Chapter 1.12
COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

Sections:

1.12.010    Boundary lines.

1.12.010 Boundary lines.

A. District 1 – South Bellingham. District 1 shall be defined as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Lakeway Drive and the 2016 city limits of Bellingham; Thence southerly and westerly along the city limits of Bellingham to the N/S center section line of Township 38 North, Range 3 East, Section 33; Thence southerly to the southern section line of Township 38 North, Range 3 East, Section 33; Thence easterly along said section line to the northeast corner of Township 37 North, Range 3 East, Section 4; Thence southerly along said section line to the southeast corner of said section; Thence westerly along the southern section line of Township 37 North, Range 3 East, Section 4 to the N/S center section line of Township 37 North, Range 3 East, Section 9; Thence southerly along said center section line to the city limits of Bellingham; Thence easterly, southerly, westerly, and northerly along the city limits of the city of Bellingham to the centerline of Roeder Ave; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of Roeder Avenue to the centerline of E Street; Thence northeasterly along the centerline of E Street and extended to the centerline of Jenkins Street; Thence southeasterly along the centerline of Jenkins Street to the centerline of B Street; Thence northeasterly along the centerline of B Street to the centerline of Cornwall Avenue; Thence northerly along the centerline of Cornwall Avenue to the intersection with Carolina Street; Thence easterly along the centerline of Carolina Street to the intersection of King Street; Thence northerly along the centerline of King Street to the centerline of Texas Street; Thence easterly along the centerline of Texas Street to the centerline of the northbound lane of Interstate 5; Thence southerly along the centerline of northbound lane of Interstate 5 to its intersection with the centerline of Fraser Street; Thence easterly along the centerline of Fraser Street to the centerline of Woburn Street; Thence northerly along the centerline of Woburn Street to center of Whatcom Creek; Thence easterly and northerly along the centerline of Whatcom Creek to the intersection with Silver Beach Street; Thence southerly and westerly along the centerline of Silver Beach Road to the centerline of Lakeway Drive; Thence easterly along the centerline of Lakeway Drive to the point of beginning.

B. District 2 – North Bellingham. District 2 shall be defined as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of Guide Meridian Road and Horton Road and the 2016 city limits of Bellingham Township 38 North, Range 3 East, Section 6; Thence easterly, southerly, and westerly along the city limits of Bellingham to the intersection with Lakeway Drive; Thence westerly along the centerline of Lakeway Drive to the centerline of Silver Beach Road; Thence northerly along the centerline of Silver Beach Road to the intersection with the centerline of Whatcom Creek; Thence westerly along Whatcom Creek to the intersection with Woburn Street; Thence southerly along the centerline of Woburn Street to the centerline of Fraser Street; Thence westerly along the centerline of Fraser Street to the intersection of the centerline of the northbound lane of Interstate 5; Thence northerly along the centerline of the northbound lane of Interstate 5 to the intersection of Texas Street; Thence westerly along the centerline of Texas Street to the intersection with King Street; Thence southerly along the centerline of King Street to the centerline of Carolina Street; Thence westerly along the centerline of Carolina Street to the intersection of Cornwall Avenue; Thence southerly along the centerline of Cornwall Avenue to the intersection of B Street; Thence southwesterly along the centerline of B Street to the centerline of Jenkins Street; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of Jenkins Street to the centerline of E Street; Thence southwesterly along the centerline of E Street extended to the centerline of Roeder Ave; Thence southeasterly along the centerline of Roeder Avenue to Whatcom Creek; Thence southwesterly to the shoreline of Bellingham Bay; Thence northwesterly along the shoreline of Bellingham Bay to a point 1,600 feet west of the C.F Roberts Donation Land Claim; Thence northerly along said line to the centerline of BNRR line; Thence northwesterly along said centerline to a point 660 feet east of the centerline of Wynn Road; Thence northerly 620 feet; Thence easterly 2,000 feet; Thence southerly 1,525 feet; Thence southeasterly, parallel and 260 feet northeasterly to Marine Drive to the centerline of Alderwood Avenue; Thence northerly and easterly along the centerline of Alderwood Avenue to the centerline of Hollywood Avenue; Thence northerly along the centerline of Hollywood Avenue to the centerline of McLeod Road; Thence easterly along the centerline of McLeod Road to the city limits of Bellingham; Thence northerly, easterly, and northerly along the city limits of Bellingham to the centerline of Bakerview Road; Thence easterly along the centerline of Bakerview Road to the intersection with Guide Meridian; Thence northerly along the centerline of Guide Meridian to the point of beginning.

