Thank you for your engagement this summer! We have incorporated much of the feedback we got from residents and stakeholders while we took the Development Standards Overhaul draft on the road over the past several months. We now have a new draft ready for review.

Please see the newly updated draft here!

Below are the next major dates in our project timeline. The Study Session and Hearings listed below are open to the public. The public is invited to give spoken comment at the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners Hearings.

• Planning Commission/Board of County Commissioners Study Session: Monday Sept 21, 2026 @ 5:30 PM in Adams County Government Center Brantner Gulch A
• Planning Commission Hearing: Thursday, October 22, 2026 @ 6:00 PM in Adams County Government Center hearing room
• Board of County Commissioners: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM in Adams County Government Center hearing room
• If adopted, start date of new regs: January 1, 2027

Please note the case number for this project: PRC2026-00016. If you wish to give written comment on this case, you may email those comments to Lia Campbell at LCampbell@adamscountyco.gov, until October 2, 2026. If you received a Request for Public Comment/Public Hearing Notice in the mail, please note that your comment period has been extended to October 2, 2026.

For question/concerns/comment on the project, call or email Lia Campbell at (720) 523-6949 or LCampbell@adamscountyco.gov

Please see the newly updated draft here!

Please visit the DSO Draft page to review individual chapters of the draft.