The vacant lot at the corner of Cherry Street and Ferndale Road at the south end of the City Centennial Riverwalk is the proposed site for building two 2-story commercial/multifamily buildings.
According to documents on file with the city, each unit will be built as “live-work areas.” These, according to city documents, are
a type of mixed-use development, combining commercial or manufacturing space within the same structure as a residential living space for the business owner. They have similar benefits to mixed use development and eliminate altogether the need to commute to work. In addition, they can provide affordable work and housing space, meet the needs of special groups such as artists, and serve to incubate new businesses.
The subject property is located within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 100-year floodplain of the Nooksack River. As such, the structure will be required to be “elevated and/or otherwise flood proofed in accordance with the Floodplain Management standards and designed contained in Section 15.24 of the Ferndale Municipal Code.”
Click for more information
Click for more informationThe proposed buildings’ proximity to the Nooksack River requires approval of a Shoreline Substantial Development application. This is done by the Hearing Examiner and a meeting for the public hearing is scheduled for 7pm on May 26th at the Ferndale City Hall Annex.
[easy2map id=73]