The Planning Division processes applications for land use development management under laws and policies to protect the public interest. The Long Range Planning Section maintains the Comprehensive Plan, staffs the Planning Commission agenda, and takes the Planning Commission recommendations to the County Council. These include mid- and long range planning activities that are often area wide considerations. The division activities include Comprehensive Plan Amendments, rezones, and creating and updating sub-area plans, staffing related public committees of the Planning Commission and particular land use related public interest groups such as the farm community.
2010-2011 Long Range Work Program
The Whatcom County Council adopted the 2010 annual docket of comprehensive plan amendment requets and council-initiated zoning amendments on March 16, 2010. The following are projects that have been initiated:
Please note: The Whatcom County Code document is updated quarterly. There may be ordinances and or resolutions that have been adopted that are not included in the most updated printed version of the Whatcom County Code.
Ordinances/Resolutions which have been adopted after the latest printed version of the Zoning Ordinance (Title 20), Land Division Ordinance (Title 21), and Critical Areas Ordinance (Title 16.16) can be obtained from the Whatcom County Council webpage
