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Development Review Team

This report provides information about upcoming projects to be reviewed by the county’s Development Review Team (DRT). This team is comprised of county staff and outside agencies. Development proposals for major projects in unincorporated Adams County often come through the DRT for an initial review before formal submittal.

Development Review Team Summary

Scheduled Land Use Cases

Below you will find a report of scheduled land use cases that require one or more public hearings before the Board of Adjustment, Planning Commission, or Board of County Commissioners. The report also includes a list of recent decisions on land use cases.

Report of scheduled public hearings and recent decisions.

For more information about any of these cases, please feel free to contact the listed case manager.

Board of Adjustment Cases

To view case information, click on the Request for Comments and Public Hearing Notice associated with the current cases below.

PRA2025-00006 Hernandez Harvest Hangar Variances

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Variances to allow 1.) 14.5% lot coverage within the Agricultural-1 zone district where the maximum lot coverage allowed is 7.5% and 2.) an accessory structure to be 30 feet from a front property line where the minimum required setback is 100 feet.

VSP2024-00028 Tacos Y Tortas La Preferida Food Truck Special Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Special use permit to allow a food truck to be parked on the property for a period not to exceed five years. The site is zoned Industrial-1.

VSP2024-00035 Rodriguez Pecos Fence Height Variance

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Variance to allow a six foot tall screen fence where the maximum height allowed is 42 inches on a residentially used property.

VSP2024-00053 Paiz 65th Setback Variance

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Variance to allow a 10 foot front setback where 20 feet is required for a principal structure within the Residential-2 zone district.

VSP2024-00056 1500 Solana Drive Side Setback Variance

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Variance request to allow a 2-foot side setback in the R-1-C district where a 5 foot setback is required.

VSP2025-00007 Vakarchuk and Shakhgaldian Lot Coverage Variance

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Variance to allow 16% lot coverage in the A-1 zone district where 7.5% is allowed for properties on well and septic.

VSP2025-00008 Martinez Semi Storage Special Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Special Use Permit to store 3 semis and trailers for a trucking business.

VSP2025-00014 5200 Sheridan Inert Fill Special Use Permit

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Special Use Permit to allow for the importation of an additional 20,000 cubic yards of inert fill for a total of 62,000 cubic yards on 7.24 acres.

VSP2025-00021 Rodriguez West 73rd Place Accessory Building

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Variance to allow an accessory structure lot coverage of 1,026 square feet in area, where the maximum allowed is 900 square feet. The site is within the Residential-1-C zone district.

VSP2025-00025 5302 Tennyson Street Rear Setback Variance

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Variance to allow a rear setback of ten feet where a minimum of 15 feet is required within the Resdential-2 zone district.

VSP2025-00031 5302 Heredia Vallejo Setback Variance

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Variance to allow a 3.5 foot side setback for an accessory structure where the minimum required setback is five feet within the Residential-1-C zone district.

VSP2025-00032 Xcel Barr Lake

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Variance from the Adams County Development Standards and Regulations (Adams County DSR) Section 4-08-01-02-02- 01, which stipulates a maximum fence height of eight (8) feet for institutional uses in the A-3 Zone District. Xcel Energy seeks approval to construct a new security fence with a height of ten (10) feet.

VSP2025-00033 Strasburg Communications Tower

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Variance to allow seven antennae on a non-commercial communications tower where the maximum allowed is two antennae, per Section 4-03-02-02-02(2) of the Adams County Development Standards.

VSP2025-00034 Fabrizio Acres Setback Variance

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Variance to allow a 10 foot rear setback where the minimum required setback is 15 feet in the Industrial-1 zone district.

Planning Commission & Board of County Commissioners Cases

To view case information, click on the Request for Comments and Public Hearing Notice associated with the current cases below.

PLT2023-00028 Lefor Subdivision Final Plat

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Major subdivision final plat to create three lots on approximately 65 acres in the Agricultural-2 zone district.

PLT2023-00034 Grasslands at Comanche, Filing 5 Final Plat

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Major Subdivision Final Plat to create 19 residential lots within the Grasslands at Comanche Planned Unit Development.

PLT2023-00035 Grasslands at Comanche, Filing 6 Final Plat

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Major Subdivision Final Plat to create 15 residential lots within the Grasslands at Comanche Planned Unit Development.

