Title 31, Government - Municipal
0 chapters · 923 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1119 Fifteen-year limitation
0.8K chars
No action shall be commenced to foreclose the lien created by any bonds or warrants issued pursuant to the making of any public improvement, including the establishment, widening, grading, paving, or other improvement of any alley, street, or road, special districts for internal …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-112 Cooperation by public bodies with urban renewal authorities
5.5K chars
(1) Any public body, within its powers, purposes, and functions and for the purpose of aiding an authority in or in connection with the planning or undertaking pursuant to this part 1 of any plans, projects, programs, works, operations, or activities of such authority whose area …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-112.5 Inclusion of unincorporated territory in urban renewal area
3.2K chars
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 1, an urban renewal plan, urban renewal project, or urban renewal area may include unincorporated territory that is outside the boundaries of a municipality but contiguous to a portion of the urban renewal area located within t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-113 Authorities to have no power of taxation
0.4K chars
No authority created by this part 1 has any power to levy or assess any ad valorem taxes, personal property taxes, or any other forms of taxes, including special assessments against any property. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1174, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: Thi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-114 Cumulative clause
0.3K chars
The powers conferred by this part 1 shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1174, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 31-25-114 as it existed prior to 1975.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-115 Transfer - abolishment
1.8K chars
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 1, the governing body of a municipality may designate itself as the authority when originally establishing said authority. A transfer of an existing authority to the governing body may be accomplished only by majority vote at a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-116 Regional tourism projects
2.0K chars
(1) An urban renewal authority that is designated as a financing entity pursuant to part 3 of article 46 of title 24, C.R.S., shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of part 3 of article 46 of title 24, C.R.S., …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1201 Short title
0.2K chars
This part 12 shall be known and may be cited as the Business Improvement District Act. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1128, � 1, effective May 6.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1202 Legislative declaration
0.9K chars
(1) The general assembly declares that the organization of business improvement districts within municipalities of the state, having the purposes and powers provided in this part 12, will serve a public purpose; will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security, and general w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1203 Definitions
4.3K chars
As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the board of directors of a business improvement district. (2) Commercial property means any taxable real or personal property which is not classified for property tax purposes as either residential o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1204 Authority of governing body
0.8K chars
The governing body of every municipality is hereby vested with jurisdiction to create and establish one or more districts within the boundaries of the municipality pursuant to the provisions of this part 12, and such districts shall have all the powers provided in this part 12 wh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1205 Organizational procedure
1.9K chars
(1) The organization of a district shall be initiated by a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the governing body. (2) The petition shall be signed by persons who own real or personal property in the service area of the proposed district having a valuation for assessment…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1206 Notice of hearing
1.6K chars
The governing body, as soon as possible after the filing of the petition, shall fix by order the place and time, not less than twenty days nor more than forty days thereafter, for a hearing thereon. Thereupon, the clerk of the governing body shall cause notice by publication to b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1207 Hearing - findings - when action barred
3.0K chars
(1) On the date fixed for such hearing or at any adjournment thereof, the governing body shall ascertain, from the tax rolls of the county or counties in which the district is located, the total valuation for assessment of the taxable real and personal property in the service are…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1208 Boundaries - exclusion proviso
1.6K chars
(1) The boundaries of a district may consist of contiguous or noncontiguous tracts or parcels of commercial property. No property shall be included within the boundaries of the district which is not commercial property. No district may be organized wholly or partly within an exis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1209 Board of directors - duties
8.9K chars
(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (1), the governing body of the municipality which creates the district shall constitute ex officio the board of directors of the district. In such event, the presiding officer of the governing body shall be ex officio the pr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1210 Meetings
0.5K chars
Upon notice to each member of the board, the board shall hold meetings, which shall be held in a place to be designated by the board as often as the needs of the district require. The meetings of the board shall be subject to the provisions of part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1211 Approval of actions by municipality
2.1K chars
No district created under the provisions of this part 12 shall issue bonds, levy taxes, fees, or assessments or provide improvements or services unless the municipality has approved an operating plan and budget for the district. The operating plan or budget shall specifically ide…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1212 General powers of district
5.2K chars
(1) The district has the following powers, except as limited by the operating plan: (a) To have perpetual existence; (b) To have and use a corporate seal; (c) To sue and be sued and be a party to suits, actions, and proceedings; (d) To enter into contracts and agreements, except …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1212.5 Improvements - railroad quiet zones
0.6K chars
A district has the power to construct, maintain, and operate safety measures that are necessary to allow the municipality to restrict the sounding of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings in compliance with 49 U.S.C. sec. 20153, as amended, and the applicable rules of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1213 Power to levy taxes
0.9K chars
In addition to any other means of providing revenue for a district, the board has the power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on and against all taxable commercial property, as defined in section 31-25-1203 (2), within the boundaries of the district. Such taxes shall be specif…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1214 Determining and fixing rate of levy
1.4K chars
The board shall determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by a levy on the taxable property in the district, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the district, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when levied upon every dollar of the valuation for asses…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1215 Levies to cover deficiencies
0.9K chars
The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness for the current and ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing bonds, and interest on bonds and the deficiencies and defaults of prior years and shall make ample provisions for the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1216 County officers to levy and collect taxes - lien
1.0K chars
It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within such county to levy the taxes certified to it as provided in this part 12. It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect and enforce such taxes at the time and in the form and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1217 Property sold for taxes
0.4K chars
The taxes provided for in this part 12 shall be included as a part of general ad valorem taxes and shall be paid and collected accordingly. The sale of properties for delinquencies shall be conducted in the manner provided by the statutes of this state for selling property for no…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1218 Reserve fund
