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Thurston County Washington

Community Planning and Economic Development

How to Rezone Your Property or Propose a Change to the Comprehensive Plan

The County is not accepting applications for docket proposals at this time. For questions, please email Ana Rodriguez, Associate Planner at ana.rodriguez@co.thurston.wa.us.

Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process

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 Development staff before filling out any applications. Start by emailing ana.rodriguez@co.thurston.wa.us.
  2. After your conversation, complete the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Amendment & Rezone application at the bottom of the permit forms page. If the proposal includes an amendment to an urban growth area, also complete the Urban Growth Area Supplemental Checklist.
  3. Pay the associated land use fee. (See Land Use Fee Schedule on Permit Fees page, effective January 1, 2026.)
  4. Staff review the complete submittals and compile them in a list of proposed amendments for the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) to consider.
  5. The BoCC reviews the list of proposed amendments and holds a 20-day written public comment period. The BoCC evaluates the public comments and staff analyses and determines which proposals from the list to add to the Official Docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments. This is the the docketing process.
  6. Proposals on the Official Docket are reviewed and evaluated by the Planning Commission, and a recommendation is made to the BoCC. If a proposal includes an amendment to an urban growth area, the Urban Growth Management Subcommittee also reviews and provides a recommendation to the BoCC.
  7. Following the Planning Commission review, the BoCC evaluates the recommendation(s) and holds a public hearing. The BoCC then votes whether or not to adopt proposed amendments. If adopted, the amendments are then included in the next Comprehensive Plan.

Application Deadlines

The application window for consideration as part of  the 2026-2027 docket has closed. Applications for rezones will not be accepted until late 2027.

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