Department of Community Development
Reference: Watertower Place Zoning Map Amendment
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council?
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Summer McCann, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: February 13, 2025
PURPOSE
The Zoning Map Amendment application (the "Application") before the City Council is for an approximately 14.727-acre property (the "Property"), generally located to the northeast of the Brighton Fire Rescue District Station 52, south of East Bridge Street, west of South 42nd Avenue, and east of South 40th Avenue. Currently, the Property is zoned Bromley Park PUD (Planned Unit Development) 13th Amendment, which has an underlying zoning of C-3 (General Retail and Services). Andy Nordhus is the project contact working on behalf of the Property owner and applicant, Columbo II LLC (the "Applicant"). The Applicant is requesting a rezoning to C-2 (Restricted Retail and Services) and R-2 (Mixed Density Residential).
Zoning dictates whether uses at a property are allowed by right or conditionally, and this, in turn, allows owners, neighbors, and the community at large to have a reasonable expectation of what can occur on a property. It establishes standards for construction including building height, lot coverage, and building setbacks. There are a variety of zone districts within the City, including residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and planned development (PD).
PROCESSES
A zoning map amendment is the second step in the land development process with the City (Annexation > Zoning Map Amendment > Platting > Site Plan Review > Permits). Before any permits can be issued, a subdivision plan must be approved through a public process, a final plat must be approved administratively, and a site plan must be approved administratively. All applications will be reviewed using the Land Use & Development Code (the "LUDC") to ensure a proposal's compliance with City codes and policies.
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