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Shoreline Code Update - Meetings

Regulatory Group

Community Stakeholders

Planning Commission

Board of County Commissioners

Additional Meetings

Past Meetings

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia. Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for Agenda and SMP meeting materials.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia. Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for meeting Agenda and SMP meeting materials.

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia. Aquaculture chapter review. Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for Agenda and SMP meeting materials.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia. Aquaculture chapter review. Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for meeting Agenda and SMP meeting materials.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia. Buffers Memo (PDF). Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for additional SMP meeting materials.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for the SMP meeting materials.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Staff Memo (PDF)

Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for the SMP meeting materials.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Go to the Planning Commission Calendar for the SMP meeting materials.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

5:30-7:30 p.m. Presentation to the Shellfish Protection District located at Thurston County Public Health Building at 412 Lilly Road NE, Olympia. Go to Shellfish Protection District Calendar for meeting agenda.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Cover Letter to the Planning Commission (Word)

Thursday, January 24, 2019

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Audio file from the meeting
Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Community Open House
4p.m. - 6 p.m.
Building 1, 2nd Floor, Room 280, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
Event Flyer (PDF)
News Release (PDF)
See the Online Open House

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
Agenda (PDF)
SMP Comments Received since 11.2018 (PDF)
SMP Comment Received at Special Meeing (PDF)

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Audio file from the meeting
Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia

Agenda (PDF)
Comments received during public communications (PDF)
Wa. Dept. of Ecology (DOE) handout (PDF)
Wa. DOE presentation about the SMP (PDF)
WDFW presentation about Riparian Habitat (PDF)
DNR Presentation (PDF)

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
SMP - Shoreline Uses Memo (PDF)
SMP Update (PDF)
SMP Proposed Timeline Update (PDF)

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
SMP - Proposed Timeline Update (PDF)
SMP - Permits & Exemptions Memo (PDF)
SMP - Exemptions List (PDF)
Types of Permits (PDF)
SMP Comments (PDF)
SMP Comment letter (PDF)
Audio file from the meeting

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
SMP Mitigation Memo (PDF)
SMP Update (PDF)
Written Comments (PDF)
Audio file from the meeting

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
Wetland Buffers (PDF)
SMP Proposed Timeline update (PDF)
SMP Update (PDF)
Benefits & Key Differences Between Old & Proposed SMP (PDF)
SMP Buffers Memo (PDF)
Comments from Black Hills Audubon Society (PDF)
Audio file from the Meeting
SMP Topics Memo (PDF)

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

This meeting was cancelled and rescheduled for Oct. 10 due to a power outage at the County Courthouse.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
SMP Update (PDF)
SMP Update Presentation (PDF)
Comments on the SMP (PDF)
Audio file from meeting
More audio from the meeting

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

3:30-4 p.m.
Thurston County Courthouse, Building 1, 2nd Floor, Room 280
Meeting Topic: Review Updated Draft Shoreline Master Program Document
Draft SMP Documents (updated drafts available after this meeting)

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Audio file from the meeting

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Audio file from the meeting

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
SMP Presentation (PDF)
Audio file from the meeting

Monday, April 2, 2018

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Audio file from the meeting
Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

6:30 p.m. Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia.
Audio file from the meeting

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Thurston County Courthouse Building 1, Room 152
Audio file from the meeting
Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

6:30 p.m.
Building 1, Room 152, 2000 Lakeridge Drive S.W. in Olympia
SMP - Mining Designation Memo (PDF)
Public Comments on SMP Draft Chapters (PDF)
Comments on SMP Draft Chapters (PDF)
Audio file from Meeting

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thurston County Courthouse Building 1, Room 152
Meeting Announcement (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (PDF)
News Release
Meeting Presentation (PDF)

Monday, January 22, 2018

Presentation to Pattison Lake Neighborhood (PDF)

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Thurston County Courthouse Building 1, Room 152
Meeting Announcement (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Presentation to SW Chapter of Land Surveyor's Assn. (PDF)

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Presentation to Planning Commission (PDF)

Thursday, November 30, 2017

6 p.m.
Thurston County Courthouse
Building 1, Room 152
2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia, WA
Meeting Announcement (PDF)
Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Presentation (PDF)
News Release