3627 152nd NE St Marysville, WA 98271-8944

The purpose of the general commercial zone (GC) is to provide for the broadest mix of commercial, wholesale, service and recreation/cultural uses with compatible storage and fabrication uses, serving regional market areas and offering significant employment. These purposes are accomplished by: (i) Encouraging compact development that is supportive of transit and pedestrian travel, through higher nonresidential building heights and floor area ratios than those found in CB zoned areas; (ii) Allowing for outdoor sales and storage, regional shopping areas and limited fabrication uses; and (iii) Concentrating large-scale commercial and office uses to facilitate the efficient provision of public facilities and services. (b) Use of this zone is appropriate in general commercial areas that are designated by the comprehensive plan that are served at the time of development by adequate public sewers, water supply, roads and other needed public facilities and services. (4) Downtown Commercial Zone. (a) The purpose of the downtown commercial zone (DTC) is to provide for the broadest mix of comparison retail, service and recreation/cultural uses with higher density residential uses, serving regional market areas and offering significant employment. These purposes are accomplished by: (i) Encouraging compact development that is supportive of transit and pedestrian travel, through higher nonresidential building heights and floor area ratios than those found in GC zoned areas; (ii) Allowing for regional shopping areas, and limited fabrication uses; and (iii) Concentrating large-scale commercial and office uses to facilitate the efficient provision of public facilities and services. (b) Use of this zone is appropriate in downtown commercial areas that are designated by the comprehensive plan that are served at the time of development by adequate public sewers, water supply, roads and other needed public facilities and services. (5) Mixed Use Zone. (a) The purpose of the mixed use zone (MU) is to provide for pedestrian- and transit-oriented high-density employment uses together with limited complementary retail and higher density residential development in locations within activity centers where the full range of commercial activities is not desirable. These purposes are accomplished by: (i) Allowing for uses that will take advantage of pedestrian-oriented site and street improvement standards; (ii) Providing for higher building heights and floor area ratios than those found in the CB zone; (iii) Reducing the ratio of required parking to building floor area;