2024 Docket
| File # | File Name | Applicant | Description | Location | Fee Waiver Requested? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLN2024-00001 | Capital Facilities Planning | Whatcom County | PLN2024-00001
Capital Facilities Planning Whatcom County Amend the capital facilities element of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan, including adopting a new Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (Appendix F). |
Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2024-00002 | Whatcom County Code Amendments | Whatcom County | PLN2024-00002 Whatcom County Code Amendments Whatcom County Review and revise the Whatcom County Zoning Code and other sections of the County Code to implement Comprehensive Plan policies and/or address issues identified in the administration of the codes. Revisions needed to achieve consistency with the Growth Management Act may also be considered. | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2024-00003 | Permit Review Process and Timeliness | Whatcom County | PLN2024-00003 Permit Review Process and Timelines Whatcom County Permit Review Processing and Timelines- propose code amendments to comply with SB 5290 | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2024-00004 | Lummi Island Height | Whatcom County | Lummi Island Height- review height limitations for consistency with other similarly zoned and situated areas. Lummi Island height limitations are the most restrictive in any zone and limit height to 24’ without provisions to increase. | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2024-00005 | Clean Energy Code Amendments | Whatcom County Council | Amendments to the Whatcom County Code to support solar energy, geothermal energy, and hydrogen energy in accordance with Resolution 2023-044. | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2024-00006 | Cannabis Retail in LII within UGA | Whatcom County | Evaluate the allowance of cannabis retail facilities in the Light Impact Industrial (LII) zone district within a city’s designated urban growth area (UGA) and review and revise the Whatcom County Zoning Code, as applicable. Cannabis retail facilities are currently only allowed in four commercial zone districts in unincorporated Whatcom County. The county has limited areas zoned commercial and many of the allowed zone districts currently have established retail cannabis stores. The state legislature recently revised the Washington State Cannabis Social Equity Program to authorize the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) to issue additional cannabis retail sales licenses to applicants who meet the social equity requirements of the program under WAC 314-55-570. Allowing limited cannabis retail sales in the LII zone would provide social equity retail sales license holders more locations to operate than otherwise currently available and allowed by county code. | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2023-00001 | 2025 Comprehensive Plan, Development Regulation and UGA Update | Whatcom County | Review and revise the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and development regulations by June 2025 to ensure compliance with the requirements of RCW 36.70A. Review urban growth areas and densities permitted within urban growth areas by June 2025, in conjunction with the Cities. If necessary, revise urban growth areas and/or associated development regulations to accommodate the urban growth projected for the succeeding twenty-year period. | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2024-00007 | Heavy Impact Industrial Zones within city UGA | Whatcom County Council | Amend Whatcom County Code 20.68 and other relevant sections of Title 20 to define appropriate industrial uses and conditions for industrial uses in Heavy Impact Industrial (HII) Districts within a city's designated urban growth area. | Heavy Impact Industrial (HII) | N/A |
| PLN2023-00008 | CIP Update of Capital Facilities & Parks | Whatcom County | Amend the Capital Facilities and Parks elements of the Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan. | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2021-00007 | Bellingham UGA Expansion | Whatcom County (Council Member Kershner) | Amend the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan by expanding the Bellingham Urban Growth Area (UGA) on 339 acres (the site is currently designated as UGA Reserve). Rezone this land to Urban Residential - Mixed (URMX) and commercial zoning. | North of Bellingham City Limits and West of the Guide Meridian (State Route 539) | N/A |
| PLN2019-00002 | MRL Expansion - Breckenridge Rd. | Concrete Nor'West | Amend the comprehensive plan designation from Rural to Mineral Resource Lands (MRL) and amend the zoning map to expand a MRL overlay zone on approximately 22.8 acres off Breckenridge Rd., east of Nooksack. The underlying zoning is Rural one dwelling/five acres (R5A). | Parcel #
400428 165430 and a portion of parcel #400428 254460; Within the NW ¼ and NE ¼ of section 28, T40N, R4E, W.M.
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| PLN2017-00004 | MRL County-wide Designation Progress | Whatcom County | Through a county-led countywide assessment, seek to identify and designate potential commercially significant mineral resource lands, to meet future demand, compatible with water resources, agricultural lands, forest lands and other GMA goals pursuant to Comprehensive Plan Policy 8R-1. | Countywide | N/A |
| PLN2015-00003 | Code Enforcement Amendments | Whatcom County | Create a new Whatcom County Code (WCC) Chapter 22.15, called “Code Compliance Procedures” to establish an efficient system to address enforcement of building, critical areas and zoning codes. The proposal would consolidate the existing code enforcement provisions from WCC 15, 16.16, and 20 into a new WCC 22.15. The proposed amendments include provisions that would allow the County to record a document at the Whatcom Auditor’s office indicating that there is a code violation on a property. | N/A | N/A |
| PLN2012-00007 | Agricultural Strategic Plan Implementation | Whatcom County | Resolution 2018-027 was approved by the County Council on 8/8/2018 declaring support for the updated Whatcom County Agricultural Strategic Plan. Immediate priorities in this plan include reviewing designation of Agricultural Lands of Long-term Commercial Significance and the agricultural zoning code. Reviewing the Rural Study Areas as listed in the 2007 Rural Land Study and making recommendations for possible changes in accordance with Resolution 2009-040 (100,000 acre target), Resolution 2018-027 (Updated Agricultural Strategic Plan) and RCW 36.70A.170 and .177 will be included. Other short-term and medium-term priorities in this plan include development of policies and regulations that provide for protection of the best agricultural areas while supporting development at zoned densities and continued work on development of the Natural Resource Marketplace. These activities may lead to proposed changes to the agricultural portions of the Comprehensive Plan and zoning regulations. | Proposal relates to Agricultural and Rural lands | N/A |
| PLN2012-00009 | MRL Expansion - North Star Road | Ferndale Ready Mix & Gravel | Amend the comprehensive plan designation from Rural to Mineral Resource Lands (MRL) and amend the zoning map to expand a MRL overlay zone on approximately 19.7 acres on the west side of North Star Rd., south of Brown Rd. The underlying zoning is Rural one dwelling/five acres (R5A). | Parcel # 390110212100; Within the SW ¼ of section 10, T39N, R1E, W.M. | N/A |