City Council - Planning Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · June 23, 2025
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Minutes
June 23, 2025, 2:40 PM
Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Michael Lilliquist, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Hannah Stone, Lisa Anderson https://cob.org/council
Call to Order
Committee Chair Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward
Committee Member Hannah Stone, First Ward
Committee Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward
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evening prior to deliberation and formal vote.
24585 1. Work Session to Continue Discussion of Shift from Neighborhood Plans to Citywide p. 3
Planning Processes
Blake Lyon, Planning & Community Development Director, and Chris Behee, Long Range Planning
Manager, continued discussions on the shift from neighborhood-based to citywide land use
planning as part of the City's long-term growth strategy. Council Members discussed and asked
questions.
24586 2. Work Session to Continue Discussion of Changes to Residential Zoning p. 9
Blake Lyon, Planning & Community Development Director, and Chris Behee, Long Range Planning
Manager, presented proposed changes to residential zoning in response to implementing State
House Bill 1110. Council Members discussed the legislation, and asked questions.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:14 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Agenda
June 23, 2025, 2:40 PM
Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Michael Lilliquist, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Hannah Stone, Lisa Anderson https://cob.org/council
Legislative Office Manager: Jackie Weller
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Call to Order
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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
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Hannah Stone, Lisa Anderson
24585 1. Work Session to Continue Discussion of Shift from Neighborhood Plans to Citywide p. 3
Planning Processes
24586 2. Work Session to Continue Discussion of Changes to Residential Zoning p. 9
Adjournment
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Next City Council Committee Meetings: Monday, July 7, 2025
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