PLT2023-00056 Berkeley Center Subdivision

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Final Plat for minor subdivision to create four lots in the Commercial-5, Industrial-1, Industrial-2 zone districts. The Mineral Conservation Overlay and Natural Resources Conservation Overlay Districts also affect portions of the subdivision boundaries.

PLT2024-00007 Wolf Creek Run West, Filing 2B Final Plat

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Major Subdivision Final Plat to create 78 lots on 54 acres within the Wolf Creek Run West PUD.

PLT2024-00018 Grove Street Major Subdivision Final Plat

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Major Subdivision Final Plat to create 8 lots from the existing 3 parcels within the Residential-2 zone district.

PLT2024-00025 Homes at Alcott Minor Subdivision

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create two lots in the Residential-2 zone district on 0.21 acres.

PLT2024-00026 Zuni Residences, Plat Correction No. 1

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create two lots in the Residential-2 zone district on 0.21 acres.

PLT2024-00034 Clear Creek Valley Plat Amendment

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Minor Plat Amendment to vacate a portion of a 10-foot utility easement.

PLT2024-00035 Acres of Promise Subdivision, Amendment No. 1

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Minor subdivision final plat to create two 4.43-acre lots in the Agricultural-1 (A-1) zone district.

PLT2025-00003 Hannah's Glenn Subdivision

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Minor Subdivision to create three lots in the Residential-2 zone district.

PLT2025-00006 Seltzer Heights, Filing No. 1

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Preliminary Plat to create 205 lots and 8 tracts on approximately 227 acres in the Seltzer Heights subdivision.

PLT2025-00018 Tapia Residences Subdivision Final Plat

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Major Subdivision Final Plat to create three lots on 39 acres within the Agricultural-2 zone district.

PLT2025-00020 Counter Drive Minor Subdivision Plat

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create two lots on 0.36 acres.

PLT2025-00029 Wolf Creek Run West, Filing 3

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Final Plat for major subdivision to create 40 lots on 14.4 acres within the Wolf Creek Run West PUD.

PLT2025-00031 Brannan 60th Place Subdivision

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create three lots on 23.4 acres within the Industrial-3 zone district. The site is within the Flammable Gas and mineral Conservation Overlays.

PLT2025-00033 Fabrizio Acres Easement Vacation

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Plat Correction to vacate an easement.

PRC2023-00014 Mendoza York Street Subdivision and Rezone

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Zoning map amendment (rezone) to change the zone district designation to Industrial-1 from Agricultural-1 on 7.1 acres;
  2. Minor subdivision final plat to create four lots on 7.1 acres.

PRC2023-00017 Mendoza East Lake Subdivision & Rezone

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Minor subdivision final plat to create four lots on approximately 12 acres;
  2. Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) to Residential-1-C from Agricultural-1 on 11,200 square feet;
  3. Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) to Industrial-1 from Agricultural-1 on 3.1 acres;
  4. Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) to Residential-1-C from Agricultural-1 on 2.3 acres.

PRC2023-00023 Midtown at Clear Creek, Filing 13

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Preliminary Plat for major subdivision to create 79 lots and 12 tracts within the Midtown at Clear Creek Planned Unit Development;
  2. Final Plat for major subdivision to create 79 lots and 12 tracts within the Midtown at Clear Creek Planned Unit Development;
  3. Final Development Plan to establish 79 townhomes on 6.2 acres and parks and open space on 7.4 acres. Small portions of the site are also designated within the Mineral Conservation Overlay and Natural Resources Conservation Overlay Districts.

PRC2023-00026 53rd and Tennyson Row Final Plat

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Final Plat for major subdivision to create 7 lots and 3 tracts on 1.9 acres in the R-2 Zone District.

PRC2024-00002 Douglass Colony Subdivision and Rezoning

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create one lot on 3.2 acres;
  2. Zoning map amendment (rezone) to designate 3.2 acres as Industrial-2. The site is currently designated as Industrial-1 with Conditions. The site is affected by the Mineral Conservation Overlay.

PRC2024-00012 Elmwood North

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Plat Vacation to vacate the approval of PLT2022-0042 known as Elmwood North Filing No. 1;
  2. Minor Subdivision final plat to create two lots within the Sherrelwood/Elmwood North Planed Unit Development. Final Plat Elmwood North Filing No. 1.

