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Lacey, Tumwater, Thurston County file SEPA permits

Saturday, July 4, 2026
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Lacey City of, Tumwater City of, and Thurston County have filed five new SEPA notices for projects affecting Thurston County residents. The notices include a church expansion, housing subdivision, and stormwater plan updates. Comments on the projects are due between July 13 and 16.

Calvary Chapel North Thurston applied for a Conditional Use Permit to build a 16,710-square-foot chapel on 5. 1 acres at 4707 Park Center Avenue NE in Lacey. The project includes a 122-stall parking lot and stormwater management. Thurston County filed a subdivision proposal for Edelweiss Village at 1741 Judd St NE in Olympia, aiming to create 18 single-family lots from 4. 86 acres. The project will remove 20,000 board feet of timber. Lacey also proposed updating its Stormwater Strategic Plan, which guides its Storm and Surface Water Utility operations.

The remaining two projects are outside Olympia: Anderson Place subdivision in Tumwater and a shoreline restoration project in Yelm. The Tumwater project would create 85 single-family lots on 14. 54 acres. The Yelm project involves a floating dock and wetland restoration. Thurston County residents can submit comments on all projects through July 16.

📄 Source: WA Ecology SEPA — Thurston County — https://data.wa.gov/resource/mmcb-z6jf.json?countyname=THURSTON
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    Lacey City of, Tumwater City of, and Thurston County have filed five new SEPA noticesNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The notices include a church expansionNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The notices include housing subdivisionNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The notices include stormwater plan updates“Description: A non-project action to update and adopt the City of Lacey’s Stormwater Strategic Plan, which is a guide for the activities, programs and projects of the city’s Storm and Surface Water Utility, and an informational reference for Lacey Stormwater Utility ratepayers. The Plan generally applies to the incorporated limits of Lacey.”
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    Comments on the projects are due between July 13 and 16“Comments due: 2026-07-13\nComments due: 2026-07-15\nComments due: 2026-07-16\nComments due: 2026-07-15\nComments due: 2026-07-26”
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    Calvary Chapel North Thurston applied for a Conditional Use Permit“Calvary Chapel North Thurston has applied for a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 16,710-square-foot chapel on a 5.1-acre parcel zoned Martin Business District (MBD). The proposal includes a 122-stall parking lot, access drives, stormwater management facilities, landscaping, site lighting, utility improvements, and associated site development.”
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    The project includes a 122-stall parking lot“The proposal includes a 122-stall parking lot, access drives, stormwater management facilities, landscaping, site lighting, utility improvements, and associated site development.”
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    The project includes stormwater managementNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    Thurston County filed a subdivision proposal for Edelweiss VillageNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The subdivision proposal is at 1741 Judd St NE in Olympia“Location: 1741 Judd St NE, Olympia”
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    The project aims to create 18 single-family lotsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The project will remove 20,000 board feet of timber“As part of development, approximately 20,000 board feet of timber will be removed.”
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    Lacey also proposed updating its Stormwater Strategic Plan“Project: 2026 Stormwater Strategic Plan Update Lead agency: Lacey City of Type: DNS Applicant: City of Lacey Location: Olympia Description: A non-project action to update and adopt the City of Lacey’s Stormwater Strategic Plan, which is a guide for the activities, programs and projects of the city’s Storm and Surface Water Utility, and an informational reference for Lacey Stormwater Utility ratepayers. The Plan generally applies to the incorporated limits of Lacey.”
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    The Stormwater Strategic Plan guides its Storm and Surface Water Utility operations“A non-project action to update and adopt the City of Lacey’s Stormwater Strategic Plan, which is a guide for the activities, programs and projects of the city’s Storm and Surface Water Utility, and an informational reference for Lacey Stormwater Utility ratepayers.”
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    The remaining two projects are outside OlympiaNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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    The Tumwater project would create 85 single-family lots“The applicant is proposing a subdivision of two parcels totaling 14.54 acres into 85 single family lots and six community tracts.”
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    The Tumwater project is on 14. 54 acres“The applicant is proposing a subdivision of two parcels totaling 14.54 acres into 85 single family lots and six community tracts.”
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    The Yelm project involves a floating dock“The Applicant is proposing a new floating dock, and restoration to remedy compliance actions within the Rural shoreline of Lawrence Lake, and wetland buffers.”
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    The Yelm project involves wetland restoration“The Applicant is proposing a new floating dock, and restoration to remedy compliance actions within the Rural shoreline of Lawrence Lake, and wetland buffers.”
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    Thurston County residents can submit comments on all projects through July 16No usable supporting receipt — unverified.

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