City Council - Planning Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · November 21, 2022
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Minutes
November 21, 2022, 1:45 PM
Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Lisa Anderson, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council
All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
President Stone called the Planning Committee to order at 1:45pm.
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward
Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Committee Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward
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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
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Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not
members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings.
Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the
evening prior to deliberation and formal vote.
23532 1. Exempt a Temporary Shelter from Compliance from State Building p. 3
Code Requirements
Blake Lyon, Planning and Community Development Director provided a summary of
the resolution. The YWCA of Bellingham is proposing to operate a temporary shelter
at the existing First Presbyterian Church Building located at 1031 North Garden Street
in Bellingham, Washington. The use of the subject facility for a temporary shelter is
permitted and exempt from temporary shelter regulations per BMC 20.15.100.A.2 but
the shelter is not in full compliance with all of the requirements of the building code
for this use. However, RCW 19.27.042 authorizes the City to adopt a resolution to
exempt state building code requirements for a building whose character of use or
occupancy has been changed to provide housing for indigent persons.
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November 21, 2022
Daniel Hammill / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams recommend approval of the resolution
exempting the shelter at 1031 North Garden Street from compliance with State
Building Code Requirements until May 1, 2027.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:53pm.
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November 21, 2022
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Agenda
November 21, 2022, 1:45 PM
Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Lisa Anderson, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council
Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
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meeting platform. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, in-person attendance at meetings
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Call to Order
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. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of
Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not
members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings.
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
Lisa Anderson, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams
23532 1. Exempt a Temporary Shelter from Compliance from State Building p. 3
Code Requirements
Adjournment
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