Minor Amendments
Notice of a Public Hearing
January 9, 2025 – The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing for the County-Wide Planning Policies Update project on January 21, 2025, at 3:30 PM or soon thereafter. Final action on the project is expected on or after February 4, 2025. Project details and the public comment form are in the County-Wide Planning Policies section below. To view public hearing details, please visit the Board of County Commissioner's agenda webpage.
The Minor Amendments page contains minor projects that are procedural, clerical, or improvements to the existing process.
County-Wide Planning Policies Update
County-Wide Planning Policies (CWPP) are a requirement for all counties planning under the state Growth Management Act (GMA). Under GMA, Countywide Planning Policies establish a framework for developing and adopting county and city comprehensive plans. The role of the policies is to coordinate the comprehensive plans of jurisdictions in the same county for regional issues or issues affecting common borders. The CWPP are those things held in common across all jurisdictions' comprehensive plans and which form the foundation of those plans.
The proposed update focuses on two primary areas: tribal coordination and Urban Growth Area (UGA) land swaps. In response to the Board's direction during the Commissioner's check-in in August 2024, CPED held two meetings with representatives from the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) and planning directors from across the County to refine policies recommendations from the Urban Growth Management Subcommittee. On November 13, the Board provided direction to proceed with the planning director's recommendations and schedule the public hearing.
December 26, 2024 – A SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance has been issued for the proposed County-Wide Planning Policies (CWPP) Update. To review the determination, please click the link below:
January 9, 2025 - The comment period for the SEPA determination has been extended an additional 14 days from January 9, 2025, to January 23, 2025.
SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance
SEPA Determination of Nonsignificance (Revised to extend comment period 14 days)
Thank you for your interest in the updates to the County-Wide Planning Policies. If you would like to participate in the public process or review comments submitted on the project, please visit the links below:
County-Wide Planning Policies Update Comment Form
Code Clarifications & Corrections Annual Update
The project serves as a placeholder to provide flexibility for Community Planning staff to clarify and correct existing definitions, uses, and/or standards in TC development code(s). Examples of this may include, but are not limited to, missing definitions, missing references, tables in incorrect locations, and other corrections identified by TC staff.
The Code Clarifications & Corrections Annual Update is scheduled to start updating in the summer of 2024.
New Uses and Related Standards Annual Update
The project serves as a placeholder to provide flexibility for Community Planning staff to modify or add new emerging uses to TC development code(s). Examples of this may include, but not be limited to, food trucks, vacation rentals, and other use-related provisions identified by TC staff.
The New Uses and Related Standards Annual Update is scheduled to start updating in 2025.
Permit Review Process Annual Update
The project serves as a placeholder to provide flexibility for Community Planning staff to rapidly respond to emerging issues, inconsistencies, or redundancies in CPED's application review to provide consistent and reliable service to the public. Examples of this may include, but not be limited to, updating BoCC appeals process, docketing review, and other emerging permit-review related provisions identified by TC staff.
The Code Clarifications & Corrections Annual Update is scheduled to start updating in June 2024.
Review SEPA Comment Period Timelines
The project will review the legality of extending or shortening the public comment period timelines for SEPA environmental review.
The Review SEPA Comment Period Timelines project is scheduled to start in June 2024.