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Board of County Commissioners, April 30, 2026

Approved: Limited Impact Special Review for Season-Extending Ag Structures at 8975 Valmont Road, unanimous

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What happened

On April 30, 2026, Boulder County approved Limited Impact Special Review for Season-Extending Ag Structures at 8975 Valmont Road (unanimous).

Boulder County Commissioners unanimously approved docket LU-26-0003, a limited impact special review for the City of Boulder's season-extending agricultural structures at 8975 Valmont Road, adding 15,400 square feet of structures (total floor area reaching 33,277 sq ft) on a ~90-…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Boulder County, CO
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 30, 2026
Decisions
1 zoning decision
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

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Limited Impact Special Review for Season-Extending Ag Structures at 8975 Valmont Road

Approval of LU-26-0003, City of Boulder season-extending agricultural structures at 8975 Valmont Road on an approximately 90-acre agricultural parcel. Proposal adds 15,400 square feet of season-extending ag structures (four 16x100 structures 11 feet tall and two 14x30 structures 14 feet tall) to...

Key Decisions (1)

Approved

Limited Impact Special Review for Season-Extending Ag Structures at 8975 Valmont Road

Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached

Development Activity (1)

Esoterra Culinary Garden Season-Extending Agricultural Structures

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Market Signals (2)

Commercial Demand

Local Michelin-starred and 50+ restaurants in Boulder and Denver demand…

Labor

Season-extension structures enable a small farm to retain key employees…

Agenda results

8975 Valmont Road conditional use permit

Nuria RiveraCase LU-26-0003
Approved
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Who spoke

6 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.

All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 1 Applicant, 2 Commissioner, 1 Witness.

Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 1 Applicant, 1 Witness.

Speaker sample: Mark Deresfenis, Applicant.

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Zoning terms (7)

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  • public hearing (4 timestamps)
  • comprehensive plan (1 timestamps)
  • zoning (4 timestamps)
  • setback (1 timestamps)
  • residential (1 timestamps)
  • industrial (1 timestamps)

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