Edgemoor Neighborhood Plan Update
Draft
Chapter 2, Land Use and Maps
Part 1, Subarea Descriptions
Area 1
Area 1
includes all but the north side of the Shorewood Subdivision and the houses on
the West side of Briar Road north of Bayside Road. Recently, the lots overlooking the railroad to
the West have
been developed. There are no sidewalks
on the street, the lots tend to be large, utility lines are buried and the
houses are generally new and well kept.
Single
Family Residential, Low Density
Area 2
Area 2 is
representative of subdivisions designed in the early 1970’s having wide streets
(36’) including curb, gutter and sidewalk (5’) on both sides. The lots are smaller than many others in
Edgemoor. Most are on northern slope
graded down to Bellingham Bay to the North which affords them excellent views
of the Bay. The area is beginning to
suffer rental but is generally well kept.
The area should include all the houses on the north side of Bayside
Road from east end of Bayside Place to the next to the last house on Bayside
Road before the Briar Road intersection
which do not belong in design or use to Area 4. Also, note that the City base maps identify
Acadia Place instead
of Acacia which it should be.
Single
family Residential, Medium Density
Area 3
Area 3 is the Fairhaven Middle School and adjacent play fields.
Public
Area 4
Area 4
consists of large, half-acre lots exemplifying the “rural estate” portion of
the Edgemoor neighborhood. Street widths
vary depending on the time of development of the subdivision development. Utilities are buried throughout the
Area. There is a sidewalk on the East
side of Hawthorn Road from the 12th Street intersection to Learmont Manor south of the crest of the hill on Fieldston,
othersise the Area generally lacks sidewalks and curb and
gutter. Views to the West of the
entrance to Bellingham Bay are excellent as are views to the North from
Middlefield Road. Recently, some infill
has occurred and some house have been renovated or replaced. City base maps and street signs should be
reconciled to clear up the ambiguity which identifies Fieldston Road as
Fieldstone.
Single
Family Residential, Low Density
Area 5
Area 5
consists of lots larger than those in Area 2 but half the size of lots in Area
4. Willow Road which runs East-West on
the North of the Area is a major collector with curb, gutter and sidewalk on
both sides from Fieldston to Chuckanut Drive.
Single
Family Residential, Low Density
Area 6
Area 6
includes the cul-de-sacs off the East end of Willow Road and all the property
North of Viewcrest Road, some of which is unplatted. Lot sizes vary throughout the Area. On the East slope of the Neighborhood, the view from these lots are generally to the East.
Single
Family Residential, Low density
Area 7
Area 7 is
the most varied of the areas in Edgemoor and may warrant redefinition. Most of the property slopes from North to
South towards Chuckanut Bay. On the East
end, the Sea Pines-Briza Subdivision consists of new
houses on steep slopes with undeveloped yards with streets with curb and gutter. Immediately to the South of Briza is an undeveloped, City-owned area of brush and marsh
to the edge of Chuckanut Bay. A large
area of undeveloped land is to the West of Sea Pines Road. Clarks Point lies South of where the railroad
tunnels under the ridge from the waterside along Bellingham Bay to the causeway
across the tidelands of Chuckanut Bay.
The Point is the residence of few dwellings. The road to the point is ten feet wide. The property of the point is part of the
Whatcom Land Trust and, therefore, deemed to be not subject to standard zoning
regulation. The remaining land at the
West end of the Area is steeply sloped and has lots with good views to the
South and West. It includes the only
gated subdivision in Edgemoor, steeply sloped lots facing West, and some
non-conforming, extra-large houses. An
undeveloped, City-designated trail is designated to follow the from the East
end of Arbutus Place along the North side of Chuckanut Bay towards Fairhaven Avenue
south of Edgemoor.
Single
Family Residential, Low Density
Area 8 (See the existing plan for description and
designation.)