PRC2024-00016 5200 Sheridan Minor Subdivision

(Formerly case number PLT2023-00012)

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create 4 lots on approximately 7 acres within the Commercial-4 zone district.
  2. Waiver from Subdivision Design Standards.

PRC2024-00018 Little Pecos Subdivision and Rezoning

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create a two lot subdivision on 3.3 acres.
  2. Zoning map amendment (rezone) to change the zoning designation of approximately 2.5 acres from Residential-1-C to Industrial-1.

PRC2025-00002 The Enclave at Todd Creek

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Rezone from A-1 to RE.
  2. Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat to create 13 one-acre lots on 15.6 acres.

PRC2025-00003 Snider Major Subdivision & Rezone

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) to change the zoning of approximately 42.5 acres from Agricultural-3 to Agricultural-1.
  2. Major Subdivision (Preliminary Plat) to subdivide approximately 42.5 acres into three lots, consisting of 9.2 acres, 12.4 acres, and 18.4 acres in size.

PRC2025-00004 O’Neill Minor Subdivision & Rezone

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Rezone from Agricultural-3 (A-3) to Industrial-1 (I-1).
  2. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create one lot.

PRC2025-00005 Meraz Minor Subdivision & Rezoning

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create three lots.
  2. Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) to change the zone district designation of 3.5 acres from Agricultural-1 to Residential Estate.
  3. Waiver from Subdivision Design Standards to allow lots served by a private roadway.

PRC2025-00006 Day Subdivision

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Exemption from Subdivision to create a 6 acre parcel from approximately 41.8 acres;
  2. Rezoning of the 6-acre portion from A-3 to A-1;
  3. Comp Plan Amend to support an A-1 parcel in the Agricultural Large Scale Future Land Use designation; and
  4. Waiver from Subdivision Design Standards for 3:1 lot width to depth ratio.

PRC2025-00007 Petco Minor Subdivision & Rezoning

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create two lots;
  2. Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) to change the zoning designation to Industrial-2.

PRC2025-00008 Rocky Mountain Rail Park Subdivision Replat

(Formerly case number PLT2025-00021)

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Subdivision Replat to create three lots from a single previously approved lot.
  2. Waiver From Subdivision Design Standards to allow lots served by a private roadway.

PRC2025-00009 10201 Brighton Road Multi-Use Conditional Use Permits

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow auto towing and storage yards in the Industrial-2 zone district;
  2. Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage in excess of 80% of the lot;
  3. Conditional Use Permit to allow stacking heights of outdoor storage materials that exceed the height of screen fencing.

PRC2025-00012 Maiker Boyers Final Development Plan & Subdivision

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Final Development Plan to establish the Maiker Boyers Planned Unit Development;
  2. Final Plat for Minor Subdivision for the Second Amended Boyers Coffee Subdivision to create one lot and two tracts on approximately 2.1 acres within the Maiker Boyers Planned Unit Development zone district.

PRC2025-00016 Birdseye Energy Storage

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a Major Energy Facility (Battery Energy Storage System) within the Agricultural-1 zone district;
  2. Conditional Use Permit to allow a utility substation within the Agricultural-1 zone district. The site is also affected by the Mineral Conservation and Natural Resources Conservation Overlays.

PUD2024-00006 Sherrelwood Village Planned Unit Development, Amendment No. 2

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Major amendment to the Sherrelwood Village Planned Unit Development. The amendment proposes 70 townhouse dwellings.

RCU2023-00001 GCSA Events Conditional Use Permit Amendment

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Major Amendment to an approved Conditional Use Permit (RCU2021-00023) to expand the event center use throughout the barn and across 10 acres of the site.

RCU2023-00051 O’Neill Special Trade Contractor

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a Special Trade Contractor use in the Agricultural-3 zone district.

RCU2023-00052 O’Neill Landscape Storage Yard Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a landscape storage yard in the Agricultural-3 zone district.

RCU2023-00053 Complete Containers

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a heavy retail use (storage container sales and rental) within the Industrial-2 zone district.

RCU2023-00054 Ballard Equestrian Therapeutic Riding Center

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Conditional use permit to allow a riding academy as an accessory use to a residentially-used property within the Agricultural-1 zone district.