C. District 3 – Foothills. District 3 shall be defined as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the eastern 2016 city limits of Sumas with the Forty-Ninth parallel, Township 41 North, Range 4 East, Section 35; Thence easterly, southerly, westerly and northerly along the boundary of Whatcom County to the southern city limits of the city of Bellingham, approximately the center of Township 37 North, Range 2 East, Section 13; Thence easterly and northerly along the city limits of Bellingham to the intersection with the centerline of Samish Way; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of Samish Way to the intersection with the N/S center section line of Township 37 North, Range 3 East, Section 9; Thence northerly along said N/S center section line to the north section line of Township 37 North, Range 3 East, Section 9; Thence easterly along said section line to the southwest section corner of Township 37 North, Range 3 East, Section 3; Thence northerly along said section line to the southeast section corner of Township 38 North, Range 3 East, Section 33; Thence westerly along the southern section line of Township 38 North, Range 3 East, Section 33 2,780 feet; Thence northerly to the city limits of Bellingham; Thence easterly and northerly and westerly along the city limits of Bellingham to the centerline of Guide Meridian and the western section line of Township 38 North, Range 3 East, Section 6; Thence northerly along the centerline of Guide Meridian to the centerline of East Wiser Lake Road and the northwest corner of Township 39 North, Range 3 East, Section 6; Thence easterly along the northern section lines of Township 39 north, Range 3 East, Sections 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 to the intersection with the city limits of Everson; Thence southerly, easterly, and northerly along the city limits of the cities of Everson and Nooksack to the intersection with the northern section line of Township 40 North, Range 4 East, Section 29; Thence easterly along said N/S section line to the center section line of township 40 North, Range 4 East, Section 21; Thence northerly along said N/S center section lines of Township 40 North, Range 4 East, Sections 21 and 16 to the northern section line of Township 40 North, Range 4 East, Section 16 and the centerline of East Badger Road; Thence easterly along the centerline of East Badger Road to the southwest corner section of Township 40 North, Range 4 east, Section 10;

Thence northerly along west section line of Township 40 North, Range 4 East, Sections 10 and 3 to the intersection with the southern 2016 city limits of Sumas; Thence easterly and northerly along the city limits of Sumas to the point of beginning.

