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File #: AB2026-263    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/25/2026 Meeting Body Council Special Committee of the Whole
On agenda: 4/7/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Discussion and preliminary Council direction on Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Appendices (Appendix A: Glossary, Appendix B: Acronyms, Appendix D: Bibliography, Appendix E: 20-Year Capital Facilities Plan, Appendix G: Airport Overlay Zones, Appendix H: Airport Imaginary Surfaces, Appendix I: Housing Needs Analysis, Appendix J: Subsidized Housing Needs and Funding) and Foothills Subarea Plan Amendments
Indexes: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update, Growth Management Act
Attachments: 1. Appendix A - Glossary, 2. Appendix B - Acronyms, 3. Appendix C - Countywide Planning Policies, 4. Appendix D - Bibliography, 5. Appendix E - 20-year Capital Facilities Plan, 6. Appendix F - Seven-Year CIP, 7. Appendix G - Bellingham Airport Overlay Zones, 8. Appendix H - Bellingham Airport Imaginary Surfaces, 9. Appendix I - Housing Needs Analysis, 10. Appendix J - Subsidized Housing Needs and Funding, 11. Foothills Subarea Plan
Related files: AB2025-637, AB2025-701, AB2024-312, AB2025-513, AB2025-601, AB2026-231, AB2025-128, AB2025-414, AB2025-632, AB2025-754, AB2025-843, AB2026-216, AB2026-217, AB2026-218, AB2025-553, AB2025-552, AB2025-733, AB2026-078, AB2026-079, AB2026-184, AB2026-185, AB2026-186, AB2026-188, AB2026-249, AB2026-250, AB2026-251, AB2026-262, AB2026-261
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Discussion and preliminary Council direction on Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Appendices (Appendix A: Glossary, Appendix B: Acronyms, Appendix D: Bibliography, Appendix E: 20-Year Capital Facilities Plan, Appendix G: Airport Overlay Zones, Appendix H: Airport Imaginary Surfaces, Appendix I: Housing Needs Analysis, Appendix J: Subsidized Housing Needs and Funding) and Foothills Subarea Plan Amendments

 

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County Council will discuss and make motions on proposed edits to these items for consideration alongside other chapters and the entirety of the Comprehensive Plan document at a future meeting. Visit whatcom.legistar.com for information on upcoming meetings. Visit www.whatcomcounty.us/4373 for more information on the comprehensive plan update.

 

Please note, Council adopted Appendix C: Countywide Planning Policies on October 21, 2025 (see Ordinance 2025-049, AB2025-637), and Council adopted Appendix F: Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program on (see Ordinance 2024-058, AB2024-697).




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