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The matter is locally important because residents told councilmembers they face persistent obstructions in residential streets from parked commercial vehicles, long trailers, roll-off dumpsters and landscaping vehicles that stay for extended periods, and councilmembers said the current municipal code is permissive on how long many types of licensed vehicles may be parked in residential neighborhoods.

A councilmember (Mayor Pro Tem) described receiving “increased complaints and comments in my neighborhood and surrounding around what I guess I will call nuisance parking,” citing roll-off dumpsters, long trailers and landscaping/snowplow equipment stored in summer months. The councilmember said the code currently permits many licensed vehicles to remain parked if they are in good repair and that prior discussions did not adopt a set time limit for how long such vehicles may remain stationary. City Attorney Calderon confirmed that, in prior code discussions, the council declined to set a specific time limit.

Council members asked staff to bring a study-session item back “very, very soon” to reconsider permitted time limits for commercial and large vehicles in residential areas. Separately, Council Member Snyder reported temporary marijuana advertising signs and other promotional banners had been up beyond what he believed was the 30-day limit. Snyder asked for code enforcement to contact businesses and request removal; a staff speaker replied, “Yes. The answer is yes,” agreeing to ask code enforcement to enforce the 30-day sign limit.

No ordinance or sanction was adopted at the study session; staff agreed to return with potential code amendments to address nuisance parking and to ask code enforcement to follow up on signage complaints.

Council directed staff to draft potential time-limit language and return with options and enforcement considerations at an upcoming study session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brighton City Council - Study Session on 2025-07-15","oneSentenceSummary","Councilmembers expressed recurring complaints about commercial vehicles, roll-off dumpsters and long trailers in residential neighborhoods and asked staff to return with potential time-limit changes; council also asked code enforcement to enforce a 30-day temporary sign limit after members spotted long-standing promotional signs.","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},6154324,"Brighton council to consider resolution supporting suits over state preemption, city attorney to bring draft",68,1739890,1808000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5485433-f7bccbe89e853764be074dae5e203619&start=1739&end=1808","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5485433-f7bccbe89e853764be074dae5e203619/thumbnail_1739890.jpg","/articles/6154324/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Brighton-council-to-consider-resolution-supporting-suits-over-state-preemption-city-attorney-to-bring-draft","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6154324-70f3447647e8aaf19cfb52cb6ed9cbcf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770437841&Signature=IgAmE7wgpGPwmXP~lLMOro2eSp3dTaPerLI4X-G6fhxrlSKM86U~McRgsfliCInjGo8Uv61Q6l2xQxG-URsm3n9KJMNFdiM5JS12jxHMaEWR96Kb2LTWoU7L8FEOI7bMR7SLzW6LfMFcnoQGaKQhse6FXMQZd9upGppSbCFcsnPgRlQly0YS1SeLRJ3fUI00gZZ7XfqSxGMKQ~dfXiMMVJ4-Zva2I-xNWghwN4Hsm7t1rFi3QRo6AA6MqSlnDH4HSlEY-KZdaG4nry~Zuc7Qhz52usQf3JVvPv-U4s1rElFzhTxxqxB4j5jMXFdWnZIcnGpqIzPrl3Q9jicgJDWxwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton councilmembers discussed whether the city should consider supporting a multi-city lawsuit challenging aspects of state preemption and instructed the city attorney to prepare a draft resolution for a future meeting.

The issue matters because several Colorado municipalities have filed lawsuits challenging state preemption on various matters; councilmembers said neighboring Westminster is one of the six original cities and Thornton has passed a supporting resolution.

At the study session the mayor noted that six cities in the state have filed suit on preemption authority matters and that “one of the six original cities is Westminster, which is in our county.” The mayor said a neighboring city, Thornton, has adopted a resolution supporting that lawsuit and suggested Brighton consider a similar action. Staff said City Attorney Calderon would prepare a draft resolution to bring to the council. A staff speaker said, “I will bring it as quickly as we can, get it on the agenda,” and cautioned that timing and court schedules may limit the practical effect of an early council resolution.

