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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 Name | Scientific Name | Water | Exposure | Colorado Native |
| False Indigo | Amorpha fruticosa | Low | Sun | Yes |
| Black Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa | Low | Sun | Yes |
| Tall Western Sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata | Low | Sun | Yes |
| Four–wing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Very Low | Sun | Yes |
| Butterfly Bush | Buddleja davidii | Medium | Sun/Part Sun | No |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Very Low | Sun | Yes |
| Fernbush | Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Very Low | Sun | Yes |
| Rubber Rabbitbrush | Ericameria nauseosa spp. | Very Low | Sun | Yes |
| Redtwig Dogwood | Cornus sericea | Medium | Part Sun/Part Shade | Yes |
| Smoke Tree | Cotinus coggygria | Medium | Sun/Part Sun | No |
| Peking Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster lucidus | Low | Sun | No |
| Sungari Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster racemiflorus soongoricus | Low | Sun | No |
| Euonymus/Burning Bush | Euonymus alatus | Medium | Sun | No |
| Manhattan Euonymus | Euonymus kiautschovica | Medium | Shade | No |
| Apache Plume | Fallugia paradoxa | Very Low | Sun | Yes |
| Forsythia species | Forsythia spp. | Medium | Sun | No |
| Hibiscus/Rose of Sharon | Hibiscus syriacus | Medium | Sun | No |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper Species | Juniperus scopulorum species | Low | Sun | No |
| Chinese Juniper Species | Juniperus chinensis | Low | Sun | No |
| Cheyenne Privet | Ligustrum vulgare | Low | Sun | Yes |
| Honeysuckle ‘Arnolds Red’ | Lonicera tatarica | Low | Sun | No |
| Oregon Grape Holly | Mahonia aquifolium | Low | Shade | Yes |
| Cheyenne Mockorange | Philadelphus lewisii | Low | Sun | No |
| Ninebark species | Physocarpus opulifolius | Low | Sun | No |
| Western Sand Cherry | Prunus besseyi | Low | Sun | No |
| Firethorn | Pyracantha coccinea | Low | Sun/Part Sun | No |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Wax Currant | Ribes cereum | Low | Sun | Yes |
| Spiraea species | Spirea japonica spp | Medium | Sun/Part Sun | No |
| Viburnum species | Viburnum spp. | Medium | Sun/Part Sun | No |
Large Shrubs (10'-20' Tall)
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Water | Exposure | Colorado Native |
| Amur Maple | Acer ginnala | Low | Sun | No |
| Tatarian Maple | Acer tataricum | Low | Sun | No |
| Bigtooth Maple | Acer grandidentatum | Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Rocky Mountain Maple | Acer glabrum | Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Saskatoon Serviceberry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Low-Medium | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Shadblow Serivceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Low-Medium | Sun/Part Sun | No |
| Siberian Peashrub | Caragana arborescens | Low | Sun | No |
| Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus ledifolius | Very Low | Sun | Yes |
| Peking Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster lucidus | Low | Sun/Part Sun | No |
| Russian Hawthorn | Crataegus ambigua | Low | Sun/Part Sun | No |
| New Mexico Privet | Forestiera pubescens | Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Sea Buckthorn | Hippophae rhamnoides | Low | Sun | No |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper Species | Juniperus scopulorum species | Low | Sun | Yes |
| Chinese Juniper Species | Juniperus chinensis | Low | Sun | No |
| Beauty Busy | Kolkwitzia amabilis | Low | Sun | No |
| Mugo Pine | Pinus mugo | Low | Sun | No |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Wafer Ash/Hop Tree | Ptelea trifoliate | Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Gambel Oak | Quercus gambelii | Very Low | Sun/Part Sun | Yes |
| Elder Species | Sambucus species | Medium | Sun/Part Sun | Some Species |
| Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Very Low | Sun | Yes |
| Common Lilac | Syringa vulgaris | Low | Sun | No |
| Viburnum/Wayfaring Tree/Mohican | Viburnum lantana | Low | Sun/Part Sun | No |