Thurston County, Washington

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Thurston County Washington

Community Planning and Economic Development

Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Dockets

2024-2025 Official Dockets

On April 2, 2024, the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners adopted the prioritized 2024-2025 Official Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket and Official Development Code Docket.

  • The Comprehensive Plan Docket contains proposed changes to zoning and/or visionary policies. 
  • The Development Code Docket contains proposed changes to what you can do with your land and the types of permits you may need. 

Dockets in Order of Prioritization

 

Docket Number Projects in Order of Prioritization Description Project Status
CPA-7a Grand Mound West UGA Expansion BLQ & Wilmovsky Land Use Amendment, and Rezones  Applicant-Initiated Project Updating
CPA-17 Thurston 2045 Comprehensive Plan Update and Code Amendments County-Initiated Project Updating
CPA-16 Ag Policies & Program Review - LTA Zoning Update County-Initiated Project Ongoing
CPA-1 Bar Holdings UGA Swap, Land Use Amendment, and Rezone Applicant-Initiated Project Ongoing
CPA-4 Capital Improvement Program  County-Initiated Project Ongoing
CPA-6 Nisqually Subarea Plan County-Initiated Project Ongoing
CPA-23 Martin Way Land Use Amendment and Rezone in Lacey UGA  Applicant-Initiated Project Updating
CPA-24 Black Lake Quarry Land Use Amendment, Rezone, and Code Applicant-Initiated Project Updating
CPA-7b Grand Mound East - Jackson Land Use Amendment and Rezone Applicant-Initiated Project Updating
CPA-25 Tenino UGA Analysis  County-Initiated Project Updating

 

Docket Number Projects in Order of Prioritization Description Project Status
A-6 Shoreline Master Program Update – Final Action County-Initiated Project Ongoing
JP-3 Lacey Joint UGA Code Update County-Initiated Project Updating
A-25 Forest Lands Conversion Code Update  County-Initiated Project Ongoing
A-30 Less Restrictive Alternative Community Housing Code Update County-Initiated Project Updating
JP-2 Tumwater UGA Joint Code Update County-Initiated Project Updating
JP-4 Olympia UGA Joint Code Update County-Initiated Project Updating
CR-2 Cannabis-Related Code Amendments  Applicant-Initiated Project Updating
A-31 Permit Review Process Annual Update (Appeals & Docket) County-Initiated Project Updating
A-32 New Uses and Related Standards Annual Update County-Initiated Project Updating
A-26 Transfer of Development Rights Program Update County-Initiated Project Updating
A-13 Code Clarifications & Corrections Annual Update County-Initiated Project Ongoing
CR-3 Review SEPA Comment Period Timelines Applicant-Initiated Project Updating

How to apply for a Comprehensive Plan or Development Code amendment.

Anymore can apply for a Comprehensive Plan or development code amendment. The process to apply is different for each request. Please see the respective amendment below for more information.

Anyone can request a change to the Comprehensive Plan using the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process. 

The general steps must be completed in this order:

  1. Discuss your proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment with Community Planning before filling out any forms. Start by emailing maya.teeple@co.thurston.wa.us.
  2.  After your conversation, complete the Comprehensive Plan Amendment request forms at the bottom of the permit forms page, and pay the associated land-use fee. (See Land-Use Fee Schedule on Permit Fees page). 
  3. Complete & submitted requests are added to a list of proposed amendments.
  4. The Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) then chooses some proposals from the list to add to the Official Docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments. This is the the docketing process.
  5. Proposals on the Official Docket are reviewed and evaluated by the Planning Commission, the BoCC, and staff. 
  6. The BoCC votes whether or not to adopt proposed amendments which are then included in the next Comprehensive Plan.

Application Deadlines

The Board will not open the docket mid-cycle in early 2025. Applications must be received by Nov. 15, 2025 in order to be considered by the BoCC in early 2026 docketing discussions.

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Changes to Thurston County Code must be docketed by the Board and then reviewed by the Planning Commission and Board before a final action is taken. If you would like to suggest a code amendment, you can request an application form by emailing maya.teeple@co.thurston.wa.us.