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Commissioners approve rezoning for Gibbons Industrial project; solar project continued to May
Summary
The board approved a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning that allows a crane rental company to expand onto a 20-acre former landfill in western Adams County and continued a proposed large solar facility application to May 13 to resolve access issues.
The Adams County Board of County Commissioners voted Feb. 11 to approve a comprehensive plan amendment and concurrent rezoning for the Gibbons Industrial Project (PRC-2024-8), allowing roughly 20 acres at 7061 E. 90th Ave. to change from agricultural small-scale to industrial medium and from A-1 zoning to I-2 zoning. The board also continued a separate solar-energy land-use case (PRC-2024-6) to May 13 at the applicant’s request.
Brian Mayer, planner with Community and Economic Development, told the board the subject property in western Adams County had previously been used as a construction and demolition debris landfill and is currently vacant. The applicant, Brett Gibbons of Gibbons Directors and Crane Rental, said he intends to relocate and expand his crane-yard operations to the site after rising rent at his current location. Gibbons told commissioners his father founded the company in 1986 and said recent rent increases left him with “few financially viable options” and a desire to remain in Adams County.
Staff recommended approval of a comprehensive plan amendment to industrial medium and rezoning to I-2, noting the site’s proximity to I-76, existing industrial uses to the south and east, and available infrastructure. The planning commission had recommended approval of both entitlements (comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning) by unanimous votes on Jan. 9, 2025.
The board approved the comprehensive plan amendment (PLN-2024-3) on a motion by Commissioner Henson, seconded by Commissioner Mullica; the clerk recorded voice votes of yes by Commissioners Mullica, Henson, O’Dorisio, Pinter and Baca. The board then approved the rezoning of PRC-2024-8 (four findings, one condition, and one note) with a separate motion and recorded voice votes of yes by the same commissioners. Staff’s single condition for approval restricts operations and outdoor storage until a formal permit is approved.
On the solar case, Brian Mayer said the applicant asked for a continuance to resolve access issues with subsurface owners; planning commission had granted a continuance and staff recommended the board continue the case to the May 13, 2025 agenda. Commissioner O’Dorisio moved to continue the case to May 13; the motion passed 5-0.
Commissioners discussed environmental and aesthetic concerns near a nearby water and wastewater treatment facility and emphasized that future conditional-use review and engineering review will address contamination, drainage and operational controls. Mayer said environmental and engineering review would occur at the conditional-use permit stage.
Both the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning passed by unanimous voice vote; the solar-energy case was continued to May 13 to allow the applicant and staff to resolve access issues.
