Decisions issued by the Hearing Examiner concerning land use projects, building permits, and notices of violation may be appealed to the Board of County Commissioners. The Board conducts a closed record appeal hearing in which no new testimony or additional evidence is accepted. The Board’s review is limited exclusively to the record that was developed during the Hearing Examiner’s hearing, and its decision is based solely on that existing record.

Exhibits Before the Board of County Commissioners:

Board of County Commissioners Decision

Notice of Appeal

A.  Appeal

B. Hearing Examiner Decision

C. Directions to Site 

D. Parties of Record 

E. Comment Letters

     Applicant Tenino Land Company LLC’s Response to Appellants’ Memorandum, June 3, 2026

F.  Appellant's Reply Memorandum, June 10, 2026

Applicant Notice of Objection to Board Consideration of Matters Outside the Scope of Appeal, June 18, 2026

Appellant Response to Applicant Notice of Objection, June 22, 2026

Exhibits before the Hearing Examiner:

Hearing Audio (m4a format)

Exhibits before the Hearing Examiner:

1.    Staff Report including attachments

Attachment a            Notice of Public Hearing

Attachment b            Zoning Map

Attachment c            Master Application for Preliminary Plat Application received 10/29/24

Attachment d            Division of Land application received 10/29/24

Attachment e            Master Application for Forest Land Conversion Application received 10/29/24

Attachment f             Class 4 Forest Land Conversion Application submitted 10/29/24 

Attachment g            Master Application for SEPA Checklist submitted 10/29/24

Attachment h            SEPA Environmental Checklist submitted 10/29/24

Attachment i             Project narrative received 10/29/24

Attachment j             Transmittal dated 10/29/24

Attachment k            Site plans received 10/3/25, 

Attachment l             Notice of Application dated 11/22/24 with adjacent property owner list dated 11/19/24

Attachment m           SEPA Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance with SEPA Environmental Checklist issued 12/12/25

Attachment n            Recommendation of Preliminary Approval from Thurston County Public Works dated 12/15/25

Attachment o            Recommendation of Preliminary Approval from Thurston County Public Health and Social Services, Environmental Health Division dated 12/20/24

Attachment p             SEPA Recommendation from Thurston County Public Works dated 11/17/25

Attachment q             Memo from Zach Severs (TC Water Resources) to Arthur Saint (TC Public Works) dated 10/02/24 regarding stormwater

Attachment r             Letter from the City of Tumwater (comments and conditions) to Scott McCormick (TC CPED) dated 11/12/25

Attachment s             Memo from City of Tumwater regarding transportation concurrency to Arthur Saint with TC Public Works dated 08/13/25

Attachment t             Letter from City of Tumwater to Lawrence Wuerth II regarding availability of sewer and water dated 10/16/24

Attachment u            Email from ORCAA to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding asbestos testing dated 11/27/24

Attachment v            Email from Brinn Marri of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation to Scott McCormick (TC CPED) regarding cultural resources dated 12/23/25

Attachment w            Letter from the WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding fish and wildlife resources, landmark and heritage trees dated 12/12/24

Attachment x             Letter from the WA Dept. of Ecology to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED)      regarding hazardous waste, solid waste and toxic clean up dated 12/11/24

Attachment y             Letter from the Nisqually Indian Tribe to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) requesting a cultural resource survey dated 11/26/24

Attachment z           88^th Place Subdivision addressing assignments (undated)

Attachment aa         Email from Heather Tschaekofske (TC CPED) to Scott McCormick (TC CPED) regarding prairie habitat review dated 01/22/26

Attachment bb        Addressing assignments- Duplicate of Attachment Z

 Attachment cc          Letter from Whitney Dunlap (JSA Civil) to Tami Merriman (City of Tumwater) regarding responses to City comments dated 07/21/25

Attachment dd          Memo from Nick Wheeler (JSA Civil) to Scott McCormick (TC CPED) regarding compliance with open space standards dated 03/23/26

Attachment ee         Communication Matrix from Thurston County to the project applicant dated 06/16/25

Attachment ff          Communication Matrix from Thurston County to the project applicant dated 09/16/25

Attachment gg          Table of responses to neighbor comments dated 07/21/25  Note: Staff assumes this was produced by the applicant but there is nothing on the document indicating who created it.

Attachment hh          Email from Nick Bonard (TC CPED) to Ashley Arai (Thurston County CPED Director) and Taylor Rome (Thurston County Commissioners Office) regarding comments from Ms. Fitz-Hugh dated 03/18/26                                      

Attachment ii             Letter from Mary Amandes to Ashley Arai (CPED Director) regarding her comments on the project dated 12/21/25

Attachment jj             Email from Mary Amandes to Scott McCormick (TC CPED) commenting and asking questions regarding the project SEPA determination dated 12/21/25

Attachment kk           Email from Dan and Teresa Zyski to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) voicing concerns about the project density dated 02/23/25

Attachment ll       Email from Jim Weston to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding groundwater flooding – Salmon Creek Water Basin dated 02/01/25             

Attachment mm   Email from Angela Deardorff-Zeigenfuse and Matt Zeigenfuse to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding wildlife habitat dated 12/12/24

Attachment nn           Email from James and Agnes Sherry to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding wildlife habitat and traffic dated 12/12/24

Attachment oo          Email from Perry D Heck to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding “restricting access to these adjacent properties”, fencing and buffering dated 12/12/24

Attachment pp           Email from Gerald Fioloa to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding impacts to the environment, potential hazards infrastructure (traffic etc.), schools, annexation and property values dated 12/11/24

Attachment qq           Email from Mary Amandes to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) regarding privacy, criminal activity, traffic, residential density, infrastructure, schools, pollution, trees and wetlands dated 12/10/24

Attachment rr            Arborist Report by SCJ Alliance dated 09/30/25

Attachment ss            Critical Areas Report by Loowit Consulting Group, LLC dated   09/23/24

Attachment tt            Integrated Pest Management Plan by (no author given) dated 10/24

Attachment uu           Summary of Geotechnical Engineering Services by Sage Geotechnical dated 07/11/24

Attachment vv            Traffic Impact Analysis by SCJ Alliance dated 09/25

Attachment ww          Stormwater Site Plan by JSA Civil received 07/23/25

Attachment xx            Email from Gerald Fioloa to Shannon Vincent (TC CPED) 12/24/24

Exhibit 2                     Affidavit of Hearing Notice Posting, 4/3/26

Exhibit 3a                  Public Comment from Lynn Fitz-Hugh and staff response, April 7, 2026

Exhibit 3b                  Public Comment from Marianne Tompkins, April 13, 2026

Exhibit 3c                  Public Comment from Patrick Hanratty, April 13, 2026

Exhibit 3d                  Public Comment from Charlotte Persons, April 13, 2026

Exhibit 4                    Applicant Response to Staff Report, April 13, 2026

Exhibit 5                    Staff PowerPoint Presentation, April 14, 2026

Exhibit 6                    City of Tumwater Letter Addressing Transportation Concurrency, April 8, 2026

Exhibit 7a                  Post Hearing Written Testimony, Lindsay McCoy, April 14, 2026

Exhibit 7b                  Post Hearing Written Testimony, Lynn Fitz-Hugh, April 14, 2026

Exhibit 7c                  Post Hearing Written Testimony, Jim Weston, April 16, 2026

Exhibit 8                    Staff Response to Written Testimony, April 15, 2026

Exhibit 9                    Applicant Response to Written Testimony, April 15, 2026

Exhibit 10                  Staff Response to Written Testimony, April 16, 2026