Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Crossing Annexation Substantial Compliance
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Stephanie Iiams, AICP Candidate, Associate Planner
Date Prepared: June 11, 2025
INTRODUCTION / PURPOSE
To proceed with the annexation of the Brighton Crossing property, the City of Brighton (the "City") City Council must find that the Annexation Petition is in substantial compliance with the requirements set forth in the Municipal Annexation Act, C.R.S. ? 31-12-101, et seq. (the "Act"), and consider a resolution to approve said Annexation Petition. If the resolution is adopted, a date, time, and place for a public hearing must be set, at least thirty (30) days and no more than sixty (60) days after the effective date of the resolution, to determine if the request for annexation meets the requirements of the Act.
BACKGROUND
The Annexation Petition, requesting annexation of an approximately 7.712-acre property, to be known as the Brighton Crossing Annexation (the "Property"), was submitted to the City on November 12, 2024. The Annexation Petition is signed by Peter Lauener on behalf of Brookfield Residential LLC, the owner of the Property (the "Owner"). Sue Sibel with Dewberry is acting as the applicant (the "Applicant") on behalf of the Owner. The Property is generally located to the north of East Bridge Street, south of the future Royal Pine Street, east of the future Golden Eagle Parkway alignment, and west of I-76. The Property is currently zoned A-3 (Agriculture-3) through Adams County. The Property is 46.80% contiguous with the existing Brighton city limits.
PROCESS
The City Council must determine whether the Annexation Petition complies with Section 31-12-107 of the Act. If City Council determines that the Annexation Petition is in substantial compliance with the statutory requirements, the following procedure shall apply:
1. City Council p...
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