The City of Bellingham is working on the Bellingham Plan as we update our city’s comprehensive plan. The plan addresses important topics, such as housing, transportation, and climate resilience, and will guide development, capital investments, city programs, and other actions for the next 20 years.
The key to the Bellingham Plan is community feedback. We want to know how you want us to plan for Bellingham’s future. You’ll find all the ways to provide feedback digitally and in person on the Bellingham Plan Engagement Hub.
On this page, you can learn more about staff’s work with the City Council and Planning Commission.
Comprehensive plans are used by communities to establish a vision for the future and provide a framework for building toward that vision. While the Comprehensive Plan is a twenty-year document, it goes through a major update each decade to ensure its guidance remains relevant and responds to changing conditions in the community and region. The next update for cities within Whatcom County is due by December 31, 2025.
You can find a detailed description of the adoption process and schedule on Engage Bellingham. Below, key meeting materials have also been linked.
| Body | Date | Topic | Materials |
| City Council | December 15, 2025 | Consider Ordinance (3rd and final reading) | |
| City Council | December 8, 2025 | Consider Ordinance (1st and 2nd readings) | Meeting Materials |
| City Council | November 17, 2025 | Consider Ordinance | Meeting Materials |
| City Council | November 10, 2025 | Work Session | Meeting Materials |
| City Council | November 3, 2025 | Public Hearing | Meeting Materials |
| City Council | October 20, 2025 | Last 4 Chapters of the Bellingham Plan | Meeting Materials |
| City Council | October 13, 2025 | First 6 Chapters of the Bellingham Plan | Meeting Materials |
| City Council | October 6, 2025 | The Bellingham Plan Overview | Meeting Materials |
| City Council | September 29, 2025 | Capital Facilities Plan & Multimodal Transportation Plan | Meeting Materials |
| Planning Commission | September 25, 2025 | Draft Plan Work Session | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | September 18, 2025 | Public Hearing on Draft Plan | Staff Memo Presentation |
| City Council (Committee Of The Whole) | September 15, 2025 | Bellingham Public Library Facilities Master Plan Adoption | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | August 21, 2025 | Discuss Reference Plans | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | July 10, 2025 | Environmental Impact Statement and Capacity Analysis | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | June 26, 2025 | Community Wellbeing and Civic Practices | Staff Memo Presentation |
| City Council (Planning Committee) | June 23, 2025 | Discuss Topics Related to Land Use and Housing (continued from May 5) | Meeting Materials |
| Planning Commission | May 29, 2025 | Transportation; and Parks, Recreation, and Open Space | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | May 15, 2025 | Capital Facilities and Urban Services | Staff Memo Presentation |
| City Council | May 5, 2025 | Discuss Topics Related to Land Use and Housing | Meeting Materials |
| Planning Commission | May 1, 2025 | Economic Development* *Community Wellbeing and Civic Practices: Goals reviewed on May 1, Future policy discussion TBD | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | April 3, 2025 | Climate; Environment | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | March 20, 2025 | Land Use and Housing (Details) | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | March 6, 2025 | Community Design | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | February 20, 2025 | Land Use and Housing Overview | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | February 6, 2025 | Project Overview | Staff Memo Presentation |
| City Council | January 27, 2025 | Project Overview and Countywide Process | Staff Memo Presentation |
| City Council (Planning Committee) + Planning Commission | October 24, 2024 | Growth Strategy | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | September 19, 2024 | Growth Strategy | Presentation |
| Planning Commission | September 5, 2024 | Growth Strategy | Presentation |
| Planning Commission + Transportation Commission | August 1, 2024 | Transit Planning | Presentation |
| Planning Commission | June 20, 2024 | Middle Housing and Design | Presentation |
| City Council | June 3, 2024 | Growth Projections + Alternatives | Staff memo Presentation (36:16 start) |
| Planning Commission | May 16, 2024 | Growth Projections + Alternatives | Staff memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | March 7, 2024 | Phase 1 Update + What’s Next | Presentation (3:06 start) |
| City Council | July 10, 2023 | Project Initiation: Engagement + Scope | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | June 22, 2023 | Project Initiation: Engagement + Scope | Staff Memo Presentation (3:36 start) |
| City Council | May 8, 2023 | Overview | Staff Memo Presentation |
| Planning Commission | April 20, 2023 | Overview | Staff Memo Presentation (2:32:08 start) |
Project staff may be contacted through the project email (TheBellinghamPlan@cob.org) or phone number (360-778-8310).
Current Comprehensive Plan (2016 + Annual Amendments)
Neighborhood Maps including Comprehensive Plan Land Use maps
BMC 20.00 Zoning Tables
Staff presentation to City Council, June 5, 2023: Washington State 2023 Legislative Recap, memo, and presentation (1:36:20)
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Las comunidades usan los planes integrales para establecer una visión para el futuro y brindar un marco para la construcción hacia esa visión. Aunque el Plan integral es un documento de veinte años, se actualiza cada década para garantizar que su orientación siga siendo relevante y responda a las condiciones cambiantes en la comunidad y la región. La próxima actualización de las ciudades del condado de Whatcom deberá realizarse antes del 30 de junio de 2025.
Esta actualización se conocerá como el Plan de Bellingham. Aunque gran parte del plan actual permanecerá intacto, en esta actualización se modificarán partes específicas. Se identificaron varios temas que guiarán las actualizaciones en todo el plan, que incluyen lo siguiente:
- opciones de vivienda y asequibilidad;
- accesibilidad, diversidad, equidad e inclusión;
- mitigación del cambio climático y resiliencia;
- lugares dinámicos y únicos; y
- salud pública y seguridad.
En este sitio, se incluye información sobre el trabajo del proyecto con organismos de la ciudad, como el ayuntamiento y la Comisión de Planificación. Para conocer las oportunidades de participación actuales, el material informativo de antecedentes y mucho más, visite el sitio Engage Bellingham del proyecto. Puede comunicarse con personal del proyecto mediante el correo electrónico del proyecto (TheBellinghamPlan@cob.org) o el número de teléfono (360-778-8310).
如欲了解关于 The Bellingham Plan 的信息中文，请访问项目网站，并在右上方选择中文。
如欲提出关于翻译、口译或合理特殊照顾的请求，请致电 360-778-8310（服务时间一般为周一至周五上午 9 点至下午 5 点）或发送电子邮件至 TheBellinghamPlan@cob.org。如果用英语以外的语言致电，工作人员可让口译员加入通话，以便与您交谈。
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