From:                                         Kerr, Monea J. <mjkerr@cob.org>

Sent:                                           Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:58 PM

Subject:                                     Bellingham City Council Notice of Public Hearing

 

BELLINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

Notice is hereby given that the Bellingham City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, August 24, 2020 at 7:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, in a remote meeting, to take public comment on the following:

 

Consideration of a draft resolution to add the Residential Multi (RM) project to the list of 2019-2020 Comprehensive Plan amendments (“the docket”). The project is anticipated to include additional analysis on the following four components: 1) Establishing a simplified ranged zoning system for all RM zones, 2) Developing a density bonus system for projects in RM zones, 3) Allowing all Infill Housing Toolkit forms in all RM zones, and 4) Setting minimum densities in certain or all RM zones.

 

For more information on the RM project, go to: cob.org/rmproject. Detailed information can be found at: meetings.cob.org five days prior to the public hearing.

 

Staff Contact: Lisa Pool, AICP, Senior Planner, lapool@cob.org or (360)778-8390

 

Anyone wishing to comment on this item is invited to do so. Advanced testimony by mail, email, and telephone is accepted and strongly encouraged by sending comments to the Council Office, 210 Lottie Street, ccmail@cob.org or phone (360) 778-8200 to be received prior to 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 to be included in the agenda packet. Comment received after that will be distributed to Council but not included in the published packet. Anyone wishing to testify live during the public hearing can do so by joining the remote meeting at the following link: https://www.cob.org/ccph. This link can be used before the meeting to pre-register or during the meeting to register and immediately join the meeting to testify. Pre-registration is encouraged.

 

Those who would like to listen in by phone can do so using any of the following phone numbers:

·       (253) 215-8782

·       (346) 248-7799

·       (669) 900-6833

·       (301) 715-8592

·       (312) 626-6799

·       (929) 205-6099

 

Meeting ID: 989-8894-7532

Password: 9

 

Contact the Legislative Assistant at (360) 778-8200 for additional assistance prior to the meeting. Thank you.

 

Publication date: July 22, 2020

 

 

Monea Kerr

Legislative Assistant

Bellingham City Council

(360) 778-8202

mjkerr@cob.org

 

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