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Reference:
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Aaron Clark, Assistant City Planner
Date Prepared: April 6, 2015
PURPOSE
As outlined in Article 17-8 of the City of Brighton Municipal Code, a request to change the zoning designation of a property must be reviewed by the City Council at a public hearing and approved by Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
North Forest Office Space LLC, which owns and operates two commercial office buildings ("Telluride Business Park") at 191-195 Telluride Street, seeks to expand their operation to the 3.3 acre parcel immediately to the south (The "Woods Property"), as Telluride Business Park Phase 2.
Telluride Business Park is located on property zoned C-2, Restricted Retail and Services. The Woods Property currently has a zoning designation of R-3, Multiple-Family Residential. North Forest Office Space has requested that the Woods Property be rezoned to a C-2 designation, compatible with their business.
The Woods Property was zoned R-3 by Ordinance 905, which established new zoning for the entire City of Brighton. North Forest Office Space is in negotiations to purchase the property, which is planned for an expansion of their current use at Telluride Business Park, which is commercial and professional office space.
The area surrounding the Woods Property and Telluride Business Park is primarily residential and commercial. The Eastgate mobile home park lies to the west. To the north is more commercially zoned property at the corner of Bridge Street and Telluride Street. Pheasant Ridge lies to the east, which includes a small amount of commercial in a primarily residential neighborhood. To the south is another parcel zoned R-3.
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
In the Comprehensive Plan, the Woods Property is designated as being appropriate for "High-Density Residential" land uses, which calls for residential densities of g...
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