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Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Commons Final Plat and Development Agreement
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst - Acting City Manager
Marv Falconburg, AICP - Assistant City Manager of Development
Holly Prather, AICP - Community Development Director
Prepared By: Joshua M. Tetzlaff, AICP - Associate City Planner
Date Prepared: June 15, 2017
PURPOSE
The applicant, CWC Consulting Group, on behalf of the owner, Stratus Brighton Commons, LLC is requesting approval of the Brighton Commons Final Plat. In accordance with the Municipal Code, Section 17-40-210, Final Subdivision Plat, a Final Plat application shall be presented to the City Council, at a public hearing, along with a resolution approving, approving with conditions, or denying the Final Plat application.
BACKGROUND
The Brighton Commons subdivision is generally located on the southeast corner of 50th Avenue and Bridge Street and would create four (4) platted lots varying in size, for a total of 8.5 acres (the "Property"). The Final Plat also includes right-of-way dedications for 50th Avenue and Bridge Street so that they can be improved and easements for access and utilities. The final plat is generally the third step in the development process that is as follows:
Annexation > Zoning > Platting (Preliminary and then Final) > Site Plan > Building Permits
At this stage, the property has been annexed into the City and given a zoning designation of Planned Unit Development (PUD), which generally lays out the allowed land-use for the property. During the final plat portion of the platting stage, the applicant has not necessarily decided how exactly the land will be developed. The final plat stage of the development process proposes property lines and any necessary easements, and dedicates any land for right-of-way or other public purposes, which is then reviewed and approved or denied by the City Council. Also during the fina...
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