File #: ID-313-24    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/25/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/19/2024 Final action:
Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, APPROVING THE RAVENFIELD ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM C-O AND PUD TO R-3 FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 6.14 ACRE PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF PURCELL STREET, SOUTH OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, EAST OF SOUTH 27TH AVENUE, AND WEST OF THE BRIGHTON LATERAL DITCH, MORE PARTICULARLY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO
Attachments: 1. Draft City Council Ordinance, 2. Aerial Map by City Staff, 3. Zoning Map Amendment by Applicant, 4. Neighborhood Meeting Minutes, 5. Planning Commission Resolution #24-09, 6. Planning Commission Public Comment, 7. Neighboring Property Owner Notification, 8. Buffer Map of Mailing Area, 9. Website Notice, 10. Website Posting Proof, 11. Affidavit of Sign Posting, 12. City Staff Draft Presentation
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Department of Community Development
Reference: Ravenfield Zoning Map Amendment

To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Emma Lane, AICP, Senior Planner - Historic Preservation
Date Prepared: October 24, 2024

PURPOSE
The Zoning Map Amendment application (the "Application") before the City Council is for an approximately 6.14-acre property (the "Property"), generally located to the north of Purcell Street, south of the First Presbyterian Church, east of South 27th Avenue and west of the Brighton Lateral Ditch. Currently, the Property has a zoning designation of C-O (Commercial Office) and PUD (Planned Unit Development). Rebecca Greek is the project contact working on behalf of the Property owner and applicant, Brighton Housing Authority (the "Applicant"). The Applicant is requesting a rezoning from C-O (Commercial Office) and PUD (Planned Unit Development) to R-3 (Multiple Family 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 at a public hearing, a final plat must be approved administratively, and site plans must be approved administratively. It is important to note that the Property is currently platted and therefore may only need to go through the platting process if deemed necessary under Section 2.02 A in the Land ...

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