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Planner Ella Gleason of the Community and Economic Development (CED) department presented the amendments and said the package implements four state measures passed in 2024 and modernizes local code language on family definitions, recovery residences and parking requirements. \"We did present these text amendments to the planning commission on May 8. They recommended approval with 3 findings of fact and 1 condition,\" Gleason said.

Key changes adopted by the board include:

- Substance‑use recovery residences: The county will adopt the state definition of \"recovery residence\" and create two local land‑use categories: \"group home\" (populations protected under the federal Fair Housing Act) and \"group residential facility\" (uses not protected by the Fair Housing Act, such as domestic violence shelters). Each category is split by size: \"small\" is eight or fewer residents; \"large\" is nine or more. Small group homes will be permitted where single‑family housing is allowed; large group homes will be treated similarly to multifamily and permitted in R‑3 and R‑4 zones; group residential facilities will require conditional use permits.

- Residential occupancy/family definition: The county updated its definition of \"family\" to remove limits based on blood or marriage and to comply with House Bill 24‑1007. Building and safety codes continue to govern maximum occupant counts in homes.

- Parking minimums: Per House Bill 24‑1304, the county will not require minimum off‑street parking for most new multifamily developments and certain adaptive reuse projects located within the state's mapped \"applicable transit service areas.\" Staff showed the state transit map, which limits the exemption largely to the southwestern portion of the county around major transit lines; developers may still provide parking voluntarily or be required in some affordable housing scenarios over 20 units under specific conditions.

- Accessory dwelling units (ADUs): Adams County opted in as a supportive jurisdiction under House Bill 24‑1152 to access housing grants. The amendments require permitting one ADU accessory to any single‑family detached unit through an administrative process. The state sets a floor size of 750 square feet for ADUs; the county will apply a 40%‑of‑primary‑dwelling rule as the starting calculation and allow an applicant to build up to 750 square feet if 40% would fall below that. Detached ADUs remain capped at 1,500 square feet to preserve neighborhood scale. Staff also clarified the county will accept manufactured or modular homes as ADUs if placed on permanent foundations and connected to utilities; RVs and motor homes are excluded.

Commissioners questioned numeric thresholds and building‑code limits. Chase Evans, deputy director for Community and Economic Development, said the International Building Code establishes a hard minimum of about 400 square feet for residential units, and the 750‑square‑foot figure reflects the state's statutory minimum. \"There is a hard minimum of 400 square feet per building code,\" Evans said; staff explained the county adopted the state's 750‑square‑foot allowance to reduce the need for variances where applicants want slightly larger ADUs than the county's 40% formula would otherwise allow.

Gleason told the commissioners staff received one public comment opposing the changes on the basis of concerns about increased density; two members of the public attended the planning commission hearing and raised water and density concerns. Staff recommended approval with three findings of fact and one condition allowing non‑substantive corrections in consultation with the county attorney.

Commissioner Emma Pinter moved to approve PLN‑2025‑2 with staff findings and condition. The motion passed 3–0 with two commissioners absent.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Adams County Public Hearing -- June 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The county approved PLN‑2025‑2 to update development standards so local regulations comply with four 2024 state acts covering accessory dwelling units (ADUs), minimum parking near transit, residential occupancy, and definitions for recovery residences; vote 3–0 with two absent.","taxTitle","Adams County, Colorado","taxId",4150,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6529758,"Adams County approves $523,890 design contract to upgrade fuel farm at Colorado Air and Space Port",439,3192000,3631000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795171-c7a748a56d2a692803794f5e2578d8bc&start=3192&end=3631","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795171-c7a748a56d2a692803794f5e2578d8bc/thumbnail_3192000.jpg","/articles/6529758/Adams-County/Colorado/Adams-County-approves-523890-design-contract-to-upgrade-fuel-farm-at-Colorado-Air-and-Space-Port","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529758-f213929d04dd9e246255dbf3ea21d2ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1770811831&Signature=aHTxznwnGDmgITPyp1h7A5W5RftXwDrRGixAnbpinjkUmU3PAa6MSovvvYvQvlANr7w-pGC27ncRsFKYh-skxI~WRdq~qlrp2Tw8zOY25buwzmXAzR-HyPu9kXZ7i~AwjddwXrAmmGeOKmfSzZUAmKH5qPM41U2PTGuJI4~jzJ3ZyMvNZCJ0jD7roFXcodG8MGt5~tvFFr7PC4tW~uGVyuoGXUKyvVIeXB~-STq3ZtAWG7ulKkm34UpjWZMJnKJAwneBOLW3LH0jhZClSYkIohBfdgNn64uowz3M~m3L7fn3ntmxoAU2B0ayHnwc675KeNnPcnp4LHlDD2ffv2CTKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Adams County Board of County Commissioners approved a $523,890 task order with Kimley‑Horn and Associates to design improvements to the fuel storage farm at the Colorado Air and Space Port, the board voted 3–0 with two commissioners absent.

County and airport officials said the work will replace aging 1985 underground tanks with modern above‑ground tanks to improve safety, reduce environmental risk, and align the airport with state funding and industry standards as general aviation transitions toward unleaded avgas. William Flowers, deputy director of Colorado Air and Space Ports, said the task order is for design services and described the grant funding that supports the project.

\"We're asking for approval for this task order with Kimley‑Horn to do the design work in the amount of $523,000.890,\" Flowers said. He told commissioners the existing system includes three underground tanks — two 15,000‑gallon jet‑A tanks and one 20,000‑gallon avgas tank — and the project would replace those with above‑ground storage: two 15,000‑gallon jet‑A tanks, a 20,000‑gallon avgas (100LL) tank and a 12,000‑gallon unleaded avgas tank. The project also includes asphalt and concrete work for the tank pad and supporting infrastructure.

Commissioner Kathy Henson asked why the county planned above‑ground tanks instead of replacing underground tanks. Flowers and airport staff said above‑ground tanks allow earlier visual detection of leaks and would avoid a requirement that the county self‑insure the underground tanks under its existing insurance program. \"Above ground is obviously a more safety environmental impact as far as you could actually see visible leaks that occur within the tanks,\" Flowers said, adding that insurance considerations and state guidance on fuel modernization also factored into the decision.

An engineer from Kimley‑Horn, Casey Addison, said the project is intended primarily to provide an unleaded fuel option to the general aviation (GA) community; it adds a 12,000‑gallon unleaded tank but does not increase the airport's current fuel storage capacity. \"As of right now, no. We're staying at the current capacity,\" Addison said when asked whether the design expands total capacity on the pad site.

Flowers told commissioners that the airport secured two Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) grants to support the work: a 90/10 match grant in the amount of $103,000 and a 50/50 grant of $585,000. He also referenced state legislation that created funding for airports to transition to unleaded avgas.

The board made a motion to approve the task order; the motion passed 3–0 with two members absent. No timeline for construction was given during the discussion. The task order covers design services only; construction contracting and any necessary permitting or further approvals would follow later.

The county attorney and airport staff may make non‑substantive corrections to the task order paperwork before final execution, per staff practice.","The Board of County Commissioners approved a $523,890 task order with Kimley‑Horn and Associates to design an above‑ground fuel storage replacement at the Colorado Air and Space Port. The move is supported by CDOT grants and state legislation backing a transition to unleaded avgas.","actionData","errors"]

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Adams County adopts land‑use text amendments to implement 2024 state laws on ADUs, parking and recovery residences

Adams County approves $523,890 design contract to upgrade fuel farm at Colorado Air and Space Port