Guidelines & Regulations

MAKERS is well known for preparing innovative zoning ordinances, design standards and guidelines, sign ordinances, and shoreline master programs for communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. Award-winning projects include the Kirkland Downtown Design Guidelines, Mill Creek Town Center Design Guidelines, Washington’s Shoreline Management Guidebook, Rucker/Grand Avenue Rehabilitation Handbook, Burien Downtown Guidebook, Snohomish County Housing Development Handbook, and SNO-TRAN Land Use and Public Transportation Guide Book. In addition, zoning and form-based development standards have been key implementing tools for MAKERS’ award-winning center and subarea plans for the University Community, Wenatchee Riverfront, and Downtown Everett.

MAKERS’ Development Regulations and Review Projects:

Design Guidelines

Boise Downtown & Citywide Design Guidelines, Boise, ID
Sammamish Town Center Development Code and Design Guidelines, Sammamish, WA
Chelan Downtown Development Code and Design Standards, Chelan, WA**
Residential Core Design Standards, Everett, WA**
Residential Development Regulations, Lacey, WA
Highway 99 Form-Based Codes, Clark County, WA***
Mixed-Use Standards, Clark County, WA
Whiskey Ridge Design Guidelines, Marysville, WA
Marysville Downtown Design Guidelines, Marysville, WA
Riverview Gateway Design Guidelines, Vancouver, WA
112th Avenue Subarea Design Guidelines, Vancouver, WA
Woodland Downtown Design Guidelines, Woodland, WA
Tacoma Mixed-Use Center Design Guidelines, Tacoma, WA
Downtown Everett Development Regulations and Design Standards, Everett, WA
Downtown Bonney Lake Design Guidelines, Bonney Lake, WA
Carnation Design Standards, Carnation, WA
Sumner Design Guidelines, Sumner, WA
Residential Code Update, Bellingham, WA
Renton Urban Center Design Guidelines and Development Regulations, Renton, WA
Wenatchee Waterfrong Zoning, Wenatchee, WA
Belfair UGA Zoning and Design Guidelines, Mason County, WA
Maple Valley Design Guidelines, Maple Valley, WA
Fall City Historic Area Design Guidelines, King County, WA
Commercial Historic District Sign Guidelines, King County, WA
Eatonville Design Guidelines, Eatonville, WA
Downtown Burien Design Manual, Burien, WA
Design Guidelines, Black Diamond, WA
Newcastle CBC Design Guidelines, Newcastle, WA
Green Lake Design Guidelines, Seattle, WA
Greenwood/Phinney Ridge Design Guidelines, Seattle, WA

Shoreline Master Plans

City of Marysville
City of Kent
City of Lake Stevens

Zoning and Development Regulations

West Arlington Form-Based Code, Arlington, WA
Bayview Ridge Planned Unit Development Ordinance and Design Guidelines, Skagit County, WA
Ellensburg Zoning Code Update and Design Standards, Ellensburg, WA
Sammamish Town Center Development Code and Design Guidelines, Sammamish, WA
Chelan Downtown Development Code and Design Standards, Chelan, WA***
Bonner County Land Use Code Update, Bonner County, ID

Design Review Services

Tacoma Design Review Project, Tacoma, WA
On-Call Design Review Services, Woodinville, WA
On-Call Design Review Services, Monroe, WA
On-Call Design Review Services, Carnation, WA
Design Review Recommendations, Boise, ID

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**Award-winning project