Development Resources

The City has several resources available to development:  

Please see the Transportation Master Plan for policies related to transportation, transit, and multi-modal design. Transportation Master Plan-2016

Engineering Standards: Public Works Standards and Specifications

Mile High Flood District Resources (formerly Urban Drainage and Flood Control): http://udfcd.org/resources

Landscaping Information:  Recommended Tree List

The City of Brighton's Plant Species Recommendation List

Medium Shrubs (5-10' Tall)

Common NameScientific NameWaterExposureColorado Native
False Indigo
Amorpha fruticosa
LowSunYes
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
LowSunYes
Tall Western Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
LowSunYes
Four–wing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Very LowSunYes
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
MediumSun/Part SunNo
Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Very LowSunYes
Fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
Very LowSunYes
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa spp.
Very LowSunYes
Redtwig Dogwood
Cornus sericea
MediumPart Sun/Part ShadeYes
Smoke Tree
Cotinus coggygria
MediumSun/Part SunNo
Peking Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lucidus
LowSunNo
Sungari Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster racemiflorus soongoricus
LowSunNo
Euonymus/Burning Bush
Euonymus alatus
MediumSunNo
Manhattan Euonymus
Euonymus kiautschovica
MediumShadeNo
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Very LowSunYes
Forsythia species
Forsythia spp.
MediumSunNo
Hibiscus/Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
MediumSunNo
Rocky Mountain Juniper Species
Juniperus scopulorum species
LowSun
No
Chinese Juniper Species
Juniperus chinensis
LowSun
No
Cheyenne Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
LowSun
Yes
Honeysuckle ‘Arnolds Red’
Lonicera tatarica
LowSun
No
Oregon Grape Holly
Mahonia aquifolium
LowShadeYes
Cheyenne Mockorange
Philadelphus lewisii
LowSun
No
Ninebark species
Physocarpus opulifolius
LowSun
No
Western Sand Cherry
Prunus besseyi
LowSun
No
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea
LowSun/Part Sun
No
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
LowSun/Part Sun
Yes
Wax Currant
Ribes cereum
LowSunYes
Spiraea species
Spirea japonica spp
MediumSun/Part Sun
No
Viburnum species
Viburnum spp.
MediumSun/Part Sun
No


Large Shrubs (10'-20' Tall)

Common NameScientific NameWaterExposureColorado Native
Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
LowSunNo
Tatarian MapleAcer tataricum
LowSunNo
Bigtooth MapleAcer grandidentatum
LowSun/Part SunYes
Rocky Mountain MapleAcer glabrum
LowSun/Part Sun
Yes
Saskatoon ServiceberryAmelanchier alnifolia
Low-MediumSun/Part Sun
Yes
Shadblow SerivceberryAmelanchier canadensis
Low-Medium
Sun/Part Sun
No
Siberian PeashrubCaragana arborescens
LowSunNo
Curlleaf Mountain MahoganyCercocarpus ledifolius
Very LowSunYes
Peking CotoneasterCotoneaster lucidus
LowSun/Part Sun
No
Russian HawthornCrataegus ambigua
LowSun/Part Sun
No
New Mexico PrivetForestiera pubescens
LowSun/Part Sun
Yes
Sea BuckthornHippophae rhamnoides
LowSunNo
Rocky Mountain Juniper SpeciesJuniperus scopulorum species
LowSunYes
Chinese Juniper Species
Juniperus chinensis
LowSunNo
Beauty Busy
Kolkwitzia amabilis
LowSunNo
Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo
LowSunNo
American Plum
Prunus americana
LowSun/Part SunYes
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
LowSun/Part SunYes
Wafer Ash/Hop Tree
Ptelea trifoliate
LowSun/Part SunYes
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
Very LowSun/Part SunYes
Elder Species
Sambucus species
Medium
Sun/Part Sun
Some Species
Buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
Very LowSunYes
Common LilacSyringa vulgaris
LowSunNo
Viburnum/Wayfaring Tree/Mohican
Viburnum lantana
LowSun/Part Sun
No