Planning and Development Commission, City of Bellingham, Washington

CITY OF BELLINGHAM
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MEETING
AGENDA
February 08, 2007
7:00 PM

COMMITTEE:Planning Commission

LOCATION: Council Chambers

AGENDA
BELLINGHAM PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION
(This meeting will be tape-recorded)
THURSDAY, February 8, 2007, 7:00 P.M.
City Council Chambers, City Hall, 210 Lottie Street

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL Jim Bishop (Chair), Doug Starcher, Chris Morgan, David Auer, Christopher Sahlin, Sandy Pratt, Tom Barrett.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
During this period, citizens may speak informally to the Planning Commissioners on subjects not scheduled for the public hearing. EACH SPEAKER IS ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES. Any written comments shall be provided to the recording secretary.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

WORKSESSION(S):

1. A worksession to discuss and provide recommendations regarding nine proposed site specific amendments to the Neighborhood Plans component of the Bellingham Comprehensive Plan. The Commission will discuss the proposed amendments and provide recommendations to the City Council regarding which of the proposals should be included in the 2007 amendment review process. The proposed amendments to the Birchwood, Fairhaven, Guide Meridian, Puget, Samish, Sehome and Sunnyland neighborhood plans and zoning were submitted by various property owners. If the Council decides to include review of any of the proposed amendments in the 2007 process, the Planning Commission and City Council would hold public hearings, beginning in the spring and continue through the fall of 2007.

In addition, the Commission will hear about proposals submitted by seven neighborhood associations. Five of those submissions have been initiated already by the Planning & Community Development Director (Fairhaven, Samish, South Hill, Lettered Streets and Guide Meridian), one was deemed incomplete (York), and one was determined to be site-specific and is included with the other site specific proposals (Birchwood).

Additional information regarding the proposed amendments is available on the City's web site at www.cob.org/pcd/planning/2007NeighborhoodPlanAmendments.htm.

Anyone wishing to comment in favor of or in objection to the proposals is invited to attend or respond in writing. Written comments may be submitted to Greg Aucutt, Senior Planner, gaucutt@cob.org, Planning Department, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. A packet of information will be available at the Planning Department on January 31, 2007.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Planning Director’s Report

2. Planning Commission Issues

HEARING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

The City of Bellingham complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need special accommodation, please call Cheri Gleichmann at the Planning Department at 676-6982 (voice), 676-6883 (TTY), or cgleichmann@cob.org at least 3 days prior to the meeting. A hearing assistance system is available and a receiver may be checked out prior to the meeting.