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Thurston County, Washington

Presidents' Day - Monday, February 16

County facilities will be closed on Monday, February 16 in observance of Presidents' Day.

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Community Planning and Economic Development

Thurston County Comprehensive Plan Document (adopted 2025)

The current Comprehensive Plan document (including sub area & joint plans) is posted below in sections. It was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on December 16, 2025 by Resolution 16574 and Ordinance 16575.  A legal notice of adoption was issued in the Nisqually Valley News on December 18, 2025.

For a list of amendments by year, see Appendix D below. 

Chapters
Cover and Title Page    |   Table of Contents   |   1 Introduction   |  2 Climate  |  3 Land Use  |  4 Environment Recreation & Open Space  |  5 Natural Resource Lands   |   6 Health   |   7 Housing   |   8 Transportation   |   9 Capital Facilities   |   10 Utilities   11 Cultural Resources  |   12 Economic Development   |   13 Amendments   |   14 Glossary 

Appendices
A - Technical Appendix  |  B - Implementation Plan  |   C - Descriptions of Plans, Studies, and Regulations  |   D - List of Plan Amendments  |   E - Maps  |   F - Reserved  |   G - Capital Improvement Program (CIP)


Maps

Chapter 1 Maps:
Map I-1 - Thurston County Jurisdiction  
Map I-2 - Physiography
Map I-3 - Existing Land Use

Chapter 3 Maps:
Map L-1 - Future Land Use  
Map L-3 - Military and Airport Impact Areas

Chapter 4 Maps:
Map E-1 - Water Resource inventory Areas
Map E-2 - Public Purpose Lands
Map E-3 - Open Space Tax Land
Map E-4 - Green Space Open Corridors Map

Chapter 5 Maps:
Map N-1 - Long Term Agriculture & Forestry 
Map N-2 - Designated Mineral Resource Lands (also called the Official Designated Mineral Lands Map)
Map N-3 - Mineral Lands Inventory

Chapter 8 Maps:
Map T-1-T9 - Transportation Maps

Chapter 10 Maps:
Map U-1 - Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste

Chapter 11 Maps:
Map H-1 - Historic Sites

Sub Area Plans

Nisqually & Nisqually sub area plan web page     Grand Mound  |   Rochester  

Joint Plans

Joint Plans web page  |  Tumwater  |  Tumwater Appendices  |  Tumwater Maps  |  Lacey  |  Olympia   |  Yelm  |  Rainier   |  Tenino