Thurston County Shoreline Master Program: Comprehensive Update & Periodic Review

Response to public comment

We prepared a summary of public comments, linked below, and sent this to Thurston County on Nov. 1, 2024. The county will write a response to those comments. Their response to comments will be posted here when available. Please check back.

Next steps: our decision

We will decide if the county's proposed SMP update meets the requirements of the Shoreline Management Act and the Shoreline Master Program Guidelines. We will decide whether to:

• Approve the program as is.
• Approve with recommended changes.
• Send the proposed program back to the county with required changes to meet statutory and rule requirements. Recommended changes may also be included with the required changes.

Documents related to approval

Note: All documents are PDF unless otherwise indicated

• Summary of comments received
• Thurston County locally adopted SMP
  • Appendix A: Shoreline Environment Designation Map
    • Index
    • Map panel A1
    • Map panel A2
    • Map panel B1
    • Map panel B2
    • Map panel B3
    • Map panel C1
    • Map panel C2
    • Map panel C3
    • Map panel C4
  • Appendix B: Mitigation Options to Achieve No Net Loss for New and Re-Development Activities
  • Appendix C: Shoreline Restoration Plan
  • Appendix D: Channel Migration Zone Maps
  • Appendix E: Critical Area Regulations Incorporated by Reference
  • Board of County Commissioneers Resolution 16333
• Background documents
  • Shoreline Inventory and Characterization Report (2013)
    • Appendices
    • Map Folio
      • Map 1: Shorelines of the State and Shorelines of Statewide Significance
      • Map 2: Shoreline Jurisdiction Changes
      • Map 3: Proposed Shoreline Jurisdiction and Reach Breaks
      • Map 4: Proposed Jurisdiction and Reach Breaks: Northeast Thurston County
      • Map 5: Proposed Jurisdiction and Reach Breaks: Northwest Thurston County
      • Map 6: Proposed Jurisdiction and Reach Breaks: South-central Thurston County
      • Map 7: Proposed Jurisdiction and Reach Breaks: Southwest Thurston County
      • Map 7a: Proposed Jurisdiction and Reach Breaks: Southeast Thruston County
      • Map 8: Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs)
      • Map 9: Watershed Basins
      • Map 10: Topography and Hydrology
      • Map 10a: Shoreline Type
      • Map 11: Geology - Bedrock Age
      • Map 12: Geology - Lithology
      • Map 13: Precipitation
      • Map 14: Coastal Processes Important Areas
      • Map 15: Coastal Processes Alterations
      • Map 16: Hydrology Important Areas
      • Map 17: Hydrologic Processes Alterations
      • Map 18: Sediment Processes Important Areas
      • Map 19: Sediment Processes Alterations
      • Map 20: Water Quality Processes Important Areas
      • Map 21: Water Quality Processes Alterations
      • Map 22: Large Woody Debris Processes Important Areas
      • Map 23: Large Woody Debris Processes Alterations
      • Map 23b: Local Habitat Assessment - 2008
      • Map 24: 2012 Aerial Photos and Reaches
      • Map 25: 2006 Land Cover
      • Map 26: Impervious Land Cover
      • Map 27: Built Environment by Basin 2006
      • Map 28: Forest Cover by Basin 2006
      • Map 29: Critical Areas Biological
      • Map 30: Cirtical Areas Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas
      • Map 31: Critical Areas Hydrologic
      • Map 32: Cirtical Areas Geologic
      • Map 33: Slope
      • Map 34: Biological Features
      • Map 34b: Kelp Eelgrass
      • Map 34c: Saltmarsh
      • Map 35: Marine Fisheries
      • Map 36: Commercial Shellfish Growing Areas
      • Map 37: Aquatic Land Ownership
      • Map 38: Nationwide Permit 48 Parcels
      • Map 39: Current land Use - Thurston County Office of the Assessor
      • Map 40: Current Land Use - Buildable Lands 2011
      • Map 41a: Future Land Use - Buildable Lands 2011
      • Map 41b: Rural County Zoning
      • Map 41c: Future Development Potential
      • Map 42: Registered Historic Districts and Properties
      • Map 43: Public Access and Public Lands
      • Map 44: Existing Shoreline Environment Designations
      • Map 45: PSNERP Beach Management Recommendations
      • Map 46: PSNERP Coastal Inlet Management Recommendations
      • Map 47: PSNERP Barrier Embayment Management Recommendations
      • Map 48: PSNERP River Delta Management Recomendations
      • Map 49: WRIA 11 Puget Sound Water Flow Management Recommendations
      • Map 50: WRIA 13 Puget Sound Water Flow Management Recommendations
      • Map 51: WRIA 14 Puget Sound Water Flow Management Recommendations
      • Map 52: WRIA 23 Puget Sound Water Flow Management Recommendations
      • Map 53: Preliminary Shoreline Environment Designations
      • Map 54: Preliminary Shoreline Environment Designations: Northeast
      • Map 55: Preliminary Shoreline Environment Designations: Northwest
      • Map 56: Preliminary Shoreline Environment Designations: South-central
      • Map 57: Preliminary Shoreline Environment Designations: Southeast
      • Map 58: Preliminary Shoreline Environment Designations: Southwest
  • Shoreline Inventory and Characterizations Report Supplement (2024)
  • Shoreline Environment Designations Report (2013)
  • Shoreline Environment Designation Report Supplement (2024)
  • Cumulative Impacts Analysis (2024)