0.4K chars
When any indebtedness has been incurred by a district, it is lawful for the board to levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may be used to meet the obligations of the district for operating charge…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1219 Special assessments
5.2K chars
(1) In order to defray all or any portion of the costs of the improvements provided by the district, the board may establish special improvement districts within the boundaries of the district. Such special improvement districts may be established whenever in the opinion of the b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1220 Inclusion or exclusion - petition - notice - hearing
2.5K chars
(1) The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of this part 12 may be changed in the manner prescribed in this section, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property or any of its rights…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1221 Board can issue bonds - form
2.0K chars
To carry out the purposes of this part 12, the board, with the approval of the municipality if the board is appointed pursuant to section 31-25-1209 (1)(b) or (1)(c), is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the district. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate such that the net e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1222 Submission of debt question
2.0K chars
(1) When any board determines that the interest of said district and the public interest or necessity demand the acquisition, construction, installation, or completion of any improvements or the provision of any service within the district or the making of any contract with the U…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1223 Effect - subsequent elections
0.9K chars
If any such proposition is approved at such election in the manner required by part 8 of article 1 of title 32, C.R.S., the district is authorized to incur such indebtedness or obligation, enter into such contract, or issue and sell such bonds of the district, as the case may be,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1224 Confirmation of contract proceedings
3.7K chars
(1) In its discretion, the board may file a petition at any time in the district court in and for any county in which the district is located, praying for a judicial examination and determination of any power conferred, or of any securities issued or merely authorized to be issue…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1225 Dissolution procedure
2.2K chars
Any district organized pursuant to this part 12 may be dissolved after notice is given, publication is made, and a hearing is held in the manner prescribed by sections 31-25-1206 and 31-25-1207. The dissolution of the district may be initiated by filing in the office of the clerk…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1226 Correction of faulty notices
1.1K chars
In any case that a notice is provided for in this part 12 in which the governing body finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the governing body shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or be abated; but the governi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1228 Method not exclusive
0.3K chars
Nothing in this part 12 shall repeal or affect any other law or any part thereof, it being intended that this part 12 shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objects and not an exclusive one. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1143, � 1, effective May 6.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1301 Short title
0.2K chars
This part 13 shall be known and may be cited as the Integrated Delivery Method for Municipal Public Improvements Act. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1814, � 3, effective August 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1302 Legislative declaration
0.9K chars
(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is the policy of the state of Colorado to encourage public contracting procedures that encourage competition, openness, and impartiality to the maximum extent possible. (b) Competition exists not only in the costs of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1303 Definitions
8.8K chars
As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Agency means any home rule or statutory city, town, territorial charter city, city and county, or any other political subdivision that a municipality may create pursuant to state law that is a budgetary unit exer…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-1307 Supplemental provisions
0.2K chars
The governing body of an agency may establish supplemental provisions that are designed to implement the provisions of this part 13. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1818, � 3, effective August 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-200.3 Definitions
3.8K chars
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Interests in land means all rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including but not limited to future interests, easements, covenants, and contractual rights. Source: L. 2025: Entire sectio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-202 Acquisition by purchase
4.5K chars
No land or interest in land shall be purchased for the purposes set forth in section 31-25-201 (1) until the governing body adopts an ordinance authorizing such purchase which states the location and legal description of the lands to be purchased, the price to be paid, and the ma…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-204 Acquisition by condemnation
1.5K chars
(1) For the purpose of acquiring lands for parks, pleasure grounds, boulevards, parkways, avenues, driveways, and roads, the park commission is authorized, with the approval of the mayor, to select and, by a suitable proceeding in the name of the city, without the passage of any …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-205 Bequests for park purposes
1.0K chars
Real or personal property may be granted, bequeathed, devised, or conveyed to the city for the purpose of the improvement or ornamentation of any park, pleasure ground, boulevard, parkway, avenue, driveway, or road or for the establishment or maintenance in parks or pleasure grou…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-206 Park commissioners - vacancies
2.6K chars
(1) The care, custody, management, and control of the city parks, pleasure grounds, boulevards, parkways, avenues, driveways, and roads may be vested exclusively in a park commission which shall be composed of six members who shall be registered electors in said city and well-kno…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-208 Meetings - quorum
0.5K chars
The commission shall hold a regular meeting on the first Tuesday of each month and may by rule provide for special meetings and service of notice thereof. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. No action of the commission shall be binding unless authorized by a majo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-209 Secretary - salary - duties
0.5K chars
The commission may employ a secretary at a salary not exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be fixed by the commission, payable out of the park fund. The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the commission, have custody of and preserve all its records, and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-210 Office of commission - supplies
0.3K chars
The city shall provide the commission with convenient offices, stationery, and the facilities necessary for the performance of its duties as the commission deems necessary and advisable. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1177, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-211 Superintendent of parks - assistants - salaries
0.7K chars
The commission may appoint a superintendent of parks who shall be a practical landscape gardener who, under the direction of the commission, shall have active charge, control, and direction of all the parks, pleasure grounds, boulevards, parkways, avenues, driveways, and roads wh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-212 Expenditures for park purposes
0.8K chars
The commission, with the approval of the mayor, shall have full, complete, and exclusive power and authority to expend, for and on behalf of the city, all sums of money that may be raised by general taxation for park purposes, all other sums of money appropriated by the governing…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-213 Fiscal year - annual report
0.6K chars
The fiscal year of the park commission shall end on December 31 of each year. During the month of January of each year the commission shall make an annual report to the mayor and the governing body of all moneys received and expended in the purchase, improvement, and maintenance …