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Home > Services > Community Planning

Environmental Plans and Regulations

Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO)

Development near wetlands, streams and other environmentally sensitive areas

Mitigation Program

Improving the success rate of mitigation projects

Shoreline Master Program (SMP)

Planning management of shorelines

Silver Beach Ordinance

Regulating development in the Lake Wh​atcom Watershed

Stormwater Comprehensive Plan

Managing stormwater in the various watersheds inside Bellingham

Stormwater Management Program

Complying with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit

Comprehensive Sewer Plan

Planning, developing, and financing sewer system facilities

Environmental Impact Statement

Impact of various methods of how Bellingham can growing over the next 20 years

Habitat Restoration Technical Assessment (HRTA)

​​​The City’s management tool for terrestrial and freshwater habitats

Urban Forestry Management Plan (UFMP)

The City is developing a strategic plan to help maintain a healthy urban forest

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