Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Crossing Filing No. 9 Subdivision Plan
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Grey Shipman, Planner I
Date Prepared: February 27, 2026
PURPOSE
The subdivision plan application (the "Subdivision Plan" or the "Application") before the City Council is for an approximately 9.095-acre property, generally located to the north of East Bridge Street, south of Royal Pine Street, east of Apache Plume Street, and west of the Speer Canal (the "Property"). Sue Sibel with Dewberry is the project contact working on behalf of the Property owner and applicant, Brookfield Residential LLC (the "Applicant").
The Subdivision Plan proposes a residential community that consists of 60 single-family detached lots. In addition to constructing infrastructure to serve the lots (e.g., roads, water & sewer lines, drainage infrastructure), the Application also includes two minor off-site improvements. The Applicant will (1) construct a missing portion of a trail adjacent to Speer Canal, which would connect the trail to a sidewalk along Longs Peak Street. Additionally, the Subdivision Plan includes (2) median improvements along a portion of East Bridge Street.
PROCESS
Platting a property creates lots and/or tracts for future use and establishes easements and rights-of-way for streets within a proposed subdivision. Platting is the third step in the City's land development process for single-family detached residential development (Annexation > Rezoning > Platting - Subdivision Plan > Platting - Final Plat > Permits).
A subdivision plan is required by the Land Use & Development Code (the "LUDC") as part of the platting process when 4 or more lots are proposed or when rights-of-way must be dedicated to the City. The Planning Commission makes a recommendation for approval or denial to City Council. After conducting a public hearing, the City Council then makes the ...
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