Bellevue's Planning Commission reviews and proposes amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. Using public input, it also makes recommendations to the City Council on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use (Zoning) Code. All other city boards and commissions coordinate their Comprehensive Plan and land use activities with the Planning Commission.
The commission also recommends and reviews studies of geographic subareas in the city. The commission does not review site-specific development proposals.
Meetings
The Planning Commission meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m., and holds other special meetings as scheduled. Meetings are in Conference Room 1E-113 at City Hall and also on Zoom.
All meetings, including study sessions and public hearings, are open to the public, and comments are always welcome. Comments received in writing or electronically will be provided to the commission at its next scheduled meeting. If you wish to make a comment at the meeting, please refer to the agenda.
The next meeting will be April 24, 2024.
There will be a public hearing on April 24th on the proposed Land Use Code Amendment (LUCA).
The Planning Commission meetings are conducted in a hybrid manner, with both in-person and virtual options. To speak at the meeting, you may attend:
- In-person
- By calling 253-215-8782 and entering Webinar ID: 860 6256 3586
- zoom.us, Webinar ID: 860 6256 3586, Passcode: 983801
Written comments will be included in the packet if received by 11 a.m. the Tuesday preceding the meeting. All other comments received by 11 a.m. the day of the meeting will be emailed to the commissioners before the meeting.
Public comments, including information such as email, mailing address and phone contact information, that is sent to the Planning Commission email address is subject to public disclosure and may be included in the Planning Commission packet.
The sign up for oral communications and public hearings, will open at 5:30 p.m. the day of the meeting and close at 6:20 p.m.
Commission Members
The Planning Commission is comprised of seven Bellevue residents appointed by the mayor with the concurrence of the City Council. Terms last four years and expire on May 31 of the last year of the term. No person can serve more than two consecutive full terms. If a commissioner is appointed to fill a partial term of less than two years, that commissioner is eligible to serve for an additional two full terms.
Commissioner | Term |
Carolynn Ferris | Term #2 ends 2027 |
Vishal Bhargava (Chair) | Term #2 ends 2027 |
Andres Villaveces | Term #1 ends 2025 |
Luisa Cuellar-Calad | Term #1 ends 2026 |
Craighton Goeppele (Vice-Chair) | Term #2 ends 2027 |
Jonny Lu | Term #1 ends 2028 |
Negin Khanloo | Term #1 ends 2027 |