Marysville Sound

Development · Jul 7, 2025

Marysville council to weigh Josephine senior housing rezone and unit cut

The City Council was scheduled to discuss a proposal to rezone 0.34 acres at the Josephine Caring Community senior site and trim planned housing from 80 to 63 units, with action expected July 14. 1

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the July 7, 2025 City Council work session, the record said the council was scheduled to discuss a proposal affecting the Josephine Caring Community senior housing site at 16704 25th Avenue NE. The item was listed for discussion only, with action not requested until the July 14 meeting. 1

  • The council was scheduled to discuss the Josephine Caring Community rezone and CUP revision at its July 7 work session, with action expected July 14.
  • The proposal would reduce planned senior housing units from 80 to 63 and expand the site north by 22 feet for parking.
  • The rezone would change 0.34 acres from General Commercial to R-12 Multi-family, Low Density.
  • The Hearing Examiner approved the minor CUP revision and recommended the rezone after a May 28, 2025 hearing with no public testimony.
  • The rezone would be conditioned on compliance with three Hearing Examiner conditions.

Why it matters

The proposal would revise a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) — a special approval that lets a property be used in a way not normally allowed by its zoning — for a Master Planned Senior Community (MPSC), a housing and care campus for people 62 and older. The revision would cut the number of planned units from 80 to 63 and expand the project boundary north by 22 feet to add parking. It would also rezone the 0.34 acres of that expansion from General Commercial (GC) to R-12 Multi-family, Low Density (R-12), matching the rest of the site. 1

What changed / what's next

  • Unit count reduced from 80 to 63 1
  • Project boundary expanded north by 22 feet for additional parking 1
  • 0.34 acres rezoned from General Commercial to R-12 Multi-family, Low Density 1
  • Action on the item was expected at the July 14, 2025 council meeting; the available records do not establish the meeting's outcome. 1
  • The Hearing Examiner attached three conditions to the approval; only the first — requiring gate location plans with queueing storage — is visible in the supplied packet. 1