1446 Bishop Rd SW, Tumwater, WA 98512

Mixed Use District

It is the intent of the mixed use MU zone that there be a mixture of land uses in close proximity. Mixed use can include: development of a parcel or structure with one or more different land uses, such as combination of residential, office, retail, public, or entertainment in a single or physically integrated group of structures; The mixed use zone provides an opportunity to develop areas in Tumwater that are transit oriented and pedestrian-friendly while still accommodating automobiles, and provide affordable housing and quality community design; Over time, areas in this zoning district are intended to gradually change from strip commercial development and other low-intensity or nonpedestrian oriented uses into a mixed use, pedestrian, auto and transit oriented corridor; Mixed use is desirable in these areas in order to: Create vibrant places and increase pedestrian business activity; Increase security; Promote full time use of facilities; Encourage a variety of businesses which offer retail goods or consumer services that appeal to pedestrians and serve the needs of the surrounding neighborhood; Create a transit/pedestrian orientation which lessens traffic impacts by providing ready access to transit facilities and provides places to work and shop adjacent to living spaces, thus lessening the need to drive; Provide affordable housing by providing more available building lots at a lower cost; Create a pedestrian-friendly environment with well designed streets and public open spaces; Provide a sense of community and place with quality community design. Over time, areas in this zoning district are intended to gradually change from strip commercial development and other low-intensity or nonpedestrian oriented uses into a mixed use, pedestrian, auto and transit oriented corridor.