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Director of Utilities staff told council the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state regulators require water utilities to inventory materials for customer service lines and to verify whether lead service lines exist. Utilities staff said the city has 1,712 addresses with homes built before 1960 that are potential candidates for lead service lines; to date, staff reported, visual inspections have not found lead service lines. Utilities staff said they must visually inspect a statistically selected random sample of about 317 addresses to validate the inventory and that, if lead were found, a full characterization of the larger set would be required.

Water Quality Compliance Coordinator Sherry Scagiarri described the inspection method as small-diameter potholing or hydro-excavation (six-inch or smaller openings) to visually determine service-line material; staff emphasized the method is noninvasive relative to larger open excavations and will include restoration. Assistant Director Emily (last name not provided in the record) and Scagiarri said the ordinance provides the legal authority to perform inspections when staff cannot reach a property owner or occupant after outreach. The ordinance also preserves outreach obligations and requires communication with owners or occupants before work.

Council members voted to approve the ordinance on a roll call after a staff briefing reiterating the statewide and federal compliance requirement and the city’s outreach plan. City staff said the work must be completed by 2027 but that the city will schedule inspections as efficiently as possible, grouping addresses where feasible.

The ordinance gives staff limited authority to perform visual verifications of service-line materials to meet EPA/state timelines; any further actions required by a finding of lead service lines will follow state guidance and additional city policies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brighton City Council on 2025-01-07","oneSentenceSummary","Council unanimously adopted an ordinance enabling city crews to pothole or hydro-excavate customer-side service lines when property owners cannot be reached, supporting the city’s lead-service-line inventory work required by the EPA and the state.","taxTitle","Brighton, Adams County, Colorado","taxId",53161,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6392362,"Council awards 4th Avenue reconstruction contract to Asphalt Specialties Co., 9-0",509,6190000,6699000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2109834-6b50223ec3c6e097e7c4354540eef5cb&start=6190&end=6699","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2109834-6b50223ec3c6e097e7c4354540eef5cb/thumbnail_6190000.jpg","/articles/6392362/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Council-awards-4th-Avenue-reconstruction-contract-to-Asphalt-Specialties-Co-9-0","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6392362-f0f17ccb5258ba8b56c625e6332720db/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138150&Signature=gAz11rRRfB8R4~FkC-aZBGaLgu6lrKfr546PEXvHrCq5qR7MXdHNIVB3Ipj580-30UtK8DLq~R3v1vQ10BfkNiZTmRJH2fxJqfjZsnLc4t5AoG77JRgaWz9DZ5CgV7~LiHiObaLO84h1tTp9Sc5792d3hP525C1Adp7FFb-AmjINZO79epX8G45lsksVneL9Ys88hfiPeFe2z6ydHeqO-uA47wu0Gh0n-U6ImBW82jaZVLq9OtA4R7StDJc1gDNB0~9JGjkV0x9RHsoWJZC8xFPn~k5KiWqTZgC1ThJKG9x4RoUZwfG9UC6qk-K-pBijDPviVxJHlLlyU7vQe5sWgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton City Council unanimously approved a contract award for the 4th Avenue Reconstruction Project to Asphalt Specialties Company Inc., authorizing the city manager to execute the contract. The council voted 9-0 on the procurement item.

Public Works Assistant Director Christopher Montoya described the project as a joint effort with the utilities department to replace aging water lines and reconstruct pavement sections along 4th Avenue (approximately from Skill to Bromley Lane). Montoya said city crews discovered a number of thin pavement sections and localized alligator cracking where the subsurface has been saturated by repeated waterline repairs; some patches were only three to six inches thick. He said the corridor carries bus and heavy-truck traffic and that restoring the pavement to proper thickness will reduce ongoing maintenance needs.

Montoya said the utility work (waterline replacement) is expected to take about five months and the asphalt reconstruction about two to three months, for an overall project of about nine months. He said three responsive bids were received and staff recommended Asphalt Specialties as the lowest responsible bidder and a firm that has worked for the city previously.

The procurement resolution as read into the record lists a contract amount in the meeting text as “1,558,000, $558,817” (transcript wording); staff presented the recommendation and said Asphalt Specialties’ bid was significantly lower than alternatives. Council asked for timeline clarifications and for relocation of a fire hydrant that currently constrains a curb ramp at 4th and Bromley; Montoya said the hydrant work and ramp upgrades are part of planned intersection improvements and signal work tied to broader corridor projects.

