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See PARKING topic area for more information
about No Parking signs.
2) Signature notification form signed by any
parties disproportionately impacted (TBD by
Public Works staff)
3) Type II barricade with attached event
description placed at major intersections 1
week in advance of the event (TBD by Public
Works staff).
4) Posted to the City's Event Calendar and/or
distributed through the City's weekly Street
Closure posting/email.
Promotion
The following resources are optional, but may
help promote your event and assist with public
notification. Promotion of an event prior to the
receipt of a Special Events Permit is
undertaken at the risk of the event sponsor.
City of Bellingham Leisure Guide
The guide is produced quarterly and distributed
in the Bellingham Herald. Copies are also
available at City Hall, Bellingham Public Library,
Arne Hanna Aquatic Center, Bellingham Parks
and Recreation and online. Contact Bellingham
Parks and Recreation for more information
about listing your event in this guide.
Bellingham/Whatcom County Tourism
Bellingham/Whatcom County Tourism
maintains a community events webpage where
event organizers may post notification of
events: http://www.bellingham.org/event‐
calendar/
City of Bellingham ‐ Bellingham TV
While inappropriate for direct commercial
programming, you may consider advertising
your event through public access programming.
For more details contact BTV.
Open Water
In the event of an open water swim, event
organizers must provide qualified lifeguards and
other safety personnel adequate to the safety
of participants and staff. Open water boating
events must provide safety personnel and
vehicles to monitor and rescue participants, if
necessary. Open water events must enforce all
laws and regulations outlined by the United
States Coast Guard. Open water events held at
Lake Samish or Lake Whatcom are managed by
Whatcom County.
Boat Race, John Kienast
Parking
An important part of the required Event Site
Map and/or Traffic Control Plan is a parking
plan identifying where event participants, staff,
volunteers, and participants in the event are
intended to park.
City staff will determine whether additional
parking is required based on anticipated
attendance for similar events and the parking
plan feasibility. Event sponsors are encouraged
to identify and offer transportation alternatives,
such as:
Carpools
Transit (include routes servicing the
event in advertising and/or registration
materials)
Biking/walking routes (include in
advertising and/or registration
materials
Shuttle(s)
