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City planning staff presented the request as a cleanup and alignment with surrounding commercial zoning and infrastructure. \"The property's rezoning will help to support policies of the comprehensive plan,\" Summer McCann, senior planner, told the council, citing the site's location at a regional arterial and adjacency to existing commercial parcels. McCann said the property's earlier PUD vested rights expired in 2011 and that subdivision, site plan and infrastructure improvements will be required before development.

The rezoning drew extensive public comment from nearby residents who opposed commercial development next to a rural‑estate neighborhood. Speakers raised traffic safety, stormwater and groundwater contamination risks, repeated assurances from the owners that a gas station would not be built, and potential impacts to property values and public safety. \"This rezoning benefits one person or one applicant, but harms the entire surrounding community,\" resident Caroline Pira told the council during public comment.

Representatives for the applicants — attorneys and family members who identified themselves as long‑time Brighton business owners — said the owners aim to provide neighborhood‑serving businesses and argued commercial zoning is consistent with the city's broader plans for the corridor. \"We are committed to working with the city and the engineers to implement smart traffic solutions,\" Harmon Core Bajwa said, describing a goal of small shops and services rather than large industrial uses.

Staff and the applicant both emphasized that rezoning does not itself approve specific development. McCann noted that a drainage report, subdivision plan and site plan reviews will follow and that the developer must construct or fund road, sewer and water improvements required for any new uses. Planning staff said standard buffering would apply (a 15‑foot buffer adjacent to residential parcels, with the director able to require a larger Type 3 buffer) and that staff would seek more substantial mitigation at the plat stage.

Council discussion split over competing priorities: several members said the corridor requires commercial services as residential growth increases, while others said remaining protections for wells, septic systems and neighborhood character were insufficient. Council member Green argued the rezoning would provide convenient services close to new residential developments. Council member Snyder said concerns about groundwater and long‑term control of permitted C‑2 uses made him reluctant to support the change. Mayor Pro Tem moved approval; Council member Green seconded. The motion carried 6–2.

Next steps: the approved rezoning allows the property to seek subdivision approval and site plan review. Those future steps will require specific engineering, traffic mitigation, drainage and buffering commitments that staff said will be part of the formal plat and permitting process.

Votes at a glance: Motion to approve the zoning map amendment to C‑2 for the property described as being north of E. 120th Avenue, south of E. 121st Place, east of Wheeling Street and west of Potomac Street — Mover: Mayor Pro Tem; Second: Council member Green; Vote: 6 yes, 2 no; Outcome: approved.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brighton City Council on 2025-04-15","oneSentenceSummary","Brighton City Council approved a zoning map amendment on April 15 to rezone an approximately 10.59‑acre property at the intersection of East 120th Avenue and Potomac Street from its expired PUD/underlying residential designation to a C‑2 (restricted retail and services) district, by a roll call vote of 6–2.","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},6051632,"Votes at a glance: Brighton City Council decisions April 15, 2025",7585,98000,7683000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442892-8e097ad2d5842c215ee5665f32af4072&start=98&end=7683","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442892-8e097ad2d5842c215ee5665f32af4072/thumbnail_98000.jpg","/articles/6051632/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Votes-at-a-glance-Brighton-City-Council-decisions-April-15-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6051632-6feaab19890cd7b8ea19c39dbd6bd908/orig.mp4?Expires=1771079703&Signature=HerA7ojBpekLUTsw6B~FesLab-dzHjk3p0n67nslyTWRyW86j5bpMCmYnfe~3t~tZ77S9UblL67bNrWMgmwPfviyfzoptEiVPl7K5Zhc8YO4Gk-gxdEctFhypc74HMddiypId0myeMfyqF5SG6bQnWIiW27M6nFZDW6tyr1Vgas6~OeD77Tmx8ynoccn5fQ2MmkuTXLHk2H~RvIDNQmivFgM7KFpFhNwdJ9uQO31KQV4orcZcUdU-I-yiongMs-axNp8ZfWiX-8UNqCNxZB9GTmFxcNjfy0p00Ao4fW6nbg5yRx23iN70-HhcWy9jdTTY6UvGmhj~rNiNmK2rcbIIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton City Council recorded the following formal actions during its April 15, 2025 meeting.

Consent agenda (motion to approve all items as read): Passed by roll call vote, 8–0. Items included:
- Item 2a: Approval of the city council minutes for March 18, 2025 (minutes approved).
- Item 2b: Resolution authorizing assignment to the Brighton Housing Authority of the city’s private activity bond allocation for the benefit of the Adams Point Development Project (authority cited in packet); mayor authorized to execute the assignment.
- Item 2c: Resolution accepting the proposal of Environmental Works Incorporated for the lead and copper service line investigation project; contract amount $600,000; city manager or designee authorized to execute the contract.
- Item 2d: Ordinance (final reading) approving the Water Tower Place zoning map amendment for an approximately 14.727‑acre property near Brighton Fire Rescue District Station 52 (final reading approved).

Other formal actions:
- Item 6b (Kestrel subdivision plan — public lands and facilities acceptance): Continued to a date certain of May 6, 2025, because a required website posting was missed; motion to continue passed 8–0. Staff confirmed the posting will be completed prior to the rescheduled hearing.
- Item 11a (vacate special meeting/hearing scheduled April 29): Motion to vacate the special meeting passed 8–0 (moved by Mayor Pro Tem; seconded by Council member Pawlowski).

Procedure notes: Consent agenda was moved and seconded by council members Pawlowski and Worth; the initial consent vote was 8–0. The Kestrel item was continued after staff disclosed the posting error; staff said the continued hearing will be posted to the city website and rescheduled for May 6. The council recorded roll call tallies for the above motions as indicated.

No city budget appropriations or contract awards beyond the $600,000 service‑line investigation contract were recorded in the meeting minutes for April 15.","Council approved the consent agenda (8–0), continued a subdivision acceptance item to May 6 because of a missed posting, and vacated an April 29 special hearing; motions and tallies below.","actionData","errors"]

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Brighton council approves rezoning of 10.6‑acre Singh property to C‑2 over neighborhood objections

Votes at a glance: Brighton City Council decisions April 15, 2025