Council member Green made the motion to approve the contract; Council Member Fiddler seconded and the council voted 9-0 to award the contract. Montoya said the city has budgeted work on the Bromley intersection and expects to coordinate reconstruction with other corridor projects to minimize repeated pavement disturbance.","The City Council approved a contract award to Asphalt Specialties Company Inc. to reconstruct portions of 4th Avenue in conjunction with a waterline replacement; staff said the project addresses century-old pavement failures and will take about nine months.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6392367,"Council approves Bromley Park PUD amendment to allow single-family attached units, reducing potential density, 8-1",1812,4373000,6185000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2109834-6b50223ec3c6e097e7c4354540eef5cb&start=4373&end=6185","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2109834-6b50223ec3c6e097e7c4354540eef5cb/thumbnail_4373000.jpg","/articles/6392367/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Council-approves-Bromley-Park-PUD-amendment-to-allow-single-family-attached-units-reducing-potential-density-8-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6392367-3eade14478097a3283b9b90acb449db7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138150&Signature=g7Lz53SX3TGsjYtpcKsdIJUuB2FK34xJCv8scBz~UNq9VgaklNipsOKfhWNRwyjZjvbzxiuDAHE848PG~rQYhUr-e7BBV6036oZR4xGtbtQYJW1MAmnAL-2CWqS0iMjXrlBvVi38r8hZhJmzqV-hOZJG2LN2P4wS4nRhjnhIo48IHgGLB8nhN95669yYN99X0B5xnsmEyJbtA9vUdfUalBHOP3iKk73LXE52Sdwj3PegtqWQi3zQXt72v~zlzXxB0f2Qxw4fQaFF9ANZFMYzQPGwIB3wjkX9Hk1crUC341e-9QufGPns66iPxPGgp6ih3KjHZ9FWMudgYjL4Ap-LVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton City Council voted 8-1 to approve a major amendment to the Bromley Park Plan Unit Development that rezones about 8.552 acres west of North 50th Avenue and north of Cherry Blossom Drive to a single-family attached designation.

Associate Planner Stephanie Eames told the council the site was annexed in 1985 and that the applicant, Brookfield Residential LLC, requests the PUD amendment to convert land currently zoned multifamily and single-family detached to single-family attached. Eames said the change would reduce the allowable unit total on the site from 148 units under the current zoning to 113 units under the proposed single-family attached designation.

The amendment introduces design and development standards tailored to attached housing that differ from the Bromley Park land use regulations and the city’s code. Eames described several deviations at a conceptual level: new private residential “motor courts” (drive aisles and alleys) that will be private and may not meet standard city street specifications; front-building-line definitions that change the relationship between front doors and drive aisles; shared entrance features; a 20-foot maximum driveway width; and standards allowing garage faces to be even with or behind the front building line. Staff noted the design choices aim to create compact, walkable attached housing with small private yard areas and courtyards.

Brookfield representative Chris Bremner said the amendment reduces density on the site and better matches current market demand in Brighton. He told the council the company has found multifamily development in that area is constrained by fees and metro district considerations; the single-family-attached model could work either as build-to-rent or as fee-simple product.

Eames and Bremner told council that the change is intended to add “missing middle” housing choices and to serve as a transition between higher-intensity commercial uses and lower-intensity single-family neighborhoods. The staff recommendation, supported unanimously by the planning commission on Dec. 12, 2024, was to approve the major PUD amendment. Eames said staff received two formal comments in opposition prior to the hearing.

Council discussion touched on traffic and visibility at the nearby 50th and Baseline intersection, parking ratios under the Bromley Park regulations (1.5 spaces per 1-bedroom unit; 2 spaces per 2-bedroom unit), and whether residents would have access to amenities such as the Brighton Crossing clubhouse; applicant said the rental model would be professionally managed and that residents would have access to the clubhouse and pool.

