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Department of Community Development
Reference: Residential Growth Pacing
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Manuel Esquibel, City Manager
Prepared By: Aja Tibbs, Long Range and Historic Preservation Planner
Date Prepared: October 27, 2016
BACKGROUND
The Residential Growth Pacing Ordinance (Ordinance 1620 as amended), typically referred to as "Pacing," has been in place since the spring of 2000. At that time, Brighton had experienced rapid residential growth and the council enacted the ordinance to: 1) promote orderly growth and provide for harmonious development; 2) facilitate adequate provision of utilities and public facilities such as transportation, water, sewers, drainage, parks and open space, schools, libraries, and other public facilities; 3) promote a more balanced community where there is space to live, recreate and work; and 4) ensure that the community character was not eroded. In December of 2004, the City Council suspended Pacing for the year 2005 and has continued to suspend the Pacing ordinance each year thereafter, based on their findings that there is adequate infrastructure and services and based on the lessening demand for new housing.
DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
In consideration of the upcoming year, there are approximately 2,224 lots platted for residential development, which is up from the 2,048 lots platted last year. Of those platted lots, only 490 are either within a phase of active development or available for construction within the next year. These trends indicate that 2016 construction occurred on infrastructure-ready development, while other developers worked to install infrastructure to open up future phases of development.
In addition to the single family permits, 63 units for senior apartments was pulled early this year, and The Elements Apartments in Prairie Center pulled permits for all 288 residential units. Next year, we have a downtown project that we expect to bring 99 additional...
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