No formal motion or vote occurred; councilmembers asked staff to prepare a resolution for consideration at a future official meeting and staff agreed to return with the draft. The councilmember who raised the parking topic later suggested timing of court filings may limit benefit of immediate action, but asked staff to proceed with drafting so the council could consider it formally.","During the July 15 study session councilmembers said staff will prepare a resolution to consider supporting a multi-city lawsuit over state preemption; no vote was taken and staff said they will present the item at a future regular meeting.",{"_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},6154328,"Brighton staff outline options for zoning and controls on natural medicine businesses under Senate Bill 23-290",316,79035,395475,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5485433-f7bccbe89e853764be074dae5e203619&start=79&end=395","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5485433-f7bccbe89e853764be074dae5e203619/thumbnail_79035.jpg","/articles/6154328/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Brighton-staff-outline-options-for-zoning-and-controls-on-natural-medicine-businesses-under-Senate-Bill-23-290","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6154328-bac520c493a6a712859ef0fd9aa436eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770437841&Signature=KkXzMccwo2kg9ugGGxBkEolJ9xBJqCvXiCbENRWeIGSlVjwdAxH~9dSPdoZaojKNGXuyM0TrCRF50FNwUxjptdhJSrPW6WLImviDRmQQ7MiSsgQYAJgr4sGh2YrENnGakv8ls1ZRbBXJRzWe2y9Kf2ijPbknu-fLMlpjcx2cnt1BJpdzhZ8bmvNJjBFPUPlVYX9hnBYOa7kTqpZSV8FP5oRan-obDu6cEvU3Xy1TDXxsoDvVi-z6RDcUIKTOLRDQXWFHO2KRcvmTk0k85Poq-h2c8mwTuhDUfR7oucqUvKm-sfjU3c~F1~uAbRmq8pkaXJ-pq20CM3ILdzVd0gwqwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton councilmembers heard a staff presentation on July 15, 2025, about how the city can regulate natural medicine businesses after the passage of state Senate Bill 23-290 and its implementing rules.

The presentation matters because Senate Bill 23-290 creates state licensing and operational rules for natural medicine services and businesses while limiting local governments to time, place and manner restrictions; Brighton must decide how to incorporate those uses into its land use code without conflicting with state law.

Assistant City Attorney James Gallagher and Senior Planner Summer McCann told the council that the state initiative that led to SB 23-290 was approved by voters in November 2022 (53.64% statewide; 56.2% locally) and that the legislature enacted Senate Bill 23-290, signed by the governor on 05/23/2023. Gallagher said the final state rules became effective 10/01/2024 and that local governments may “enact ordinances or regulations governing the time, place, and manners manner of licenses issued pursuant to this Article 50 within its boundaries,” but may not “prohibit natural medicine facilities or create regulations that are unreasonable or conflict with state law.”

Staff summarized four use types the state statute contemplates: natural medicine healing centers; natural medicine cultivation; manufacturing; and testing facilities. McCann presented three staff options for how Brighton could respond in its land use code: (1) treat healing centers as the existing medical care category in the code; (2) create a new, separate natural medicine healing-center use; or (3) adopt a hybrid approach with a new industrial-style use for cultivation/manufacturing/testing and a defined healing-center use for therapeutic services.

As presented, staff recommended that cultivation, manufacturing and testing be established as a new use category—defined in Article 11 of the land use code—and allowed by right in industrial zones and by conditional use permit in some commercial/office parks. For healing centers, staff said the council could either treat them as a form of medical care (which would allow them wherever medical-care uses are permitted) or direct staff to draft a distinct natural medicine healing-center use that could be limited to specific zones. McCann noted that most healing centers would likely fit the city’s “medical care small” category (under about 10,000 square feet).

On time and manner, staff told the council they are limited by state preemption but may adopt less-restrictive buffers than the statute’s 1,000-foot school/childcare buffer (for example, some municipalities have set a 300-foot or 500-foot buffer). McCann and Gallagher said Brighton could also require a municipal business license in addition to the state license and could adopt local site standards (landscaping, screening, setbacks) that apply to building or site expansions. Gallagher recited state-regulated topics that remain under state authority, listing areas such as training and education of facilitators, dosage, security, waste disposal, and packaging and labeling.

Council members pressed staff on safety and operations. Council Member Snyder and Council Member Green asked whether the city could require a licensed driver or other proof of an arranged ride-home after on-site sessions; Snyder specifically said medical outpatient centers require a driver and called for a similar requirement if allowed by state law. McCann and Gallagher said some other cities have required proof of an alternative ride and that Brighton could pursue similar business-license or manner-based requirements if the state law does not prohibit them. The transcript also includes staff’s statement that limited personal cultivation for residences is allowed under state law in a defined area (singled out in the presentation as a 12-by-12-foot area) and that municipalities “cannot go higher than 1,000 feet” for school buffers.

No formal motion or ordinance was introduced at the study session. Staff characterized the item as study-session discussion and said they would return to the council with draft code amendments and options for council direction. The city manager said staff had received inquiries but no formal preapplications from prospective natural medicine businesses at this time.

Councilmembers asked staff to bring options back that would: (a) define where healing centers may locate (medical-care approach vs. new use), (b) define a new industrial use for cultivation/manufacturing/testing and identify appropriate zones, and (c) consider manner restrictions the council finds acceptable—examples discussed included hours limits, required licensed drivers or documented rides home, and a municipal business license requirement. Staff also identified the statutory and rule deadlines that led municipalities to prepare ordinances now.

Staff and council members agreed to return with draft language and a recommended path for formal ordinance introduction at a subsequent public meeting.

Brighton staff materials cited Senate Bill 23-290 and the state rulemaking that took effect Oct. 1, 2024, as the controlling state authority.","City staff presented proposed land-use code changes and options for time, place and manner restrictions after Colorado lawmakers implemented Senate Bill 23-290; council members asked staff to return with ordinance options and safety requirements such as ride-home rules.","actionData","errors"]

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