Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Crossing Filing No. 8, 1st Amendment Subdivision Plan
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Summer McCann, AICP, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: September 17, 2025
INTRODUCTION / PURPOSE
The subdivision plan application (the "Subdivision Plan" or the "Application") before the City Council is for an approximately 2.832-acre property (the "Property"), generally located to the north of Crestone Peak Street, east of South 42nd Avenue, south of Bridge Street, and west of Mt. Elbert Street. Sue Sibel with Dewberry is the project contact working on behalf of the Property owner and applicant, Brookfield Residential LLC (the "Applicant").
The Brighton Crossing Filing No. 8, 1st Amendment Subdivision Plan envisions fee-simple residential development. The proposal also includes minor improvements to adjacent roadways, along with connections to water and sewer infrastructure.
PROCESSES
Platting is necessary as it results in the creation of lots and/or tracts for future use(s), and results in the creation of easements and rights-of-way for streets within a proposed subdivision. Platting is the third step in the land development process with the City (Annexation > Rezoning > Platting - Subdivision Plan > Platting - Final Plat > Permits). The Land Use & Development Code (the "Code") requires two steps in the subdivision process. It begins with a subdivision plan, where staff and the Applicant work together to design a conceptual layout of a future subdivision, as well as provide general development obligations of a developer. The Subdivision Plan was submitted in June 2024. Subdivision plans submitted before the Code change in November 2024 follow the previous process. This includes a public hearing with the Planning Commission to approve the subdivision plan, followed by a public hearing with the City Council for the acceptance of public improvemen...
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