City of Brighton - File #: ID-156-17

• File #: ID-156-17
• Version: 1
• Name: Water Works Apartments PUD
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 3/24/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/18/2017
• Title: AN ORDINANCE, OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON CITY COUNCIL, APPROVING THE REZONING OF AN APPROXIMATELY 1.12 ACRE AREA OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE NORTH EAST ¼ OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, FROM A ZONING DESIGNATION OF PL (PUBLIC LAND) TO A ZONING DESIGNATION OF PUD-R (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT-RESIDENTIAL) WITH AN UNDERLYING ZONE DESIGNATION OF R-3 (MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/18/2017	1	City Council
4/4/2017	1	City Council

Body
Department of Community Development
Reference: Water Works Apartments PUD

To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Interim City Manager
Prepared By: Lauren Simmons, AICP, Senior Planner
Date Presented: April 4, 2017
PURPOSE
The Applicant is requesting approval for the approximate 1.12 acre property known as the City Water Works (the "Property") for rezoning to PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential).
APPLICATION SUMMARY
Applicant: James Miles-Lambert, Miles-Lambert Architecture, Inc.
Contracted Owner: Brighton Housing Authority, Joseph Espinosa
Location: 575 Bush Street, northwest corner of Bush Street and 6th Avenue
Site Size: Approximately 1.12 acres
Comprehensive Plan: Downtown
Existing Zone District: Public Land
Surrounding Zones:
Surrounding
Land Use(s)
Zoning
North
Office
CO (Commercial Office)
South
Residential
R-1 (Residential-1)
East
Residential, Commercial
R-1 (Residential-1), CO (Commercial Office) and PUD (Planned Unit Development)
West
Residential
R-1 (Residential-1)

Existing Land Use: Vacant, formerly many public uses (see Background section of this report)
Proposed Land Uses: Single-Family Attached, Elderly Housing (60 years and over)
Senior Living Facility, Independent
BACKGROUND
The Property has been owned and occupied by the City of Brighton since the original building was constructed in 1919. On April 15, 2014, the City Council approved the original structure for a Local Historic Landmark designation.

The building has had many public land uses such as Town Hall, City Water Department, Brighton City Library, over the years, the final being the Brighton Senior Center which has since been relocated to the Eagle View Adult Center. The site currently sits vacant.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The future land use portion of Be Brighton, the Comprehensive Plan, has designated this area as appropriate for Downtown uses. The Downtown designation includes the following primary land...