Building Setbacks & Zoning in Marysville, WA (2026)
3 verified building setbacks & zoning rules for Marysville, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
Marysville's density and dimension table at Marysville Municipal Code § 22C.010.080(2) sets minimum street, side and rear yard setbacks for every residential zone. Street setbacks run 20 to 25 feet, side yards 5 to 10 feet, and rear yards 20 to 25 feet depending on the zone, with case-by-case reductions and a mandatory 50-foot buffer against adjoining agricultural land under § 22C.010.090.
Marysville Residential Zone Setback Minimums
Some RestrictionsMarysville Municipal Code § 22C.010.080(2)
(2) General Densities and Dimension Standards. NR-4.5 NR-6.5 R-12 (13) R-18 (13) R-28 (13) WR-R-6-18 (13)(16)(17) Minimum street setback (15) 20 ft (8) 20 ft (8) 20 ft 25 ft 25 ft 20 ft Minimum side yard setback 5 ft (10) 5 ft (10) 10 ft (10, 11, 12) 10 ft (10, 11, 12) 10 ft (10) 10 ft (10, 11, 12) Minimum rear yard setback 20 ft 20 ft 25 ft 25 ft 25 ft 25 ft ... (8) On a case-by-case basis, th...
Structure Height Limits
Marysville sets base residential height limits of 30 feet in the NR-4.5 and NR-6.5 zones and up to 45 feet in R-18 and R-28, letting builders go higher by adding extra setback, but never past an absolute 60-foot ceiling.
Marysville WA Residential Height Limits
Some RestrictionsMarysville Municipal Code § 22C.010.090(5)(a)
Height limits may be increased when portions of the structure which exceed the base height limit provide one additional foot of street and interior setback beyond the required setback for each foot above the base height limit; provided, that the maximum height may not exceed 60 feet. (b) Multiple-family developments, located outside of the downtown neighborhood, abutting or adjacent to areas...
Lot Coverage Limits
Marysville Municipal Code § 22C.010.080(2) caps building coverage and total impervious surface for every residential zone. Building coverage tops out at 40 percent in the NR-4.5, NR-6.5 and WR-R-6-18 zones and 50 percent in R-12, R-18 and R-28. Impervious surface, meaning any hard surface that sheds rainwater, is capped at 45 to 50 percent in the NR zones and 70 to 75 percent in the R zones under § 22C.010.090(6).
Marysville Maximum Lot Coverage and Impervious Limits
Some RestrictionsMarysville Municipal Code § 22C.010.080
Maximum building coverage: Percentage (6) 40% 40% 50% 50% 50% 40% Maximum impervious surface: Percentage (6) 45%; 50% 45%; 50% 70% 70% 75% 70% ... (6) Applies to Each Individual Lot. (a) The 50 percent impervious surface coverage applies to complete land use applications for subdivisions submitted on or after the effective date of Ordinance 3057, adopted May 8, 2017; provided, however, in the c...
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