Boom seeks Morgan County rezoning for turbine-engine test site
County planning staff recommends approval ahead of a Nov. 9 hearing on the proposed change from Agricultural Production to Innovation zoning.
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Boom Technology is seeking to rezone about 15 acres in Morgan County for a facility to test full-scale gas-turbine engines. The county Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the request Nov. 9.
The Planning Commission agenda lists the hearing for 6 p.m. in Fort Morgan. The property, owned by Western Clean Up Corporation, is near County Road F and County Road 18.
The request would change the site’s zoning from Agricultural Production to Innovation. County planning staff recommends approval, and the hearing packet says the request would also go before the Board of County Commissioners.
The application describes a power-generator testing facility for industrial gas-turbine engines. Plans could include test stands, control and data buildings, fuel storage, access and utility improvements, and additional testing or support space if the operation grows. The applicant says the project would bring technical jobs and economic activity to a site it considers unsuitable for agriculture.
The applicant proposes acoustic barriers and berms, code-compliant fuel storage and fire suppression, emergency-response coordination, and measures to protect farm access and irrigation easements. The packet says the parcel is not in a fire district.