Allison Osterberg, Thurston County Resource Stewardship, presented the preliminary docket items, with special consideration to those influencing the Nisqually Watershed. Allison presented at the March 2017 NRC meeting.

1. Comprehensive Plan
Annual Docket
Nisqually River Council
March 17, 2017
Allison Osterberg, Thurston County Resource Stewardship

2. 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

3. 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

4. Step 1:
Public Comments
Due 5pm March 23

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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….

11. 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

12. Questions?
STAFF CONTACT
Allison Osterberg
Senior Planner, Resource Stewardship
360-754-3355 x7011
osterba@co.thurston.wa.us