and R-2 (Two-Family Residential) zone districts, which remain the City’s primary single-family and two-family residential neighborhoods.