Title 31, Government - Municipal
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-203 Vote of electors not required
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Whenever such governing body deems it expedient to issue refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 2 and the net interest cost and the net effective interest rate of the proposed issue of refunding bonds does not exceed the net interest cost and net effective interest rat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-204 Vote of electors required - procedures
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(1) When such governing body deems it expedient to issue refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 2 and either the net interest cost or the net effective interest rate of the proposed issue of refunding bonds exceeds the net interest cost or the net effective interest ra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-205 Ordinance for bond issue - bonds
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(1) If the governing body determines to issue refunding bonds without an election by meeting the requirements set forth in sections 31-21-202 to 31-21-204 or if, upon canvassing the vote cast at any election held under the provisions of this part 2, it is determined by the govern…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-206 Exchange - sale - proceeds - amounts
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Such refunding bonds may be exchanged dollar for dollar for the bonds to be refunded, or they may be sold at, above, or below their par value at a price such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of refunding bonds does not exceed the maximum net effective interest ra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-207 Tax for payment of refunding bonds
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The interest accruing on such refunding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this part 2 prior to the time when the proceeds of tax levies are available therefor shall be paid out of the general revenues or any other revenues of the municipality available therefor. For the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-208 Ordinance not to be altered
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Any ordinance authorizing an issue of refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 2 and providing for the levy of taxes for the payment of the interest upon and the principal of such refunding bonds shall not be altered or repealed until the indebtedness thereby authorized …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-210 Combined issues - procedures
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Any refunding bonds may be issued to refund one or more issues of outstanding bonds of a municipality, but no two or more issues of outstanding bonds may be refunded by a single issue of refunding bonds unless the taxable property upon which tax levies are being made for payment …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-212 Registration of refunding bonds
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Whenever any municipality issues refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 2, the governing body shall direct that the clerk of said municipality, as a part of said clerk's duties, register said bonds in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and, when so registered, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-213 Redemption of refunding bonds prior to maturity - procedures
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(1) If any bonds of a municipality, either bonds issued for refunding purposes or bonds issued for other purposes as set forth in section 31-15-302 (1)(d), are made redeemable prior to their respective maturities and the governing body determines that any part of such bonds shoul…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-301 Power to issue bonds - purpose
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Subject to the provisions of this part 3, any municipality has the power to issue its negotiable coupon bonds for the purpose of paying any special assessment bonds or obligations which it may issue, together with interest thereon, when it appears that there is not or will not be…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-302 Ordinance - taxes - interest - disposition
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The issuance of any bonds in accordance with this part 3 shall be authorized by an ordinance, subject to and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of section 31-15-302 (1)(d). Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate and shall be exchanged or sold at a price such that the n…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-303 Construction - disposition of delinquent assessment
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Nothing in this part 3 shall release or discharge any special assessment which is a lien on or against any property. Any municipality issuing bonds under this part 3 shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders or owners of the outstanding special assessment bonds or obligati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-401 Power to levy - manner paid
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On the petition of a majority of the registered electors of any city or town having an outstanding bonded indebtedness amounting to one-fourth or more of its valuation for assessment, the governing body of such city or town is authorized to levy or cause to be levied at one time …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-402 Discharge of lien by property owner
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Any property owner may discharge the lien of said bond tax on his property by paying the tax in full, in bonds or matured coupons of the issue for which the levy is made at their face value. Thereafter the same property shall not be liable for the payment of such tax as between t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-403 Payment in installments
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Any property owner not paying the tax in full at one time has the privilege of paying the same in cash installments, the number of which installments shall be determined by the governing body and which shall equal the number of years from the time the next tax is payable to the l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-404 Payment in bonds - warrant for excess
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(1) The tax-collecting officers are authorized to accept full payment of such taxes in said bonds or coupons and to cancel said bonds and coupons on such payment. Said tax-collecting officers are authorized to deliver to the person paying such tax a certificate, in duplicate, sho…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-405 Assessment and collection
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Said taxes shall be certified, levied, assessed, and collected in the same manner and shall be subject to the same penalties as general taxes. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1143, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 31-21-405 as it exis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-406 Suit by bondholder - city or town to protect
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In the event that any action, suit, or proceeding is brought by any bondholder, creditor, or other person, wherein it is sought to compel the levy of any further bond tax on property which has been discharged from said tax by payment in full, the city or town shall take all neces…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-21-407 Other laws unaffected
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Nothing in this part 4 shall prevent the issuance of any bonds or the levy of taxes for the payment thereof in the manner as is authorized by law nor shall anything in this part 4 prevent the issuance of bonds for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonded indebtedness of an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-101 Plats of cities and towns organized prior to 1885
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In all cases in which a city or town was organized prior to March 31, 1885, in which lands embraced within the boundaries thereof have been conveyed or known by lots, blocks, streets, highways, parks, squares, or other divisions of land or in which any such lots, blocks, streets,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-102 Application to other cities or towns
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The provisions of this part 1 are applicable to lands within the boundaries of cities and towns organized on or after March 31, 1885, to the extent that any owners of lands therein desire to make any change in the plat of any such city or town from the plat as originally made. So…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-103 Plats of whole municipal area
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(1) When any such plat embraces in its description the whole municipal area of any such city or town, it shall set forth, as near as may be: (a) All streets and highways and the width thereof; (b) All parks, squares, and other grounds reserved for public uses with the boundaries …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-104 Acknowledgment of plat
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Any such plat shall be acknowledged in the manner of a deed by the owners and proprietors of the lands designated upon any such plat before some officer authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds. A copy thereof so acknowledged shall be filed in the office of the county clerk…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-105 Plats of portion of municipal area
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A plat of any portion of such municipal area may be filed, and any number of such plats may be filed. When any plat is filed containing a description of any less than all of the municipal area, the same matters shall be indicated upon such plat, to the extent of lands described i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-106 How parcels designated
