Growth Management Act Compliance

Yelm / Thurston County Joint Plan
Population Update

Background

On July 28, 2008, the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (Hearings Board) ruled that the City of Yelm Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with Thurston County did not comply with the Growth Management Act. Specifically, the Hearings Board found that the future population projections adopted with Resolution No. 13734 did not support the size of the City of Yelm Urban Growth Area.

Current Status

This amendment has been deferred until the seven year update. Please check back for updates if there is a change in this timeline.

Thurston County Planning Commission

On April 15, 2009 the Thurston County Planning Commission held a public hearing. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission voted to forward the proposed amendment to the Board of County Commissioners with a recommendation of approval.

• Thurston County Planning Commission Recommendation (PDF 786KB)
  
• City of Yelm Response to Futurewise Comment, April 15, 2009 (PDF 101KB)
  
• Futurewise Comment on Proposed Amendment, April 14, 2009 (PDF 2.6MB)
  
• Washington State, Department of Community Trade and Economic Development Comment to the City of Yelm, March 16, 2009 (PDF 89KB)
  
• Adams Cove Comment (PDF 69KB)

Proposed Amendment

The current population forecast numbers in the City of Yelm Comprehensive Plan and Joint Plan with Thurston County are not current. The proposed comprehensive plan amendment will bring the references to population in the plan up to date. They will be consistent with the future population projections adopted by Thurston County on March 3, 2008 with Resolution No. 14034 and Ordinance No. 14035. The resolution and ordinance include the population forecast and allocation data for the County through 2028.

The staff report and contents of the proposed amendment are below:

• Thurston County Staff Report (PDF 160KB)
  
• Attachment A City of Yelm Staff Report and Proposed Amendment (PDF 1.3MB)
  
• Attachment B July 28, 2008 Hearings Board decision and order on Resolution No. 13734 Adams Cove Group and Futurewise v. Thurston County, Case No. 07-2-0005 (PDF 195KB)
  
• Resolution 13734
  
• Resolution No. 14034 and Ordinance No. 14035
  
• Attachment E County-Wide Planning Policy 10.1 (PDF 295KB)
  
• Attachment F Final Decision and Order 1000 Friends of Washington v Thurston County, Case No. 05-2-0002 (PDF 101KB)
  
• Attachment G Appendix C Thurston County Comprehensive Plan (PDF 100KB)
  
• Attachment H City of Yelm SEPA Memo (PDF 165KB)
  
• Attachment I Findings (PDF 13KB)
  
• Attachment J October 17, 2007 City of Yelm Memorandum and City of Yelm Retail Trade Study (PDF 1.8MB)
  

Amendment Schedule

March 16, 2009 – City of Yelm Planning Commission Public Hearing

April 1, 2009 – Thurston County Planning Commission Work Session

April 15, 2009 – Thurston County Planning Commission Public Hearing

Mid-May 2009 - City of Yelm Council Public Hearing

Early June 2009 – Thurston County Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing

Late June 2009 – Board of County Commissioners Decision

June 30, 2009 – Compliance Report Due

Background Timeline

 See background timeline page.

Contact Us

Interested Parties: If you would like to be added to our Web Mail list, please click here. Staff contact: Jeremy Davis Phone: (360) 754-3355, x7010 E-mail: davisj@co.thurston.wa.us.