Tuesday, May 10th, Fairhaven Middle School

Introduction, Character & Boundaries

Jeff Thomas, DirectorPlanning & Community Development

� Stakeholder involvement

� Preserve, protect and restore historic district

� Guide future development and redevelopment

� Property Owners

� Business Owners

� Residents

� Neighborhood Associations� Neighborhood Associations

� Business Organizations

� Public Agencies

� City of Bellingham

� Others?

1. Today – Project framework, boundaries

2. May 17th – Parks, Trails and Natural

Environment

3. May 25th – Fairhaven Design Review District 3. May 25th – Fairhaven Design Review District

and historic resources. (also May 24th with

HPC)

4. June 8th – Village Core

5. June 22 – Village Core

� Share perspectives, needs and desires

� Understand process

� Develop two-way communication

Input gathered from meetings will be used to create:

� Neighborhood and Urban Village Master Plan

= “The Vision” (sets policy)

� Development Regulations = “The Rules”

� Part 1: Presentation – 45 min.� What is an Urban Village?

� The Process and the Project

� Q & A

� Part 2: Exercises – 45 min.� Identify Strengths , Weaknesses, Opportunities and

Threats

� Identify “core” boundaries

� Part 3: Re-group and share findings – 30 min.

� Mix of uses: commercial, residential, office, recreational, services, etc.

� Amenities and necessities � Amenities and necessities within walking distance

� Designed for pedestrians, bikes, and bust – not just the car

� Facilitates strong community connections and interaction

Connected Street Grid &

Trails -- Walkable

Supports

Multiple Travel

Modes

Offers Variety of

Housing Options

Sustainable

Population to Support

Businesses and Services

Mix of Uses

Well-Defined

Center & Edge

Quality Building

Design &

Materials

Center & Edge

Quality of Life

� Comprehensive Plan

Growth Strategy

� Extensive Public Process

� “Urban Village Subarea Plans”guide growth, preserve neighborhood

character

� Old Town Urban Village, 2008

� Samish Way Urban Village, 2009

� Fountain District Urban Village, 2010

� Development Character

▪ New and Historic Resources

� Circulation & Streetscape� Circulation & Streetscape

� Parks & Neighborhood

Connections

� Capital Facilities Plan

� Laws that implement the Subarea Plan

� Includes zoning, permitted uses, permitted uses, setbacks, height, parking requirements, design requirements, signage, etc.

� Informed by Technical Studies

� Great pedestrian amenities� Trail and park connections� Vibrant commercial core� Residents� Residents� Historic buildings� Design standards� Key tourism asset� Transportation hub� Industrial marine jobs� Grocery store

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� Open public process

� Compiling and refining all things Fairhaven

into one cohesive planning document

Identify opportunities and visions for future� Identify opportunities and visions for future

� Updating Fairhaven Design Review District

� MNAC & Historic Preservation Committee

� Public hearings with Planning Commission

and City Council

� Neighborhood Plan� Design Review District� Zoning Table� Parking District� Parking District� Port’s Scheme of Harbor

Improvements� Historic buildings and

landmarks� Regional transportation

terminal

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� Walkability and

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� Residential Zones –

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� Commercial approach

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� Identify Shared Values using a

SWOT Analysis

� STRENGTHS

� WEAKNESSES

� OPPORTUNITIES

� THREATS

� Use back of map

� Share ideas or submit

directly

� Based on what you have heard tonight, draw the boundary for the Urban Village core or transition areasareas

� Be bold and creative – all ideas are valid

� Talk to each other – ask staff questions – look at the maps

8:00 p.m.

� May 17 Public Realm:

Parks, Trails and Natural Environment

� May 25 Historic Resources and Fairhaven Design Review District

www.cob.org/fairhaven

Nicole Oliver, Communication Coordinator, noliver@cob.org

Katie Franks, Development Specialist II: kfranks@cob.org