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The Bellingham Comprehensive Plan.

The legally binding blueprint that guides housing, land use, transportation, and infrastructure decisions for the next 20 years.

Adopted under Washington’s Growth Management Act

 

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Governs Growth

What it controls

The Comprehensive Plan sets where housing can be built, how dense neighborhoods can become, and what infrastructure must support growth.

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Drives Zoning & Fees

How rules get enforced

Zoning codes, development regulations, impact fees, and permitting decisions must align with this plan—or be justified as exceptions.

 

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Shapes Daily Life

Why it matters

From parking availability to school capacity, taxes, traffic, and neighborhood character—this document influences outcomes residents feel every day.

Why This Plan Matters Now

Comprehensive Plans are updated only once every 10 years—but their consequences last decades. Decisions made today will determine housing costs, neighborhood density, infrastructure strain, and tax burdens long after current officials are gone.
Many policies are functionally decided before public hearings ever occur.

How to Navigate the Plan

This site breaks the Comprehensive Plan into clear, readable sections so residents can understand what’s proposed, what’s already decided, and what comes next.

Housing

Growth targets, middle housing policies, affordability claims, and who benefits.

View Housing Chapter

Land Use & Zoning

Where density is increasing, where protections are removed, and how neighborhoods are reclassified.

View Land Use Chapter

Transportation & Infrastructure

Roads, parking, bike lanes, concurrency, and whether infrastructure actually keeps pace with growth.

View Transportation Chapter
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Independant Analysis

This site is not affiliated with the City of Bellingham.

It exists to document, explain, and analyze the Comprehensive Plan so residents can engage with facts—not just summaries.

 

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