RCU2023-00056 Mustardseed Construction Vehicle Storage

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Conditional use permit to allow the accessory storage of vehicles exceeding 7,000 lbs. on a residentially used property in the Agricultural-3 zone district.

RCU2023-00057 Hillen Recycling Facility

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit for a Recycling facility (metals, wood, brick, and concrete) in the I-2 zone district.

RCU2023-00059 Buckley Parallel RV Storage

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Conditional use permit to allow recreational vehicle storage in the Agricultural-3 zone district and the Natural Resources Conservation Overlay District.

RCU2023-00062 Ace Hardware Rezoning on East 58th Avenue

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Zoning Map Amendment (rezoning) to change the zone district designation of 401 E 58th Ave to Commercial-5 from Industrial-1.

RCU2024-00010 Xcel F-640 Regulator on East 88th Avenue

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Conditional use permit to allow the replacement of a natural gas regulator/meter station within the Agricultural-1 zone district. The site is affected by the Natural Resources Conservation and Mineral Conservation Overlay Districts.

RCU2024-00011 Lira Vehicle Storage Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Conditional use permit to allow accessory parking and storage vehicles in excess of 7,000 pounds on a residentially-used property in the Agricultural-3 zone district. The site is affected by the Airport Height and Noise Overlays.

RCU2024-00026 Camp Bow Wow Brighton

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a commercial kennel in the A-1 zone district.

RCU2024-00032 Bondarenko Equipment Repair

Case Manager: Brayan Marin

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow for agricultural equipment repair in the Agricultural-3 zone district.

RCU2024-00033 Villalobos Concrete Outdoor Storage Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage in excess of 100% of the building area on 5.7 acres within the Industrial-1 zone district. The site is affected by the Airport Height Overlay.

RCU2024-00040 Kamerra Outdoor Storage Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow the property to be used for outdoor storage in the Industrial-1 zone district.

RCU2024-00046 Magellan Denver Expansion Project

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a pipeline expansion for approximately 12 miles within Adams County.

RCU2024-00048 GEI Outdoor Storage Height Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage to exceed the required screen fence height within the Industrial-2 zone district and the Mineral Conservation Overlay.

RCU2025-00001 6820 Pecos St Rezone

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Rezone from Residential-1-C (R-1-C) to Commercial-3 (C-3) to allow the development of a commercial retail center.

RCU2025-00002 Sand Creek Farms Renewal

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Conditional Use Permit to continue sand extraction in the A-3, Agricultural zone district.

RCU2025-00008 Stonehouse Substation

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a substation within the Agricultural-3 zone district and the Airport Noise and Height Overlays.

RCU2025-00011 Ancon Services

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a solid waste transfer station (hazardous material transfer facility) within the Industrial-3 zone district.

RCU2025-00014 Rocky Mountain Iron Park

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Request for conditional use permit to allow for the storage and disassembly of vehicles and the re-assembly of various parts within the Agricultural-3 zone district.

RCU2025-00018 Steele Street Center Rezoning

Case Manager: David Wright

  1. Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) to change the zone district designation of approximately six acres from Agricultural-3 to Industrial-1.

RCU2025-00021 Palone Caretaker Dwelling

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) to change the zone district designation of approximately six acres from Agricultural-3 to Industrial-1.

RCU2025-00026 Rosales Landscape Storage

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a landscape storage yard within the Agricultural-3 zone district.

VAC2024-00003 United Water District East 132nd Avenue Vacation

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Roadway vacation request to vacate a portion of East 132nd Avenue bound to the west by Brighton Road and to the east by Nome Street.

Oil and Gas Facility Cases (OGF)

To view case information, click on the Request for Comments and Public Hearing Notice associated with the current cases below.

OGF2025-00001 Bennett D Pad at Manilla

Case Manager: Gregory Dean

  1. Oil and Gas Facility Permit (OGF) for the proposed Bennett D Pad oil and gas location. The application seeks to permit the drilling and completing of up twenty-six (26) horizontal wells and the installation of related surface production equipment on one (1) well pad, that will be serviced by (1) one existing access road.

  • 02/21/2025 – Request for Comments
  • 08/28/2025 – Resubmittal, Part I | Part II