Department of Community Development
Reference: Otten Zoning Map Amendment
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Summer McCann, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: April 29, 2024
PURPOSE
The zoning map amendment application (the "Application") before the City Council is for an approximately 4.918-acre property (the "Property"), generally located to the north of East 136th Avenue, south of Prairie Center Parkway, east of South 27th Avenue and west of I-76. Currently, the Property has a zoning designation of Adams County A-2 (Agriculture-2). Thomas Otten is the project contact working on behalf of the Property owner and applicant, Donald M. Otten Revocable Trust (the "Applicant"). The Applicant desires to annex the Property into the City of Brighton (the "City"). Land annexed to the City must have a City zoning designation, and as such, the Applicant is requesting a rezoning from Adams County A-2 (Agriculture-2) to City of Brighton C-2 (Restricted Retail and Services).
Zoning is necessary as it guides a property's uses allowed by right or conditionally, and this, in turn, allows owners, neighbors, and the community at large to have a reasonable expectation of what can occur on a property. The zoning district establishes standards for construction including building height, lot coverage, and building setbacks. There are a variety of zone districts within the City including residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and planned development (PD).
The Land Use & Development Code (the "LUDC") outlines review criteria upon which the zoning decision should be made. City staff collects and analyzes application materials, and after a thorough review, presents their findings to the Planning Commission and, thereafter, City Council. Requests to rezone are brought before the Planning Commission for their recommendation prior to review and final determination by the City Council. An ordinance to rezo...
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