Thurston County commissioners select projects for 2024-25 Development Code and Comprehensive Plan dockets

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On Monday, March 25, 2024, Community Planning & Economic Development Planning Manager Ashley Arai (front left), Interim Senior Planner Andrew Boughan (front middle), and Director Joshua Cummings (front right) met with Thurston’s Board of County Commissioners to decide on the 2024-2025 Development Code and Comprehensive Plan Dockets project list.

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Posted Thursday, March 28, 2024 8:15 pm

By P. Jade Asumbrado

Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED) representatives met with Thurston’s Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) to discuss public comments and decide on projects related to the 2024-25 Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Dockets.

Docketing allows the board to review and establish a work program for plan and code amendments. CPED’s Community Planning Division facilitates and conducts the docketing process.

CPED Director Joshua Cummings, Interim Senior Planner Andrew Boughan, and Planning Manager Ashley Arai provided an overview of all proposed projects.

Staff gathered the board’s initial consensus about what projects to add to the official docket, hold and place on the preliminary docket, or remove.

If a project is added, it becomes official for the 2024-25 docket. If it is on hold, it is considered for future work in the preliminary docket. If it is removed, it is withdrawn from further consideration.

During the work session, the board added 9, held 3, and removed three projects on the Comprehensive Plan Docket.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCKET DOCUMENTS	ACTION
Capital Improvement Plan	Add
Agricultural Policies & Program Review	Add
Nisqually Subarea Plan	Add
Thurston 2045 Comprehensive Plan Update	Add
Tenino UGA Analysis	Hold
BLQ & Wilmovsky – Grand Mound West Land Use and Rezone Amendment	Add
Jackson- Grand Mound East Land Use and Rezone Amendment	Add
Deskins- Grand Mound East UGA Expansion, Land Use Amendment, and Rezone	Hold
BAR Holdings UGA Land Swap, Land Use Amendment, and Rezone	Add
Beaver Creek Land Use and Rezone Amendment	Remove
UP Castle Land Use Amendment, Rezone, and Code Changes	Remove
Black Lake Quarry Land Use Amendment, Rezone, and Code Changes	Add
Port of Tacoma Land Use Amendment, Rezone, and Code Changes	Remove
Scott Land Use and Rezone Amendments	Hold
Martin Way Land Use and Rezone Amendments	Add

The board decided to add 12 and hold three projects for the Development Code docket.

DEVELOPMENT CODE DOCKET DOCUMENTS	ACTION
Shoreline Master Program - Final Action	Add
Olympia UGA Joint Code Update	Add
Tumwater UGA Joint Code Update	Add
Lacey UGA Joint Code Update	Add
Forest Lands Conversion Update	Add
Transfer of Development Rights & Purchase of Development Rights Program	Add
Review SEPA Comment Period Timelines	Add
Permit Review Process Annual Update	Add
Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA) Community Housing Code Update	Add
New Uses & Related Standards Annual Update	Add
Code Clarifications and Corrections Annual Update	Add
Natural Landmark Program	Hold
Cannabis-Related Code Amendments	Add
Applicant-Initiated Project: No Shooting Zones (Non-GMA Project)	Hold
Applicant-Initiated Project: Firework Provisions (Non-GMA Project)	Hold