Marysville, WA Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Single-Family Residences, Middle Housing and Townhouses. All driveways and parking areas must be covered in a minimum all-weather surface, specified by the city engineer. Gravel surfacing is not considered an all-weather surface.

(b) Striping. All parking spaces, except for stacked parking, must be striped in conformance with the minimum parking and aisle dimensions outlined in Table 2, except parking for single-family residences, middle housing and accessory dwelling units.

(c) Protective Curbs Around Landscaping. All perimeter and interior landscaped areas must have cast in place or extruded protective curbs along the edges. Curbs separating landscaped areas from parking areas may allow storm water runoff to pass through them. Tire stops, bollards or other protective barriers may be used at the front ends of parking spaces. Curbs may be perforated or have gaps or breaks. Trees must have adequate protection from car doors as well as car bumpers. This provision does not apply to single-family residences, duplexes and accessory dwelling units.

(d) Illumination. Parking lot illumination shall be provided for all parking lots containing 15 or more parking spaces, and shall comply with the following design standards:

(i) Parking lot lighting fixtures shall be full cut-off, dark sky rated and mounted no more than 25 feet above the ground, with lower fixtures preferable so as to maintain a human scale;

(ii)