Bellingham staff seek feedback on Unified Development Code rewrite
City planning staff outlined a proposed Unified Development Code intended to consolidate zoning tables, fold in interim ordinances and streamline permitting; commissioners and council committee members spent most of the joint work session debating how to translate the Bellingham plan into code, especially on density and housing ownership options.
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City planning staff presented a draft structure for a Unified Development Code (UDC) at a joint Planning Commission and City Council Planning Committee work session on Aug. 20, asking for early guidance on scope and sequencing ahead of a tentative 2027 adoption. Blake Lyon, director of planning and community development, said the UDC is the next step in implementing the Bellingham plan and described it as a tool to "turn our efforts towards implementation." "We all know it as the Bellingham plan, serves as kind of a 20 year, look ahead," Lyon said.
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