(1) SR (Single-Family Residential) 12.4 Zone. This zoning district is intended to provide lower residential densities than in other areas of Stanwood. This SR 12.4 zoning district is intended to accommodate residential single-family neighborhoods with active and passive recreational facilities and neighborhood-oriented support activities. This zone implements the residential low density land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan.

(2) SR (Single-Family Residential) 9.6 Zone. This zone includes areas within Stanwood that are already served by municipal sewer and water lines and areas within the urban growth area that are not yet served. Uses in the outlying areas include low density residential on septic systems and some existing farms. These areas are expected to annex to the city of Stanwood and urbanize over time. This zoning district is intended to provide opportunities for new low density single-family residential development with larger lot sizes, and provide standards that encourage reasonable integration of new and existing residential areas, active and passive recreational facilities and activities that support these residential communities. The zone also supports public/quasi-public facilities such as secondary schools, community centers and parks that draw from and support the regional community. This zone implements the residential low density land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan.

(3) SR (Single-Family Residential) 7.0 Zone. This zone includes areas that are at the present time largely served by municipal sewer and water lines. This zoning district is intended to accommodate medium density residential development as infill on smaller lots than in low density designations but platted at a standard that is consistent with the density of the existing residential area, and to provide standards and uses to encourage reinvestment in and maintenance of existing properties, and provide supportive active and passive recreational facilities. The zone also allows public/quasi-public uses such as elementary schools, community centers, parks and community-based recreation facilities that support those uses and serve more than one residential area. This zone implements the residential medium density land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan.

(4) SR (Single-Family Residential) 5.0 Zone. This zone includes areas that are at the present time largely served by municipal sewer and water lines. This zoning district is intended to provide standards to maintain the smaller lot plat pattern of the pre-1940 subdivisions that predominate the areas in this designation; promote infill, redevelopment and maintenance of property consistent with the historic smaller lot pattern and older housing stock; provide infill housing at higher density on larger parcels, encourage active and passive recreational facilities such as community centers, parks and community-based recreation that support the neighborhood; and allow for public and quasi-public uses that are part of these areas due to this historic settlement pattern, such as elementary schools that may serve more than one neighborhood. This zone implements the residential medium density land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan.

(5) MR (Residential Multifamily) Zone. This zoning district includes moderately to densely developed areas that are located primarily adjacent to business and other activity centers in the city and are proposed to comprise higher density multifamily, townhouse and duplex development as well as supportive neighborhood facilities. Several properties within this designation are within the mixed use overlay designation and in these areas the intent is to encourage mixed use development with commercial use on the ground floor. This zone implements the high density residential land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan and the mixed use overlay.

(6) TN (Traditional Neighborhood) Zone. This zoning district includes areas with large parcels of a minimum of 10 acres that can be developed at medium to high residential densities. The traditional neighborhood (TN) zoning district is intended to accommodate the kind of development that incorporates a range of uses including residential, mixed use, commercial, civic, public uses, a range of housing types, and transportation options that historically developed in a neighborhood before the advent of typical single-use, auto-oriented subdivisions. This zoning district provides for the development of multi-use neighborhoods, with a range and mix of residential housing types, interconnected traffic circulation, and pedestrian linkages. This zone implements the traditional neighborhood land use designation of the Comprehensive Plan.

(7) NB (Neighborhood Business) Zone. This zoning district is situated at locations around the city and within the urban growth area, where small-scaled retail outlets are appropriate to meet the daily convenience needs of the people residing in their environs. The district is intended to promote small scale commercial uses that can be supported by one or two residential neighborhoods, and may support and encourage pedestrian, bicycle and other nonmotor circulation. This zone implements the neighborhood business land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan.

(8) MB-I (Main Street Business I) Zone. This zoning district encompasses the historic downtown areas of East and West Stanwood and is proposed to include high density residential, commercial, office, and other central business district functions to provide a full range of pedestrian-oriented activities and urban services. This zone does not include highway-oriented activities or automobile-oriented uses such as drive-through businesses that would be counter-productive in terms of trying to establish pedestrian-oriented, close-knit urban centers. This zone implements the Main Street business land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan, the downtown sub-element and the transit overlay designation of the Comprehensive Plan and the historic downtown overlay designation.

(9) MB-II (Main Street Business II) Zone. This zoning district is located between the two historic downtown areas of Stanwood and is proposed to include high density mixed use residential, commercial, office, and other business functions to provide a full range of business activities and urban services. Infill development in this district is intended to extend the urban area between the historic nodes of East and West Stanwood to connect the two historic nodes into one downtown business district. This zone implements the Main Street business land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan and the downtown sub-element of the Comprehensive Plan.

(10) GC (General Commercial) Zone. The purpose of this zone is to accommodate moderate to dense development along Stanwood’s major roadways and within the city’s uptown center. Commercial and office uses are envisioned for this zoning district. This zone implements the general commercial land use designation of the Comprehensive Plan. The designation also provides an incentive for mixed use residential development within general commercial zoned properties within the mixed use overlay designation.

(11) GC-MXO (General Commercial with Mixed Use Overlay). The intent of the mixed use overlay is to create areas in which a combination of residential, commercial, office and service uses is encouraged. This designation is meant to provide incentives for the development of high-density multifamily housing (a) close to transportation facilities, public services and employment centers; and (b) to encourage commercial uses serving residential populations. Mixed use developments will increase the range of housing choices available, encourage small scale commercial in residential areas, support pedestrian-oriented development, reduce automobile dependency, and improve sense of community. Mixed use developments may include: (a) vertical mixed use with commercial/retail space on the bottom floor and residential above; or (b) horizontal mixed use buildings where commercial building(s) face the street frontage and standalone multifamily buildings are located behind and set back from the commercial/retail buildings.

(12) LI (Light Industrial) Zone. The general intent and purpose of this zoning designation is to:

This zone implements the light industrial land use designation of the Comprehensive Plan, and the civic commons overlay.

(13) GI (General Industrial) Zone. The purpose of this zoning district is to provide opportunities for major employment areas within the city and to allow heavy industrial uses including manufacturing, warehousing, storage, distribution, food processing, trucking and related uses in locations that are environmentally suitable for these activities. This zone also provides a location for major utilities including the sewage treatment plant. Additionally, this designation provides a location for the adult entertainment overlay. This zone implements the general industrial and the existing public facilities land use designations and the adult entertainment overlay designation in the Comprehensive Plan.

(14) POS (Parks and Open Space) Zone. The parks and open space zoning designation is applied to lands which are to be maintained as park space or natural open spaces in perpetuity by the city. Many of these lands have underlying contractual agreements with either the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, conservation futures easements, or critical area easements. The POS designation should be applied to public park properties identified in the city’s parks, recreation and open space plan. (Ord. 1492 § 1 (Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 1294 § 2, 2011).