Comprehensive Plan Annual Docket Nisqually River Council

March 17, 2017

Allison Osterberg, Thurston County Resource Stewardship

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 Dockets 1.  Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket ! Comprehensive Plan Amendments ! Development Code Amendments that “may” require a

Comprehensive Plan Amendment

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

a Comprehensive Plan Amendment

Step 1:

Public Comments Due 5pm March 23

2017 Preliminary Comprehensive Plan Docket County-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 Subarea Plan

8.  Transfer of Development Rights

9.  Science to Local Policy

10. Urban Forest Ordinance

* Recommended addition for 2017

2017 Preliminary Comprehensive Plan Docket Citizen-Initiated Amendments

1.  Lakeside Industries/Nisqually Subarea Plan

2.  Toft Site-specific Rezone (new property owners)

3.  Hulbert Site-specific Rezone (property annexed into Olympia)

4.  Evergreen State College Rezone (included in Comp Plan Update)

5.  Barnett/PRRD Standards*

* Potential addition for 2017

Nisqually Sub-Area Plan •  Adopted in 1992

•  Under the 1988 Thurston County Comprehensive Plan

•  Concern about urban development incompatible with sensitive areas (bluffs, McAllister Creek, floodplains)

•  Nisqually Planning Committee

Lakeside Policy Request Policy E.5

…The reprocessing of imported mineral resources shall not be the primary accessory use and the reprocessing of asphalt shall not be allowed due to water quality concerns….

Next Steps 1.  20-Day Public Comment Period

2.  Follow-up Board Briefing (March 30)

3.  Board adopts Final Docket

4.  Staff begin work on docketed proposals

Questions?

STAFF CONTACT

Allison Osterberg

Senior Planner, Resource Stewardship

360-754-3355 x7011

osterba@co.thurston.wa.us