Historical - Planning and Community Development Committee - Existed 2019-2020
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · November 9, 2020
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes
November 9, 2020, 1:20 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Hollie Huthman, Chair www.cob.org/council
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
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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 and Community Development
Hollie Huthman, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist
22806 1. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending BMC 21.10.110 Regarding p. 3
Public Meetings Before the Planning Commission and its Shoreline
Committee
Steve Sundin, Senior Planner, explained that the ordinance in Bellingham
Municipal Code 21.10.110, requires the Planning Commission's Shoreline
Committee hold a public meeting to review every shoreline permit application
and make a recommendation to the Planning Director. This step may be
unnecessary for smaller and non-controversial projects that do not propose
impacts to shoreline riparian areas. The proposed amendment would give the
Shoreline Committee Chair the option of requesting the public meeting. The
Planning Commission supports this amendment.
Daniel Hammill moved to recommend approval of first and second reading of
the ordinance.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:34 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Planning and Community Development Committee Agenda
November 9, 2020, 1:20 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Hollie Huthman, Chair www.cob.org/council
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Council members will participate in this meeting remotely through an online web-based
meeting platform. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, in-person attendance at
meetings is prohibited at this time.
Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at meetings.cob.org and on the City’s
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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 and Community Development
Hollie Huthman, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist
22806 1. Consideration of an Ordinance Amending BMC 21.10.110 Regarding p. 3
Public Meetings Before the Planning Commission and its Shoreline
Committee
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, November 23, 2020
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