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Current Land Use Cases

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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.

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

VSP2025-00048 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.

VSP2025-00052 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

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.

VSP2026-00010 Villalobos Minimum Lot Size Variance

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. Variance from the minimum lot size for a car dealership.

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: Connor Cottrell

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.

VSP2026-00020 Olivias Pecos Fence Variance

Case Manager: Erin Cohee

  1. Variance request to allow a screen fence to be 6-feet (72 inches) in height where the maximum height allowed is 3.5 feet (42 inches).

VSP2026-00022 1201 E 62nd Ave El Sabor Food Truck Special Use Permit

Case Manager: Erin Cohee

  1. Special Use Permit to allow El Sabor Food Truck on residential property.

VSP2026-00024 Gerbrandt Tejon Setback Variance

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Variance to allow an accessory structure to be 33 feet from the front property line where 100 feet is required within the Agricultural-1 zone district.

VSP2026-00027 Riverdale RV Park Road Classification Variance

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Variance to allow a commercial campground use to be located along a collector roadway where an arterial or highway classification is required per the Adams County Development Standards.

VSP2026-00029 Amazon DDE9 Light Fixture Variance

Case Manager: Erin Cohee

  1. Variance to allow 30 foot tall lighting fixtures where the maximum height allowed is 20 feet.

VSP2026-00030 8680 De Soto Street Accessory Structure Variance

Case Manager: Peter Lange

  1. A Variance of 557 square feet from the maximum accessory structure coverage allowance in the R-1-C zone district of 900 square feet to allow a 1,457 square foot detached garage. Comments are due on August 31, 2026.

VSP2026-00032 Priola Van Der Laan Dahlia Inert Fill

Case Manager: Erin Cohee

  1. Special Use Permit to allow 40,000 cubic yards of inert fill material to be imported to the site over a period of more than six months and spread in an area not to exceed five acres.

VSP2026-00033 Vakarchuk-Shakgaldian Urvan Lot Size Variance

Case Manager: Peter Lange

  1. A Variance to allow a 46,080 square foot (1.058 acres) lot where the minimum lot size is 2.5 acres in the Agricultural-1 zone district. The Variance is needed to remedy the nonconforming status to utilize the property for individual well and septic, pursuant to Section 4-27-06-01 of the Adams County Municipal Code.

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: Greg Barnes

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

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

EXG2026-00004 Clean Harbors Deer Trail Landfill Major CD Amendment to increase allowable waste limit acceptance values for Regulated Waste

Case Manager: Katie Keefe

PLN2026-00008 Adams County Water Plan

Case Manager: Jen Rutter

  1. Amendment to the Adams County Comprehensive Plan to include the Water Master Plan.

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.

PLT2024-00026 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.

PLT2025-00003 Hannah's Glenn Subdivision

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

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

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: Greg Barnes

  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: Cody Spaid

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.

PLT2026-00008 Lowell Development Major Subdivision Final Plat

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

PLT2026-00013 Horse Creek Retreat, Filing Nos. 1 and 2, Preliminary Plat

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  1. Preliminary Plat for Major Subdivision to create 48 lots on approximately 288 acres within the Agricultural-1 zone district.

PLT2026-00020 Paine-Foos Exemption from Subdivision

Case Manager: Erin Cohee

  1. Subdivision exemption to combine four parcels into two parcels.

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;

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: Greg Barnes

  1. Minor Subdivision final plat to create two lots within the Sherrelwood Village/Elmwood North Planned Unit Development.

PRC2025-00003 Snider Major Subdivision & Rezone

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

  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: Greg Barnes

  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.

PRC2025-00012 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: Cody Spaid

  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.

PRC2025-00022 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.

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.

PRC2026-00004 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.

PRC2026-00005 12481 Riverdale Rezoning & Exemption From Subdivision

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Zoning map amendment (rezoning) to change the zone district designation of 12.72 acres from Agricultural-3 to Agricultural-2
  2. Exemption from Subdivision to create one lot of 12.72 acres. Board of County Commissioners

PRC2026-00009 Dahlinger Tract Plat Corrections

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. Plat Correction for a lot line vacation, easement vacation, and a roadway vacation of undeveloped right-of-way.

PRC2026-00010 Prairie Pass Energy Storage Facility & Substation

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a major energy facility within the Agricultural-3 zone district;
  2. Conditional Use Permit to allow a utility substation within the Agricultural-3 zone district.

PRC2026-00014 Maiker Sherrelwood / Janet’s Acres

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  1. Rezoning of approximately 7.424 acres from Residential-1-C to Residential-3.
  2. Minor Subdivision final plat to create two lots on 7.424 acres.
  3. Waiver from Subdivision Design Standards to propose an alternative cross section for a residential urban local street roadway.

PRC2026-00015 Mission Goldwing Solar Project

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

RCU2023-00051 O’Neill Special Trade Contractor

Case Manager: Greg Barnes

  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: Greg Barnes

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

RCU2023-00053 Complete Containers

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

  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.

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: Cody Spaid

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

RCU2026-00009 Colorado Air and Space Port Rezoning

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

RCU2026-00010 Colorado Air and Space Port Restriction Area One Amendment

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

RCU2026-00012 Time to Change Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a Halfway House in the Industrial-1 zone district.

RCU2026-00013 1970 Imboden Rd Rezoning

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. Rezone from Agricultural-1 (A-1) to Industrial-1 (I-1).

RCU2026-00020 The Four Legged Inn

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow a commercial kennel in the Agricultural-3 zone district as an accessory use to the single-family residential principal use.

RCU2026-00021 Shiloh House Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. Conditional Use Permit for a group living facility (in excess of five persons) within the Residential-3 Zone District.

RCU2026-00022 Pinyon Outdoor Storage Stacking Height Conditional Use

Case Manager: Stephanie Rohren

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow the stacking of materials to exceed the height of screen fencing for outdoor storage within the Industrial-3 zone district.

RCU2026-00024 Moreno Slaughter Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

RCU2026-00025 Mota Meat Processing and Slaughter

Case Manager: Cody Spaid

RCU2026-00026 La Paiza Tire & Service Outdoor Storage Conditional Use Permit

Case Manager: Erin Cohee

  1. Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor storage in an area equal to 100% of the building area within the Commercial-5 zone district.

RCU2026-00032 5200 Broadway Billboard V-Shape Amendment

Case Manager: Erin Cohee

  1. Major Amendment to a Conditional Use Permit to allow for a V-shape design of an electronic billboard.

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.

VAC2026-00004 Martinez West 62nd Avenue Right-of-Way Vacation

Case Manager: Connor Cottrell

  1. Right-of-Way Vacation of the northern five feet of W. 62nd Avenue adjacent to the real property located at 1101 W. 62nd Avenue.

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.

OGF2025-00002 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.