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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.

PRA2025-00005 5302 Tennyson Street Rear Setback Variance

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

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

PRA2025-00007 Alarcon Navajo

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Variance to allow a fence to exceed maximum height;
  2. Variance to allow fence in the front yard to exceed 42 inches.

PRA2025-00009 Stonehouse Substation Structure Height Variances
Case Manager: Greg Barnes
  1. Three variances to allow for structures associated with a utility substation to exceed the maximum allowed in the Agricultural-3 zone district.

PRA2026-00001 Krebs Lot Width Variance

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Variance to allow a lot width of 30 feet where the required minimum lot width is 65 feet within the Residential-1-C zone district.

VSP2024-00053 Paiz 65th Setback Variance

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

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

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: Connor Cottrell

  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.

VSP2025-00020 7450 E 82nd Ave Building Size Variance

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

VSP2025-00026 4845 Behrens Road Inert Fill Special Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Special use permit to allow the importation of less than 500,000 cubic yards of inert fill material over a one-year period. The fill material will be spread over a 3.8-acre area.

VSP2025-00029 Beacon Building Structure Height Variance

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

VSP2025-00034 Fabrizio Acres Setback Variance

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

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

VSP2025-00048 Gorditas y Tacos Las Amiguis Special Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Special Use Permit to operate a food truck in the Commercial-5 zone district.

VSP2025-00050 Copeland Precast Temp Office

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

VSP2025-00052 Arnautovic Food Truck Special Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Special Use Permit to allow a food truck on a property that is designated with Commercial-5 zoning.

VSP2025-00053 Peraro Harvest Hangar Lot Coverage Variance

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

VSP2025-00055 Loya Setback Variance

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Variance to allow an approximately 30 foot side corner setback for an accessory structure where a 49 foot setback is required within the Residential Estate zone district.

VSP2025-00059 Carrillo Joliet Gate Variance

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Variance to allow a 17 foot gate where the maximum allowed is 42 inches on a residentially used property.

VSP2026-00003 Giannino Fence Variance Case Manager: Connor Cottrell
  1. Variance to allow a 48-inch tall screen fence on a residentially use property, where the maximum height of a screen fence is required to be 42 inches.

VSP2026-00004 Contreras Fence Height Variance at 14567 E 134th Place Case Manager: Connor Cottrell
  1. Variance to request a screen fence height of 8' where the maximum allowed height of a screen fence is 42 inches.

VSP2026-00005 Wright Lot Coverage Variance at 10085 E 158th Place

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Variance Request is to allow a 15.1% lot coverage in the Agricultural-1 zone district where the maximum lot coverage allowed is 12.5%.

VSP2026-00006 Meraz Side Corner Setback Variance

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Variance to allow a side corner setback of 19 feet where a minimum of 30 foot setback is required within the Residential Estate zone district.

VSP2026-00007 StoneYard Café Mobile Food Truck

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. Variance / Special Use Permit to allow a food truck to utilize the subject property in the Industrial-1 zone district.

VSP2026-00012 Tacos La Preciosa Food Truck Special Use Permit

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

VSP2026-00013 Womack Uinta Variance

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

VSP2026-00014 6499 Federal Blvd. Parking Variance

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

VSP2026-00018 Blakely ADU Size Variance at 39400 E 160th Ave.

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Variance to allow for a 2,040 square foot accessory dwelling unit where the maximum size allowed is 750 square feet. The property is designated within the Agricultural-3 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.

EXG2025-00001 Sand Creek Farms

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

EXG2025-00003 Bennett Creek Gravel Mine

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

EXG2026-00002 East Regional Landfill Major CD Amendment for Vertical Expansion

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

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: Greg Barnes

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

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.

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

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

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.

PLT2025-00027 Faden Subdivision #1

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

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: Connor Cottrell

  1. Plat Correction to vacate an easement.

PLT2025-00039 Park Central

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

PLT2025-00043 BodeDreams Subdivision (formerly Birdseye BESS Subdivision)

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create one lot on approximately 12.2 acres within the Agricultural-1 zone district.

