2018 Docket OverviewThurston County Planning Commission

January 17, 2018

Why a Docket?• Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 36.70A.470 Provide procedure for interested people to suggest

Comprehensive Plan and development code amendments to the Board Citizens are made aware of proposals under

consideration

• Thurston County Code (TCC) Chapter 2.05 County process for docketing and adopting

amendments

Two Dockets1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket Comprehensive Plan Amendments Development Code Amendments that “may” require a

Comprehensive Plan Amendment Public Comment period on the Comp Plan Amendment

Docket closes February 2

2. Development Code Amendment Docket Development Code Amendments that “Do Not” Require

a Comprehensive Plan Amendment Public Comment period on the Dev Code Docket closed

January 5

2017/18 Official Comprehensive Plan DocketCounty-Initiated Amendments

1. Comprehensive Plan Update

2. Habitat Conservation Plan

3. Shoreline Master Program

4. Capital Facilities Plan

5. Voluntary Stewardship Program

6. Nisqually Subarea Plan

7. Grand Mound/Rochester Subarea Plans

8. Transfer of Development Rights

9. Watershed Planning Completed in 2016

10. Urban Forest Ordinance

Citizen-Initiated Amendments

11. Lakeside Industries/Nisqually Subarea Plan

12. Spooner Site-specific Rezone (formerly Toft)

13. Barnett/PRRD Standards

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

1. Comprehensive Plan Update

Status: Underway Est. Completion: December 2018

• ~30 Stakeholder Meetings in 2017

• Draft Chapters under internal review

• Mineral Lands and ADU Focus Groups

Coming Up in 2018• Public Open Houses

• February 8• February 10

• Mineral Lands Public Hearing with PC – est. March 2018

Spring – Winter 2017• Internal Review• Initial Public Outreach• Community Meetings

Fall 2017 – Summer 2018• Planning Commission Review• PC Public Hearing

Spring – Fall 2018• BoCC Review• SEPA/EIS• BoCC Public Hearing

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

2. Prairie Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

Status: Underway Est. Completion: late 2019/2020

• Working on revised details of scope

Coming Up in 2018• Start NEPA process – 18

months

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

3. Shoreline Master Program

Status: Underway Est. Completion: 2019

• Draft master plan under review

• Stakeholder outreach meetings begun

Coming Up in 2018• Continued stakeholder

outreach meetings

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

4. Capital Facilities Plan Status: Annual Est. Completion: December 2018

• In 2017, switched over to a 2-year cycle to match budget cycle

Coming Up in 2018• Revising/streamlining CFP as

part of the Comprehensive Plan Update

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

5. Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP)

Status: Underway Est. Completion: mid-late 2018

• Funding re-established mid-year

• Work group meetings

Coming Up in 2018• Contract with the Washington

Conservation Commission for implementation

• Related code changes for 17.15 TCC – likely coming to PC in March 2018

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

6. Nisqually Subarea Plan Update

Status: Underway Est. Completion: mid-2019

• Workplan completed• Initial Public outreach

Coming Up in 2018• Public Open House (March)• Forming a Community Focus

Group

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

7. Grand Mound/Rochester Subarea Plan Update

Status: Underway Est. Completion: mid-2019

• Initial stakeholder meetings• Coordination with TRPC

• Main Street Rochester• Grand Mound

Transportation Study

Coming Up in 2018• Public Open House

• Feb 24 (Rochester)• Early March (GM)

• Forming a Community Work Group

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

8. Transfer of Development Rights/Purchase of Development Rights Program Review

Status: Not started Est. Completion: 2019/2020

• Lower priority• Some work on this item

may be completed as part of the Comprehensive Plan Update

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

County-Initiated Amendments

10. Urban Forest Ordinance

Status: Not started Est. Completion: 2019

• Lower priority• Would likely be considered

as part of updates UGA Joint Plans, and in related updates to UGA codes

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

Citizen-Initiated Amendments

11. Nisqually Subarea Plan Asphalt Recycling Policy E.5 Review (Lakeside)

Status: Underway Est. Completion: mid-2018

• Public Info Meeting: July 27, 2017

• Consultant• RFP Process Complete

– Herrera selected

Coming Up in 2018• Planning Commission review

• Spring

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

Citizen-Initiated Amendments

12. Spooner Land Use Plan Amendment and Zoning Redesignation

Status: Underway Est. Completion: mid-2018

• Staff research started• Initial comments received

• Planning Commission• February 2018

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

Citizen-Initiated Amendments

13. Barnett – PRRDStandards Policy Review

Status: Underway Est. Completion: mid-2018

• Staff research started• Initial outreach begun

• Planning Commission• Early 2018

Development Code DocketPotentially Folded into Comprehensive Plan Update

• Wireless Communication Facilities

• Permitted Childcare Centers

• Airport Overlay (Tumwater UGA)

• Accessory Dwelling Unit Standards

• Boundary Line Adjustment Standards

• Manufactured Housing Standards

• Forest Lands Conversion Ordinance

• Resource Use Notification for Resource Lands

Development Code DocketCarry-over Items from the 2016/2017 Docket

• Marijuana Regulations PC Recommendation provided to the Board in June 2016 Interim regulations last renewed on October 24

• Sign Codes Board held a Public Hearing on January 9

• Site Plan Review (Vesting)

• Allow Prisons as Special Use in Planned Industrial Park District Pending resolution of state Capital Budget

• New Development Code Docket to be set in early 2018

Questions?

11. Lakeside Policy Request

12. Spooner Site-Specific Rezone

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

NEW Citizen-Initiated Amendments

Terhune/Glenmore Village Land Use Plan Amendment and Zoning Redesignation

Status: NEW

• 8.83 acres, Yelm Highway SE & Rich Rd• Request to change zone from COSC to NR or PO/RM• Amends Joint Plan for Olympia UGA

Staff Recommendation:Consider as part of the update to the Joint Plan for Olympia UGA (Item 1).

Terhune/Glenmore Village

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

NEW Citizen-Initiated Amendments

O’Neill/Great WesternSupply/ Old Highway 99 SE Land Use Plan Amendment and Zoning Redesignation

Status: NEW

• 75 acres, Old Highway 99 SE, north of Rich Rd• 7 parcels• Request to change zone from RRR 1/5 to RCC• Amends Joint Plan for Tumwater UGA (2 parcels)

Staff Recommendation:Maintain on Preliminary Docket for consideration in 2019.

O’Neill/Great Western Supply/Old Hwy 99 SE

Great Western Supply and The Barn

Tumwater Urban Growth Area

Thurston County Fire District #6

O’Neill/Great Western Supply/Old Hwy 99 SE

Great Western Supply and The Barn

Tumwater Urban Growth Area

Thurston County Fire District #6

2017/2018 Official DocketComprehensive Plan Amendments

Status Update – January 2018

NEW Citizen-Initiated Amendments

Dragt/Old Hwy 99 SW/Rochester Land Use Plan Amendment and Zoning Redesignation

Status: NEW

• 53 acres, Old Hwy 99 SW – just east of Grand Mound• 5 parcels• Request to change zone from RRR 1/5 to RCC or RRI

Staff Recommendation:Maintain on Preliminary Docket for consideration in 2019 or consider as part of the Rochester Subarea Plan Update (Item 7).

Dragt/Old Hwy 99 SW/Rochester

Next Steps1. 20-Day Public Comment Period

2. Follow-up Board Briefing (late February)

3. Board Adopts Final Docket (March)