Monroe Comp Plan Options

Too much traffic speeding & running stop signs!!!

Horrible traffic to bypass main st off 203 into neighborhood mostly sams st & powell. Don't stop ar signs and speeding. Two many homeless walking on street from park to park.

It is not a wise choice to start a large-scale construction in an already established residential area. Chain Lake Road is not wide, and there are residential areas nearby. It was originally peaceful and comfortable. There are wildlife reserves and ponds near the trail. If a shopping center or other multi-purpose buildings are built, it will harm the vital interests and living experience of the surrounding residents. There are residential houses on both sides of the road, and there are no materials and sites required for construction. In addition, there will be serious noise problems during construction. Imagine that the originally narrow road is blocked by construction. People who are eager to go up the mountain to go home will go crazy.
Moreover, this city already has 3 large shopping areas. If there is a real need, it is better to build it in the center of the town or those new construction sites. People here don’t need to be woken up every day or feel piles of dust to greet the new day.
More importantly, once construction is carried out, there will be safety issues, various parking problems, and frequent power outages in this area. There is no need to carry out construction to make the power outage problem more serious, especially in the peak season and winter. Chain Lake Road is the only way for residents in the mountain to go up the mountain. Once any emergency occurs, the Monroe City Government will face considerable pressure.

Rezoning this for anything other than single family residential is a horrible plan. There is significant traffic and crime already in this area with soon to be quite a bit more considering all of the single family residential developments going up in this area recently. You will absolutely destroy the integrity of this area and destroy property values for hardworking families. Please, I implore you, do not rezone this area.

This lot is owned by the city of Monroe and is a much more suitable location for potential retail development than the area on chain lake road.

This site makes little to no sense for a mixed-use development area.

there are setbacks for wetlands, creeks and slopes that need to be considered that will bring the usable land down to a minimum as well as the extensive negative impact to the surrounding homes having a retail and housing development placed into their backyards. Beyond those obvious and significant concerns there is the fact that this location doesn't need more access to shopping, Walmart is .7 miles away with a walking path to it and placing shopping here does nothing for the surrounding community except create additional traffic that we already don't have the capacity for.

Too many residents in the Fryelands area already (multi-family rentals, multi-generational homes, townhomes closer towards the elementary school, kids coming home from college to live with parents, etc.) We should not add more cars & people to this grid. I'm sure that is the case on Blueberry Lane as well.

Up zoning near parks should hopefully bring more usage to the green spaces and help maintain a public presence which deters misuse.

Rezone parcels bordering the Fryelands Blvd(like where Burgermaster is) to commercial. Lake Tye is a popular area for recreation and encouraging businesses that are relevant to park users should benefit both the park and businesses in the area.

This area is a major gateway for visitors coming downtown and sets the scene as people arrive into town. Consider zoning that is more welcoming and aligned with the Monroe's goals as this area sets a first impression for many. Tarmac businesses like the existing car dealerships are more suited for RT2.

Love the idea of connecting downtown to Al Borlin. If downtown remains walkable, it would be a nice experience for pedestrians to be able to walk between parks and businesses.

Love to see more services(like Crooked Label Brewery) located near the town's waterfront greenspaces. The parking space could be double use to support parks/businesses, but mainly it's just a nicer atmosphere.

This area is unincorporated snohomish. I moved here from Monroe proper because housing was more affordable. I do not want to be annexed into the place I left because I couldn’t afford housing.

The current zoning in this area is Downtown Commercial, and rezoning to Mixed Use will encourage mixed business/residential uses (perhaps some live/work situations for people). I would be concerned with displacement in this area as there are a lot of affordable homes here now.

General Commercial feels like a more appropriate development style along Hwy 2, and more approachable for passenger vehicle and big rigs that travel this road. Mixed use will bring more residential uses and foot traffic that would be in conflict with Hwy 2 traffic. I would suggest leaving zoning in this area as General Commercial until the Hwy 2 bypass is built, which would reduce through traffic and make this area more pedestrian friendly.

Converting this site to mixed use presents a big challenge for traffic circulation in this area. Traffic is already congested and restricted going into Ihop and Rite Aid, not to mention Blueberry Lane and Hwy 2. There is a commercial development here now that wants to stay, and they don't have a ton of traffic. Redeveloping this to a more traffic intensive development will create more challenges in this area.

While there are a few larger parcels that can accommodate meaningful growth on 179th, most of the parcels are single family homes in good condition on smaller lots. Developers/builders need larger parcels (or an assemblage of adjoining parcels) that can be purchased at a price that will make development pencil out. Tearing down existing houses to prepare for development is also more costly than building on raw land. Upzoning the entire street will increase everyone's property taxes in an area that is already fully developed and currently provides affordable housing. Maintaining the existing zoning of mixed-use north of 154th and high density SFR south of 154th will still allow development on those parcels that desire to densify.

This area makes more sense as a "commercial node" than the UGA area east of 522 where the pond and drainage bisects the properties. It would be more walkable for the neighboring communities in Fryelands, Main St and along 179th. It is also near transit.

This site would be a much better "commercial node" than at the north end of Roosevelt next to farmland. It is more walkable/accessible to the neighborhood and near transit.

These sites are impacted by critical areas (steep slopes and wetlands). Critical areas (and associated setbacks) would likely shrink the usable area to a size and shape that would make it less than desirable as a mixed-use node (which require street improvements, sidewalks, access, parking and buildings). The neighbors are already dealing with heavy surface water flow coming through this site which floods the street and drainage ditches.

This is a community with predominantly rambler homes on septic systems. Ramblers are hard to replace and provide seniors a place where they can age in place. Upzoning will increase property taxes for residents here and lead to economic displacement and gentrification. This neighborhood is better suited for ADU development on lots that want additional housing.

The housing along 154th St was developed in the 1990s, and most of the plats have CC&Rs that restrict use of lots to residential use only. It doesn't make sense to upzone this entire street to mixed use as it only increases property taxes on owners with no real chance of redevelopment.

There is a large pond surrounded by 8 households (4 single family homes and a 4-plex) on the northern half of this UGA area. There is also a drainage that runs north-south through the adjacent lots. Converting these residential lots into higher intensity mixed use will likely result in greater setbacks from the pond and creek than what is there now. Protect critical areas from intense development.

These properties are heavily impacted by critical areas (steep slopes, wetlands) and won't make sense for commercial development. Intense commercial use in inconsistent and out of character with the agricultural and rural lands around it (with Ag10 & R5 zones).

This does not make sense - maybe consider a few key locations instead of the entire road. Suggestion - mixed-use by the park.