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Thurston County staff lay out policy choices to limit rural growth in comp plan update
Summary
CPED staff told commissioners that Thurston County will receive about 12% of projected county growth under current trends but can pursue policy tools to reduce rural growth toward a 5% target; staff framed options ranging from administrative fixes to down‑zoning and described coordination with cities and TRPC on capacity analyses.
Ashley (Community Planning and Economic Development director) and Derek Day, community planning manager, presented the first focused briefing on rural land use in the county's comprehensive plan update during the July 23 Board work session, describing projected population and land-use trends and policy choices for limiting rural growth.
Derek said Thurston County is projected to grow roughly 30% over the next 20 years and that current projections allocate about 12% of that growth to the rural county. He said most growth is expected within cities and their urban growth areas; Grand Mound was noted as a UGA with county-managed planning. Derek said the 12% projection is based on historic building…
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