The motion to approve the PUD amendment passed 8-1. The amendment reduces potential density on the 8.552-acre site and authorizes the site-specific development standards described in the PUD; subsequent platting, site-plan review and required public improvement agreements will be handled during engineering reviews.","City Council approved a major PUD amendment in Bromley Park to rezone 8.552 acres to single-family attached, reducing the maximum allowable units from 148 to 113; staff and the planning commission recommended approval.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6392372,"Council approves first-reading rezoning for 174-home Kestrel planned development on 120th Avenue, 6-3",3074,1296000,4370000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2109834-6b50223ec3c6e097e7c4354540eef5cb&start=1296&end=4370","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2109834-6b50223ec3c6e097e7c4354540eef5cb/thumbnail_1296000.jpg","/articles/6392372/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Council-approves-first-reading-rezoning-for-174-home-Kestrel-planned-development-on-120th-Avenue-6-3","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6392372-b96a705bdf5e18dfb96532d93f6cf8ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138150&Signature=kUeTzm1QchAAq7GX4quhNKcbhb75GRa8BMKwaaUxwQhvhhZdZ3uvt-PnChlhTmE6UY5k3CsFmX78vJxaL~3Rofq1cFhoVCpED657Ki9m38MEpXXJ2vQGfrx452kJTSQdnOLjX8rYZFmEiyxDAhnl7PxkkUrJNbiFjSTJ56Nq5Ejiw4f1ane1y2lRzF6OzsYuK4Nt9RdWunx13n66LWBeRn58SN4IQ17W~7LYomsyaaGTXHzQpDQs3GhT5rsmFJiiSX1ZuJEnPW6ZUJFjds-PBPYyHZDVXMVC0zvp~HPBCEjUpSmNT8VFcWLhUkLPNfIhH3-l5Ls58nCZk5O3ni~Jmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton City Council approved on first reading the Kestrel Planned Development rezoning for roughly 26.21 acres near 120th Avenue and Peoria Street, a measure the council passed 6-3 after a public hearing Tuesday.

The rezoning, presented by Senior Planner Summer McCann, would rezone the property from C-2 (restricted retail and services) and R-2 (mixed density residential) to a plan development (PD) that allows small-format single-family detached homes and duplexes with a proposed minimum lot size of 1,900 square feet. The applicant and partner on the proposal is Boulder Creek Neighborhoods, represented by Mike Cooper.

The PD document shown to council included a conceptual site plan with alley-loaded homes, front porches on all houses, multiple pocket parks and courtyard enclaves, and design deviations from the city’s land use and development code intended to enable “missing middle” housing. McCann told the council the PD would allow front porches and modified massing rules that focus architectural articulation on end units visible from public streets; the PD would also memorialize a six-foot privacy fence along the northern property line and allow up to a 10-foot fence around a city-owned lift station.

Mike Cooper, representing Boulder Creek, said the company would build what it described as market-rate attainable housing and that the proposal would yield about 174 homes at roughly seven homes per acre. “We’re very excited to be here. Boulder Creek is excited to build in Brighton,” Cooper told the council.

During public comment, nearby residents raised traffic and compatibility concerns. Leif Southwell, who lives about three-quarters of a mile away, asked, “How many homes will be developed on that lot? What are you anticipating?” Laurie Evanoff, a homeowner on Racine Court across from the site, said she feared for students’ safety walking to nearby convenience stores during school lunch and asked the council, “Why would anyone approve this?”

Council members questioned parking, traffic mitigation and infrastructure improvements. Council Member Pawlowski, whose ward includes the site, asked whether each unit would have garages; the applicant said each home is proposed with a two-car garage. Staff said more detailed traffic distribution and street-layout decisions will be addressed at later subdivision and site-plan stages. McCann noted that the site is designated “mixed use residential” in Brighton’s comprehensive plan and that planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval; the planning commission gave a unanimous recommendation in December 2024.

The council voted to approve the first reading and send the PD forward; the motion passed 6 to 3. The item was introduced as a first-reading ordinance and public hearing; additional subdivision and final plat approvals will be required before any building may start.

What happens next: If the council adopts the ordinance at second reading in a subsequent meeting, developers must still submit a subdivision plan, final plat and site-plan level design review before permits for vertical construction are issued. Traffic improvements, sidewalk and intersection work were discussed by staff and the applicant as items to be detailed and required during the later engineering review stages.

Votes at a glance: First-reading vote on the Kestrel Planned Development rezoning — outcome: approved (6 yes, 3 no).","Brighton City Council approved on first reading a plan-development rezoning for 26.21 acres along 120th Avenue that would allow about 174 small-lot detached homes and duplexes; the measure passed 6-3 after public comment on traffic and neighborhood fit.","actionData","errors"]

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