PURPOSE
The Zoning Map Amendment application before the City Council is for an approximately 5.535 acre property, comprised of four (4) platted lots, generally located to the southwest of the intersection of Bromley Lane and Judicial Center Drive, directly east of the City's existing water treatment facility, and directly north of the City's Bike and Skate Parks (the "Property"). The process is commonly known as rezoning or as a zone change. Currently, the Property has a zoning designation of Town Center (Commercial) of the Bromley Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) 2nd Amendment. The City of Brighton Utilities Department is the applicant working on behalf of the Property owner, the City of Brighton. The Property owner desires to expand the City's water treatment facility onto the Property, and as such, the Applicant is requesting a zone change to the Public Lands (PL) zone district in order to ensure that the entire site will fall under one zoning designation and not have split zoning.
Zoning is necessary as it guides a property's uses 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 the subject 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 unit development (PUD).
City Council is tasked with the final decision on requests to zone and rezone properties within City limits. The Land Use & Development Code outlines review criteria upon which the decision should be made. An ordinance to rezone must be approved by City Council via two readings to be considered approved. City staff collects and analyzes application materials, and after a thorough review, presents their findings to the Planning Commission and thereafter, City Council. Requests to rezone are brought ...
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