Marysville Sound

Development · Jun 9, 2025

Middle housing density options discussed in May 5 minutes on June 9 agenda

The June 9, 2025, City Council agenda included approval of the May 5, 2025, work session minutes, which show Council leaning toward a moderate increase in PRD lot sizes and a small increase in standard lot sizes for middle housing 1.

What the records say

The June 9, 2025, City Council meeting agenda included approval of the May 5, 2025, work session minutes, and the full text of those minutes is included in the packet 1. The minutes record a middle housing policy direction discussion led by Principal Planner Angela Gemmer, covering four density options, proposed lot sizes, and land capacity implications 1. Councilmembers leaned toward Option 3 — a moderate increase in PRD lot size and a small increase in standard lot size — with a possible mix of Options 3 and 4, and the Mayor summarized that leaning 1. Staff recommended prohibiting single-family homes in the R-18 and R-28 multifamily zones, and Councilmembers generally agreed 1. Council also discussed using the HB 1110 provision allowing exclusion of up to 25% of lots primarily dedicated to single-family detached housing, and discussed whether to increase density for Master Planned Senior Communities 1. The packet is a pre-meeting agenda, so it does not establish what the Council did at the June 9 meeting itself 1.

  • The June 9, 2025, agenda included approval of the May 5, 2025, work session minutes, whose full text is in the packet 1.
  • The minutes show Council leaning toward Option 3 — moderate PRD lot-size increase and small standard lot-size increase — with a possible mix of Options 3 and 4 1.
  • Staff recommended prohibiting single-family homes in R-18 and R-28 multifamily zones, and Council generally agreed 1.
  • Council discussed using the HB 1110 25% exclusion for single-family detached lots and increasing density for Master Planned Senior Communities 1.
  • The June 9 meeting outcome is not established by the supplied records 1.

Why it matters

Middle housing rules determine what types of homes can be built on residential lots and how lots are divided. The May 5 discussion points to possible changes to lot-size and density rules that could affect housing types and residential land capacity in Marysville 1. The June 9 meeting outcome is not established by the supplied records.

What changed / what's next

  • No policy change is documented; the May 5 discussion was a policy direction discussion, and the June 9 agenda only includes approval of the minutes 1.
  • Whether the Council approved the May 5 minutes and any subsequent code amendment action at the June 9 meeting would appear in later records, which are not in the supplied packet 1.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.