Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Charter High School Subdivision Development Agreement Amendment
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Marv Falconburg, AICP, Deputy City Manager
Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Nick Di Mario, Associate Planner
Date Prepared: October 3, 2022
PURPOSE
The Development Agreement Amendment (the "Amendment") before the City Council is for an approximately 13.429-acre property known as the Final Plat of Brighton Charter High School. The property is generally located to the north of Southern Street, west of Telluride Street, east of the Burlington Lateral Ditch, and south of an undeveloped parcel (the "Property"). Brighton Charter High School Building Corporation (the "Owner") is working with JVA, Inc. (the "Applicant") to construct an athletic field for school use on the southeastern corner of the Property. The proposed area is currently encumbered by a public drainage and utility easement, as required by the Brighton Charter High School Development Agreement (the "Agreement"). In order to legally construct an athletic field, the Applicant is requesting an amendment to the Agreement to modify the location of the easement.
If the Amendment is approved, the Applicant may then proceed to construct the athletic field, while existing City infrastructure remains protected by an easement.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
? Recognizable and Well-Planned Community
BACKGROUND
The Property is currently zoned PL (Public Land) and the Applicant has submitted for a Development Agreement Amendment with the City. As required by the Agreement, the final plat, recorded July 25, 2007 (the "Plat"), shows a public drainage and utility easement encumbering the portion of Property the Applicant would like to develop for an athletic field. Additionally, the Agreement requires that any amendments be done in writing and executed with the same formali...
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