D. District 4 – Farmlands. District 4 shall be defined as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the eastern 2016 city limits of Sumas with the Forty-Ninth parallel, Township 41 North, Range 4 East, Section 35; Thence southerly, easterly, and westerly along the city limits of Sumas to the centerline of Garrison Road; Thence southerly along the centerline of Garrison Road to the centerline of SR 546 E. Badger Rd.; Thence westerly along the centerline of E. Badger Rd. to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of Township 40 North, Range 4 East, Section 16; Thence south along this quarter section line and the quarter section line of Township 40 North, Range 4 East, Section 21 to the centerline of Sorenson Rd; Thence west along Sorenson Rd. extended to the city limits of Nooksack; Thence southerly and westerly along the city limits of Nooksack to the city limits of Everson; Thence westerly, southerly, and northerly along the city limits of Everson to the southern section line of Township 40 North, Range 3 East, Section 36; Thence west along the southern section line of Township 40 North, Range 3 East, Section 36, Section 35, Section 34, Section 33, Section 32, and Section 31 to the centerline of SR 539 Guide Meridian; Thence southerly along the centerline of Guide Meridian to the centerline of W. Bakerview Rd.; Thence westerly along the centerline of W. Bakerview Road to the intersection with the city limits of Bellingham; Thence southerly and westerly along the city limits of Bellingham to the intersection with McLeod Road; Thence westerly along the centerline of McLeod Road to Hollywood Avenue; Thence south along Hollywood Avenue to Alderwood Road; Thence westerly along the centerline of Alderwood Road to point 260 feet northeast of the centerline of Marine Drive; Thence northwesterly parallel to Marine Drive to the center section line of Township 38 North, Range 2 East, Section 15; Thence northerly along said center section line 1,525 feet; Thence westerly 2,000 feet; Thence north to the northern section line of Township 38 North, Range 2 East, Section 15; Thence west along said section line to the centerline of Wynn Road and the eastern section line of Township 38 North, Range 2 East, Section 9; Thence north along the eastern section line of Section 9 and Section 4 of Township 38 North, Range 2 East to the intersection with the city limits of Ferndale; Thence easterly, northerly, and westerly along the city limits of Ferndale to the centerline of Enterprise Road, also the N/S centerline of Township 38 North, Range 2 East, Section 8; Thence northerly along the centerline of Enterprise Rd. to the centerline of Harksell Road; Thence westerly along the centerline of Harksell Road to the centerline of Delta Line Road and the southwest corner of Township 40 North, Range 2 East, Section 31; Thence northerly along the western section lines of Section 31, Section 30, and Section 19, Township 40 North Range 2 East, to the southwest corner of Township 40 North, Range 21 East, Section 18 and the centerline of Loomis Trail Road; Thence westerly along the centerline of Loomis Trail Road to the centerline of White Road; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of White Road to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of Township 40 North, Range 1 East, Section 16; Thence easterly along said quarter section line to the northeast of the southwest quarter of Township 40 North, Range 1 East, Section 15; Thence northerly along said quarter section to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Township 40 North, Range 1 East, Section 10; Thence easterly along said quarter quarter line to the west section line of Township 40 North, Range 1 East, Section 11; Thence northerly along said section line and Valley View Road to the 2016 city limits of Blaine; Thence easterly and northerly along the city limits of Blaine to the Forty-Ninth parallel; Thence east along the Forty-Ninth parallel to the point of beginning.

E. District 5 – Coastal. District 5 shall be defined as follows:

Commencing at the intersection of the Forty-Ninth parallel with the eastern city limits of Blaine, Township 41 North, Range 1 East, Section 35; Thence southerly along the city limits of Blaine to the centerline of H Street Road; Thence westerly along the centerline of H Street Road to the centerline of Valley View Road; Thence southerly along the centerline of Valley View Road, extended to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, Township 40 North, Range 1 East, Section 10; Thence west to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter, Township 40 North, Range 1 East, Section 10; Thence south to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter, Township 40 North, Range 1 East, Section 15; Thence westerly to the centerline of White Road; Thence southeasterly along the centerline of White Road to the centerline of Loomis Trail; Thence easterly along the centerline of Loomis Trail Road to the centerline of Delta Line Road; Thence southerly along the centerline of Delta Line Road, to the intersection with Harksell Road; Thence easterly along the centerline of Harksell Road to the intersection with Enterprise Road; Thence southerly along the centerline of Enterprise Road to the Ferndale city limits; Thence easterly and southerly along the Ferndale city limits to where it intersects with the eastern section line of Township 38 North, Range 2 East, Section 4; Thence southerly along said section line to the southeast section corner of Township 38 North, Range 2 East, Section 9; Thence easterly 660 feet along the northern section line of Township 38 North, Range 2 East, Section 15; Thence southerly to the intersection with the Burlington Northern Railroad Line; Thence southeasterly along the center line of said rail line to a point 1,600 feet west of the east line of the C.E. Roberts Donation Land Claim; Thence south to the ordinary high water mark of Bellingham Bay; Thence westerly and northerly along the coastline to the Forty Ninth parallel; Thence east along the Forty- Ninth parallel to the point of beginning. Includes Point Roberts; Lummi Island; Eliza Island; and Portage Island.

(Ord. 2016-025 Exh. A).