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City Council - Planning Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · June 23, 2025

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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 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. 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. Planning Committee Minutes Page 1 June 23, 2025

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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 Members of the public wishing to view the meeting in person may do so at Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on the City’s YouTube channel at https://cob.org/btv. Meetings are also broadcast in high definition on BTV on Comcast channel 321, and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10. Members of the public who do not have cable or Internet access may listen to the meeting via telephone by using any of the following phone numbers: ● (253) 215-8782 ● (346) 248-7799 ● (669) 900-6833 ● (301) 715-8592 ● (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 820 8653 7627 Password: 9 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 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 Agenda Information Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live at https://cob.org/btv on the internet as they occur Accessibility The Council Chambers is fully accessible. Elevator access to the second floor is available at City Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available, and a receiver may be checked out through the Deputy City Clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Committee Meetings: Monday, July 7, 2025 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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