Community Development Department
Reference: Adoption of an Addendum to the Housing Needs Assessment
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Shawn Weiman, Affordable Housing Coordinator
Date Prepared: October 26, 2026
PURPOSE
To adopt an addendum related to the City of Brighton (the “City”) Housing Needs and Incentive Strategies Assessment (“HNA”).
BACKGROUND
The HNA was presented to the City Council on October 24, 2023. The HNA forecasted a ten-year housing need of 3,100 units and recommended twenty-two strategies by which the City’s housing needs may be met.
After the HNA was accepted as the City’s housing strategies guide, Colorado Senate Bill 24-174 (the “Bill”) established methodologies and requirements by which housing needs are assessed. The Bill includes a provision for updating pre-existing assessments that do not meet the Bill’s minimum requirements. Subsequently, an HNA addendum is required to comply with the Bill.
The HNA addendum was presented to the City Council and Planning Commission during a joint study session on June 9, 2026.
STAFF ANALYSIS
The current HNA largely satisfies the Bill’s requirements, with assessments of these three metrics needing inclusion:
Accessible and visitable housing needs;
Supportive housing needs; and
Housing displacement risk.
Accessible and visitable housing needs were estimated to fall within the range of 1,300 to 2,200 housing units, or roughly an average of 10% of the City’s housing units. While difficult to quantify, given known data, it is estimated that the need is met and likely exceeded. An update to the Community Benefits section of the Land Use and Development Code is being studied and is intended to work in addition to building code and state statute requirements to help keep pace with the need.
Supportive housing combines financial assistance with supportive services such as behavioral health support and childcare services to h...
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