City Council - Planning Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · March 23, 2015
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Meeting Minutes
03/23/2015, 10:30 AM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Jack Weiss, Gene Knutson, Daniel www.cob.org/council
Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
and Roxanne Murphy 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Jack Weiss, Chair
Terry Bornemann
Dan Hammill
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Planning
20767 1. Ordinance creating an incentive program for innovative affordable
low-income homeownership projects in single-family and multi-
family residential zoning districts
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
CREATING AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR INNOVATIVE AFFORDABLE
LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECTS IN SINGLE-FAMILY AND
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS BY ESTABLISHING A
NEW CHAPTER IN THE BELLINGHAM MUNICIPAL CODE (BMC) TITLE 20
AND AMENDING BMC CHAPTERS 2.56 AND 21.10
Roxanne Murphy moved to recommend approval of staff's recommendation on
Historic Resource Protection.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Dan Hammill moved to provide direction to staff to see how a two-track system, as
proposed by Jack Weiss, would work.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
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Dan Hammill moved to direct staff to look into ways to provide support for
monitoring affordability for developers.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Dan Hammill moved that there be no limitations on distance to transit.
MOTION CARRIED 2-1. Weiss, opposed.
20768 2. Docket process for 2015-2016 Comprehensive Plan amendment
requests
Council gave head nods in agreement with staff's plan as presented.
Adjournment
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Meeting Agenda
03/23/2015, 10:30 AM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Jack Weiss, Chair www.cob.org/council
Terry Bornemann, Daniel Hammill All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for
Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information,
ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration
by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. Committee Chairs give a report of the
Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and
formal vote in the order shown below:
Planning
Jack Weiss, Chair
Terry Bornemann; Daniel Hammill
20767 1. Ordinance creating an incentive program for innovative p. 1
affordable low-income homeownership projects in single-
family and multi-family residential zoning districts
20768 2. Docket process for 2015-2016 comprehensive plan p. 49
amendment requests
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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Next City Council Meeting
04/06/2015
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