PLT2025-00052 QuikTrip 4281 Subdivision Final Plat

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

PLT2026-00003 Golden Fields, Filing No. 1 Final Plat

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Major Subdivision Final Plat to create six lots and two tracts within the Agricultural-1 zone district on approximately 38 acres.

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.

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.

PRC2024-00018 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: Nick Eagleson

  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: Cody Spaid

  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.

PRC2025-00007 Petco Minor Subdivision & Rezoning

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

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

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: Greg Barnes

  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.

PRC2025-00013 Dorado Imboden Subdivision and Rezoning

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

PRC2025-00014 Todd Creek Metro District Office

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Minor Subdivision-Final Plat to create one lot approx. 1.6 acres in size;
  2. A Major Amendment to the PDP to remove the 1.6 acre parcel; and
  3. Zoning Map Amendment (Rezone) to change the existing PUP(P) zoning and establish a Commerical-2 zone district.

PRC2025-00015 Riverdale RV Park

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Zoning Map Amendment (Rezone) to change the zone district designation of approximately 22 acres from Agricultural-1 to Planned Unit Development;
  2. Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat;
  3. Preliminary Development Plan to establish a recreational vehicle park within the Proposed Riverdale RV Park Planned Unit Development.

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.

PRC2025-00020 Welby Junction - Final Development Plan, Final Plat, and Vacation Request

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

  1. Final Development Plan to propose 218 residential units in PUD zone.
  2. Final Plat to create 218 residential lots and 24 tracts.
  3. Roadway Vacation to vacate existing right-of-way.

PRC2025-00022 Big Bronco Energy Storage

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a Major Energy Facility (Battery Energy Storage System) within the Agricultural-3 zone district;
  2. Conditional Use Permit to allow a utility substation within the Agricultural-3 zone district;
  3. Conditional Use Permit to allow a utility transmission line within the Agricultural-3 zone district;
  4. Conditional Use Permit to allow a large-scale solar facility within the Agricultural-3 zone district.

PRC2025-00023 Remora Gathering Pipeline

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit for a 10-inch natural gas pipeline; 2. Conditional Use Permit for a 10-inch crude oil pipeline.

PRC2026-00001 Berkely Center Subdivision

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

PRC2026-00002 Fox I-76 Subdivision & Rezoning

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Final Plat for minor subdivision to combine three existing parcels into one lot on 5.38 acres;
  2. Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) to change the zoning designation of 5.38 to Industrial-2 from Residential-3.

PRC2026-00003 Conner-Wakeman Connection Pipeline

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit to request a 8-inch gathering crude oil pipeline
  2. Conditional Use Permit to request a 10-inch natural gas gathering pipeline connecting Petro Operating, LLC's Conner pad site and Petro Operating, LLC's Wakeman pad site into Rocky Mountain Midstream's existing pipeline network.

PRC2026-00004 Krebs Minor Subdivision

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Minor Subdivision Final Plat to create two lots on 0.4 acres within the Residential-1-C zone district.

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: Nick Eagleson

  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.

RCU2023-00057 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.

RCU2023-00062 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.

RCU2024-00026 Camp Bow Wow Brighton

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

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

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.

RCU2025-00014 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 DeBoskey

  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.

RCU2026-00006 D + K Cavanaugh Road Rezoning

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

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.

VAC2026-00001 East 64th Avenue Right-of-Way Vacation

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. for E 64th to align with the actual E 64th Ave roadway 150ft north of the current location.

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.

OGF2025-00001 Eagle Pad at E.120th

Case Manager: Gregory Dean

  1. Oil and Gas Facility Permit (OGF) for the proposed Eagle Pad oil and gas location. The application seeks to permit the drilling and completing of up to nineteen (19) horizontal wells and the installation of related surface production equipment on one (1) well pad, that will be serviced by one (1) access road.

OGF2026-00003 Jobes Pad at E. 48th

Case Manager: Gregory Dean

  1. Oil and Gas Facility Permit (OGF) for the proposed Jobes Pad oil and gas location. The application seeks to permit the drilling and completing of up to sixteen (16) horizontal wells and the installation of related surface production equipment on one (1) well pad, that will be serviced by one (1) access road with access off Imboden Road.