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Historic homes in Marysville

Marysville's own rules on historic homes, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Marysville Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Marysville's code says

Marysville code What Marysville's code adds
When a building counts as historic
  • 50 years old or older.
    § 18.94.040 · code text
    Buildings 50 years old or older within the city of Marysville, or those that have achieved significance within the last 50 years, that meet the Secretary of the Interior's significance criteria for an historic object, resource, building or structure or contributor to an historic district are hereby designated historical structures resources.
Changing a historic home
  • Building permit and/or design review approval.
    Applies: Construction or alteration of a historic structure within the historic preservation overlay zone district.
    § 18.94.060 · code text
    An application for a building permit and/or design review approval is submitted to the city services department with respect to construction, alteration, or demolition of a historic structure or structures within the historic preservation overlay zone district;
  • Review and approval.
    Applies: Exterior construction or exterior work on any structure within the overlay zone district.
    § 18.59.030 · code text
    Within the overlay zone district, identified upon the city of Marysville official zoning map, the planning and historic preservation commission, the commission's three-member subcommittee (the architectural review board) or the city planner, when acting on behalf of the commission or the city council, when acting upon an appeal, shall review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove applications for any exterior construction or exterior work on any structure.

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Frequently asked questions

What rules apply to a historic home in Marysville?

Marysville's code: 50 years old or older. (§ 18.94.040); Building permit and/or design review approval. (Construction or alteration of a historic structure within the historic preservation overlay zone district.) (§ 18.94.060).

General information, not legal advice.

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