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Morning public-notice pack · October 5, 2026

Bellingham building permits, September 28–October 4, 2026

Public notice. Bellingham’s public permit map service lists 116 permits with an issue date from September 28, 2026, through October 4, 2026.

Public notice. Bellingham’s public permit map service lists 116 permits with an issue date from September 28, 2026, through October 4, 2026.
Public notice. Bellingham’s public permit map service lists 116 permits with an issue date from September 28, 2026, through October 4, 2026.

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Public notice. Bellingham’s public permit map service lists 116 permits with an issue date from September 28, 2026, through October 4, 2026.

Permit categories: ELECTRICAL (44), PUBLIC WORKS (20), MECHANICAL (18), BUILDING (14), FIRE (8), PLUMBING (5). Leading permit types: ELECTRICAL SINGLE FAMILY OR DUPLEX (30), MECHANICAL (18), ELECTRICAL NONRESIDENTIAL OR MULTIFAMILY (14), UTILITIES FRANCHISE (10), FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS (7), RIGHT OF WAY USE (6).

Neighborhood tags on the layer: BIRCHWOOD (13), MERIDIAN (13), ROOSEVELT (10), WHATCOM FALLS (8), SILVER BEACH (7), CITY CENTER (7). Status: ISSUED (114), FINALED (2).

Summed job value across rows with a figure: $2,433,806.

Whatcom County’s largest city shows an electrical- and mechanical-heavy week, with building and fire rows in support. Birchwood, Meridian, and Roosevelt lead the neighborhood field — a north-and-central tilt for this window.

What the count covers

Aggregates come from Bellingham’s public permit layer. Neighborhood names are the city’s own field values. No street addresses appear here.

Why it matters

On /wa/whatcom, trade-heavy weeks often mean HVAC and electrical upgrades rather than new towers. Quiet byline: Building permits · sourced with Filed Nearby.

Trade-heavy weeks

Electrical and mechanical categories leading Bellingham’s week usually mean service upgrades, heat pumps, and wiring — the quiet work that keeps older Whatcom County housing comfortable.

Building and fire categories are the heavier construction and life-safety signal. Neighborhood tags such as Birchwood, Meridian, and Roosevelt help localize without listing streets.

Border-adjacent city

Bellingham sits on I-5 north of Seattle with Canadian traffic and university demand in the background. Permit mix rarely looks like downtown Seattle’s tower pipeline — and that is fine. Local readers need the local mix.

Job value sums are order-of-magnitude only. Confirm any single permit on the city’s portal.

How to read this notice

Use PERMIT_CATEGORY for the broad mix, PermitType for detail, and Neighborhood for geography.

Notes and sources

  1. Building permits · sourced with Filed Nearby. https://www.filednearby.com
  2. Window September 28–October 4, 2026. As of 2026-10-05T07:42:22-07:00. Hub: Bellingham, Washington.
  3. Author: publisher@noticenearby.com / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
  4. Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).

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Not legal advice. Not a newspaper. Not Legal Publication. Record of Sale, LLC (Oregon).