The City of Bellingham seeks citizens, local architects, urban planners, landscape designers and other design professionals for a newly-forming downtown Design Review Board. City officials say the Design Review Board will elevate the importance of quality design in our city center and ensure standards for quality design are used in new construction and remodeling projects downtown.
“Quality design supports the aesthetic character of Bellingham, its growing reputation as an art and cultural mecca, and its identity as a wonderful place to live, work and play,” said Bellingham Mayor Mark Asmundson.
“The importance of good design has increased substantially with the current construction boom downtown,” said new Planning Director Tim Stewart. “The Planning & Community Development Department is delighted at the prospect of elevating the importance of quality design in our city center and ensuring design standards are implemented in new construction and remodeling projects,” he added.
Approved by City Council on June 5, this all-volunteer Board will be composed of five members; at least three members of the board must be architects, landscape architects, urban designers/planners, or from similar disciplines. At least one member must be a representative of the community at large and not from one of the above-listed professions. The deadline for applications is Friday, June 30.
