21.10.090 Summary of process steps by review type.
A. BMC 21.10.100 through 21.10.250 describe the process steps listed in Table 21.10.090 as set forth in Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and included in this section.
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Director Ministerial Decision |
Director Decisions |
Hearing Examiner Decisions |
Hearing Examiner Decisions |
City Council or Historic Preservation Commission Quasi-Judicial Decisions |
City Council Legislative |
Certificate of Alteration for a Property Listed on the City of Bellingham’s Register of Historic Places |
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Type I |
Type II |
Type III-A |
Type III-B |
Type V-A |
Type V-B |
Type VI |
Type VII |
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Preapplication conference required |
See BMC 21.10.170 |
See BMC 21.10.170 |
See BMC 21.10.170 |
See BMC 21.10.170 |
Yes |
No |
See BMC 21.10.170 |
No |
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Preapplication neighborhood meeting |
No |
Required for planned developments, institutional site plans, general binding site plans and design review |
Required for co-housing, incentive program for innovative affordable homeowner-ship projects, conditional use and nonconforming use or building decisions |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Required for site-specific neighborhood plan or comprehensive plan amendments, including those with rezones, and for institutional master plans/amendments |
No |
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Preapplication design guidance meeting |
Optional for some permits; see BMC 21.10.100(B) and (D) |
Required or optional for some permits; see BMC 21.10.110(C) and (E) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Determination of complete application process |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Notice of application |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Recommendation by board, commission or hearing examiner |
No |
Required or optional for some permits; see BMC 21.10.110(D) |
No |
No |
Yes, planning commission |
No |
Yes, planning commission |
No |
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Open record predecision hearing |
No |
No |
Yes, hearing examiner |
Yes, hearing examiner |
Yes, planning commission |
Yes, historic preservation commission |
Yes, planning commission |
Yes, historic preservation commission |
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Decision |
Director |
Director; shoreline variances must also be approved by Department of Ecology |
Hearing examiner; shoreline conditional use must also be approved by Department of Ecology |
Hearing examiner |
Council at closed record hearing |
Historic preservation commission |
Council |
Historic preservation commission |
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Notice of decision |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Reconsideration |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Appeal to hearing examiner |
Yes, unless otherwise specified by code |
Yes, except shoreline permit and shoreline variance appeals are heard by the Shoreline Hearings Board |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes, closed record |
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Closed record appeal to city council |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Judicial appeal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
[Ord. 2024-02-003 § 2; Ord. 2020-03-005 § 4; Ord. 2018-12-036 § 42; Ord. 2015-01-001 § 7 (Exh. C); Ord. 2004-09-065].