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In case of filing any such plat under this part 1, the designation by which any lot, block, or other parcel of land has previously been known shall be retained in said plat. With the consent of the city or town, any such lot, block, or other parcel of land specified in said plat …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-107 Public property dedicated
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All streets, parks, and other places designated or described as for public use on the map or plat of any city or town or of any addition made to such city or town are public property and the fee title thereto vested in such city or town. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1145,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-108 Record and preservation - definition
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The county clerk and recorder shall record all such plats of lands within his or her county together with the description, acknowledgment, or other writing thereon in a book to be kept for that purpose and, when necessary, may reduce the scale of any such plat. Upon each record i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-109 Plats shall be evidence
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All such original plats, the record thereof, or copies therefrom, certified by the county clerk and recorder of such county, shall be evidence in all courts and places. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1145, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to for…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-110 Boundaries settled by plat
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Upon the filing of any such plat in the office of the county clerk and recorder, the boundaries of contiguous divisions of land, as described in section 31-23-103, upon any such plat shall be determined and settled as indicated in the plat. All the other matters indicated upon sa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-111 Owner construed
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For the purposes of this part 1, any person having a legal or equitable interest in any lands shall be deemed an owner and proprietor. Nothing in this part 1 shall affect the rights of anyone other than those acknowledging any such plat. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1145,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-112 Fees of recorder
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The county clerk and recorder shall receive the same fees for filing and recording the plats provided for by this part 1 as are allowed for filing and recording original maps or plats of cities or towns. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1145, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's n…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-201 Definitions
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the municipal planning commission described in section 31-23-203 (1). (2) Mayor means the chief executive of the municipality, whether the official designation of his office is mayor, city manager…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-202 Grant of power to municipality
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Any municipality is authorized to make, adopt, amend, extend, add to, or carry out a plan as provided in this part 2 and to create by ordinance or resolution a planning commission with the powers and duties set forth in this part 2. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1146, � 1,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-203 Personnel of the commission
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(1) The municipal planning commission shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven members; except that a home rule city or town shall not be limited in the size of its commission. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the membership and terms of members shall be as …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-204 Organization and rules
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The commission shall elect its chairman from among the non ex officio members and shall create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of the chairman shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall hold at least one regular meeti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-205 Staff and finances
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The commission may appoint such employees as it deems necessary for its work; except that the appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal of such employees shall be subject to the same provisions of law as govern other corresponding civil employees of the municipality. The comm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-206 Master plan - definitions
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(1) It is the duty of the commission to make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside its boundaries, subject to the approval of the governmental body having jurisdiction thereof, that in the commission's judgment bear …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-207 Purposes in view
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In the preparation of such plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the municipality, with due regard to its relation to neighboring territory. The plan shall be made with the general purpose of guidi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-208 Procedure of commission
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The commission may adopt the plan as a whole by a single resolution or may by successive resolutions adopt successive parts of the plan (said parts corresponding with major geographical sections or divisions of the municipality or with functional subdivisions of the subject matte…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-209 Legal status of official plan
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When the commission has adopted the master plan of the municipality or of one or more major sections or districts thereof, no street, square, park or other public way, ground or open space, public building or structure, or publicly or privately owned public utility shall be const…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-210 Publicity - travel - information - entry
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The commission has power to promote public interest in and understanding of the plan and to that end may publish and distribute copies of the plan or any report and may employ such other means of publicity and education as it may determine. Members of the commission may attend ci…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-211 Zoning
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Where a commission is established in accordance with the provisions of this part 2, it has and shall exercise all of the powers and rights granted to the zoning commission by part 3 of this article. When there is a zoning commission in existence at the time that a commission is c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-212 Jurisdiction
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The territorial jurisdiction of any commission over the subdivision of land includes all land located within the legal boundaries of the municipality and, limited only to control with reference to a major street plan and not otherwise, also includes all land lying within three mi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-213 Scope of control
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When a commission has adopted a major street plan for the territory within its subdivision control, or any part thereof, as provided in section 31-23-208, and has filed a certified copy of such plan in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which such territ…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-214 Subdivision regulations
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(1) Before any commission exercises the powers set forth in section 31-23-213, it shall adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within its jurisdiction and shall publish the same in pamphlet form, which shall be available for public distribution, or, at the election o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-214.1 Subdivision plan or plat - access to public highways
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No person may submit an application for subdivision approval to a local authority unless the subdivision plan or plat provides, pursuant to section 43-2-147, C.R.S., that all lots and parcels created by the subdivision will have access to the state highway system in conformance w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-215 Procedure - legal effect
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(1) The commission shall approve or disapprove a plat within thirty days after said plat has been submitted to it; otherwise such plat shall be deemed approved and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the commission on demand unless the applicant for the commission's a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-216 Penalties for sales in unapproved subdivisions
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Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within a subdivision, transfers or sells, agrees to sell, or negotiates to sell any land by reference to or exhibition of or by use of a plat of a subdivision before such plat has been approved by the commission a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-217 Acceptance and improvement of streets
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(1) The municipality shall not accept, lay out, open, improve, grade, pave, curb, or light any street or lay or authorize water mains or sewers or connections to be laid in any street within any portion of a territory for which the commission has adopted a major street plan unles…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-218 Erection of buildings
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(1) After the time when a commission has adopted a major street plan of the territory within the municipal limits of said municipality, no building shall be erected on any lot within such territory or part nor shall a building permit be issued therefor unless the street giving ac…