Thurston County Commissioners to Host Three Public Hearings
CONTACT: Ana Rodriguez, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Economic Development Department, or e-mail Ana.Rodriguez@co.thurston.wa.us
Thurston County Commissioners to Host Three Public Hearings
Public invited to comment on two rezone proposals and a proposed update to the permit review process code.
OLYMPIA –Thurston County’s Board of County Commissioners will host three public hearings on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. to receive public testimony on two applicant-initiated rezone proposals that would amend the County’s comprehensive plan, and on the annual permit review process code update.
About the Proposed Martin Way Rezone
This applicant-initiated rezone is on the 2024-2025 Comprehensive Plan Docket as item CPA-23, Martin Way Land Use Amendment and Rezone. It would rezone 7.1 acres of an 8.17-acre split-zoned parcel at 7809 Martin Way E from Low Density (LD) to Mixed-Use High-Density Corridor (MHDC). The front portion of the site is currently zoned MHDC while most of the site is zoned LD which allows for 0-6 dwellings per acre.
About the Proposed Black Lake Quarry (Littlerock) Rezone
This applicant-initiated rezone is on the 2024-2025 Comprehensive Plan Docket as item CPA-24, Black Lake Quarry (Littlerock) Land Use Amendment and Rezone. It would rezone approximately 270 acres at 4741 88th Ave SW from one home per 20 acres (Rural 1/20 in code) to industrial (Rural Resource Industrial in code) in unincorporated Thurston County.
About the Permit Review Process Code Update
The Permit Review Process Annual Code Update is on the 2024-2025 Development Code Docket as item A-31. It would address clerical edits, appeals, permit review timelines, and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) categorical exemption thresholds in Thurston County Code Titles 17, 18, and 20-25.
Public Hearing Information
- What: Three Public Hearing on Two Rezone Proposals & the Permit Review Process Update
- When: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.
- Where: Room 110, 3000 Pacific Avenue SE, Olympia, WA 98501 or register in advance to attend online at: https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/board-county-commissioners/meetings-public-hearings-and-work-session-agendas
How to Comment
- In-Person or Virtually: Attend in person or connect virtually after preregistering online.
- Written Comments: Submit comments from 8 a.m. on October 23, 2025 until 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
- For the Martin Way proposal, submit comments online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WYFLGJN.
- For the Black Lake Quarry proposal, submit comments online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PYLQPYG
- For Permit Review Process Update submit comments online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PJ78LWK.
To learn more about these proposed changes visit the county’s website at www.thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/community-planning-and-economic-development/community-planning/list-plans-programs-codes.
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