Current Comprehensive Plan
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