Brighton council accepts public lands for Brighton Crossing Filing 7 second amendment, approves 126-lot subdivision plan

The Brighton City Council on March 4 accepted public lands and facilities associated with Brighton Crossing Filing Number 7, Second Amendment, and approved a subdivision plan that would create 126 single-family lots on about 20.9 acres.

Senior Planner Summer McCann presented the subdivision plan and told council that the site is generally located north of East Bridge Street, west of Mount Bierstadt Street, east of Wootton Avenue and south of the intersection of Single Tree Lane and Bowie Drive, within the Brighton Crossing development. The proposal would create 126 single-family detached lots and dedicate the rights-of-way and open space required under the Bromley Park PUD and the existing Brighton Crossing development agreement.

McCann said all required technical reports were reviewed by the Development Review Committee and that the plan complies with the review criteria in section 2.02(d)(1) of the City’s land use and development code. The Planning Commission unanimously approved the subdivision plan on Feb. 13, 2025, and staff recommended acceptance. The developer, Chris Bremner of Brookfield Residential LLC, described the broader Brighton Crossing buildout and said the parcel is one of the last vacant parcels in the filing.

Under the proposal the developer will construct public roadways connecting to Single Tree Lane and Mount Bierstadt Street; extend sidewalks (a 5-foot walk along Single Tree Lane and 6-foot sidewalks along Bowie Drive and Mount Bierstadt); provide 5-foot sidewalks in front of each home; and extend water and sewer service from existing infrastructure in Bowie Drive (utilities and extensions to be paid and constructed by the developer). McCann also noted the property is eligible to pay a fee in lieu of water dedication under the Bromley Park annexation agreement in place since the property’s 1986 annexation.

Open space dedication requirements were met under prior phases; landscape tracts will be maintained by the Brighton Crossing recreation operations board. If the council accepted the subdivision plan, staff said an amended development agreement would return to council setting a schedule of improvements and financial guarantees; a final plat would then be submitted to the Development Review Committee prior to site development.

Council member Green moved to approve item 6b; Council member Tadeo seconded. The motion passed on roll call, 8–0 with one absence.

Because the approval accepts public lands and the subdivision plan, the developer must complete the improvements and the city must receive the required final plat and development-agreement amendments before building permits are issued.