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Thurston County Planning Commission reviews 2026–27 docket, moves to remove four preliminary items
Summary
Commissioners reviewed comprehensive-plan and development-code docket items, prioritized key projects (joint plans/codes, CAO update, Title 20/18 work), emphasized watershed-scale planning and housing, and voted to remove four applicant-initiated preliminary docket items; staff outlined timelines for public comment and board review.
The Thurston County Planning Commission spent a substantial portion of its Jan. 7 meeting reviewing the county’s 2026–27 docket process and recommending priorities to the Board of County Commissioners.
Andrew Bon, community development manager, and Associate Planner Anna Rodriguez described the docket process, explaining there are two main dockets — comprehensive plan and development code — and that the board opens a formal 20-day public comment period after an initial work session. Rodriguez said the county will use a priority framing (high, medium, low) to bundle work and align staff resourcing; high-priority items include legally required updates such as the Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) and the Shoreline Master Program.
Commissioners discussed multiple proposed docket items and asked staff to emphasize housing outcomes in code updates. "If there is an interest in the planning commission highlighting that…
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