Title 31, Government - Municipal
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-214 Park fund - certified vouchers
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The park fund shall consist of moneys levied, collected, and appropriated therefor and coming into the fund by donation or otherwise. All moneys collected and credited to the park fund shall be used for the maintenance and improvement of parks, parkways, boulevards, avenues, driv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-215 Maximum tax levy - moneys credited
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(1) As a part of the annual levies authorized by law, the governing body shall annually levy, assess, and collect upon each dollar of taxable property within the city not more than one and one-half mills for the purposes of said park fund, the proceeds of which shall be collected…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-216 Cities control park grounds outside limits
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(1) In all cases in which any city, including any city or city and county organized under a special charter or created under the state constitution, has acquired lands outside its municipal limits for parks, open space and natural areas, parkways, boulevards, or roads, unless suc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-217 Management - licenses - franchises
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(1) The commission shall have exclusive management and control of all parks, pleasure grounds, boulevards, parkways, avenues, driveways, and roads, as mentioned in section 31-25-201, and exclusive power to lay out, regulate, and improve the same, to prohibit certain or heavy traf…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-218 Conservation trust fund authorized
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Each city in this state, including home rule and special territorial charter cities, may create a conservation trust fund as provided in section 29-21-101, C.R.S. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1179, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-300.3 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, 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. § 31-25-302 Questions submitted to registered electors
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(1) Lands or interests in land which may be necessary, suitable, or proper for any of the purposes named in section 31-25-301, either within or without the municipal limits of such town, may be set aside by any such town and devoted to such purposes out of any lands or parcels of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-303 Town may improve parks
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Any town establishing parks, boulevards, parkways, avenues, or roads under the provisions of this part 3 by its duly constituted authorities shall have full power to cultivate, plant, and otherwise improve the same and shall establish and maintain necessary rules and regulations …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-304 Conservation trust fund authorized
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Each town in this state, including home rule towns, may create a conservation trust fund as provided in section 29-21-101, C.R.S. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1180, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 139-87-5, as it existed prior to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-401 Short title
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This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the Public Mall Act of 1970. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1181, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 31-25-401 as it existed prior to 1975.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-402 Legislative declaration - powers
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that, in certain areas in municipalities and particularly in retail shopping areas thereof, there is need to separate pedestrian travel from vehicular travel and that such separation is necessary to protect the public safety or otherwis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-403 Definitions
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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Improvements means improvements of any kind or nature necessary or convenient to the operation of municipal streets as a pedestrian mall, including but not limited to paving, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, dra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-404 Resolution of intention
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(1) When the governing body determines that the public interest and convenience require the establishment of a pedestrian mall and that vehicular traffic will not be unduly inconvenienced thereby, it may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to establish such pedestrian mall…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-405 Notice and hearing
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(1) The resolution of intention shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published within the county or municipality as the case may be. It shall be published three times: Once less than seventy-five days but more than sixty days prior to the date of the hearing; …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-406 Claims for damages or compensation
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(1) Any person owning, or having any legal or equitable interest in, any real property which might suffer legal damage by reason of the establishment of the proposed pedestrian mall shall file, prior to the first reading of the ordinance establishing the pedestrian mall, a writte…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-407 Establishment of the mall
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(1) Not later than one hundred eighty days following the adoption of the resolution establishing the pedestrian mall as provided in this part 4, the governing body may adopt on first reading an ordinance finally establishing the pedestrian mall. Such ordinance shall contain: (a) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-408 Improvement of the pedestrian mall
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(1) The municipality and its governing body may provide for the construction of and payment for improvements on the pedestrian mall through an improvement district under part 6 of this article, or by creation of an improvement district which can levy special assessments under oth…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-409 Special ad valorem assessments
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(1) As used in this section, district means the district within which lie the lands deemed by the governing body to be specially benefited by the establishment of the pedestrian mall even though assessments may not be levied to pay for improvements. (2) Following the establishmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-501 Definitions
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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Assessment unit means an area within a district which is separately defined for determining assessments payable pursuant to this part 5. (1.5) District means the geographical division of the municipality and, in a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-502 Powers to make local improvements
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(1) A district may be formed in accordance with the requirements of this part 5 for the purpose of constructing, installing, or acquiring any public improvement so long as the municipality that forms the district is authorized to provide such improvement under the municipality's …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-503 What improvements may be made - conditions
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(1) A district may be created within the boundaries of a municipality and may also include any property in the unincorporated area of the county within which the municipality is situated if such county consents by resolution to such district and the construction or acquisition of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-504 Municipality may establish sewer systems
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Any municipality may establish and maintain sewer systems and sewage disposal plants for sanitary or storm drainage. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1192, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 31-25-525 as it existed prior to 1975.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-505 District sanitary sewers - contracts - contiguous towns
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When the governing body declares the same necessary for sanitary reasons, it may order the construction of district sanitary sewers in districts to be prescribed by ordinance so as to connect with any public or district sewer or with some natural drainage or disposal plant. Such …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-506 Private sewers - connection
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Private sanitary sewers connecting with public or district sanitary sewers may be constructed under such restrictions and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by ordinance. No expense shall be incurred by the municipality in constructing or maintaining private sewers.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-507 Determination of special benefits - factors considered
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(1) The term benefit, for the purposes of assessing a particular property within a district, includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Any increase in the market value of the property; (b) The provision for accepting the burden from specific dominant property for discha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-508 Storm drainage sewers - districts
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The governing body may order the construction of district sewers for storm drainage in districts to be known as storm sewer districts, the same to be prescribed by ordinance. Such sewers may include the necessary manholes, inlets, and appurtenances and shall be so constructed as …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-509 Subdistricts in sewer districts
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At the time of ordering the construction of district sanitary or storm sewers or at any time thereafter, the construction may be ordered in like manner in subdistricts, in such manner as to connect the subdistricts, or such part thereof, with the district sanitary or storm sewer …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-510 Improvements may be constructed under other laws
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Nothing in this part 5 shall prejudice or affect the right to construct local improvements by virtue of any other law of this state. No other act or law shall prejudice the right to construct local improvements under this part 5. If constructed in pursuance of this part 5, the sa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-511 Property of irregular form - assessment
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When any lot or parcel of land is V-shaped or of any irregular form, such allowance may be made by ordinance in any assessment as may be equitable and just, or any allowance may be refused, and, in case of any unusual area or proportion of intersections, the municipality may pay …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-512 Cost assessed in proportion to area
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The costs of any district sanitary sewer, including inlets, manholes, connecting mains, and appurtenances, with interest, and of district storm sewers may be assessed by ordinance upon all the real estate in the district, in proportion as the area of each piece of real estate in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-513 Cost assessed in accordance with benefits
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(1) The cost of improvements constructed or acquired pursuant to this part 5, or such part thereof as may be assessed against the property specially benefited, including the intersections of streets and alleys except the share to be assessed against railway companies, may be asse…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-514 Streets - railway companies subject to tax
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(1) Whenever any grading, paving, or other kind of street improvement district is created under this part 5, the governing body may include in the area to be paved, graded, or otherwise improved the entire width of street from curb to curb or any part thereof, including the porti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-516 Contracts for construction - bond - default
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(1) Except as provided in this section, all local improvements made under the provisions of this part 5 shall be constructed by independent contract, and all contracts shall be let by the mayor with the approval of the governing body. All such contracts shall be let to the lowest…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-517 Sidewalks - water mains - sewers
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In ordering the construction of sidewalks, water mains, or sewers, the procedure shall be as required in section 31-25-503 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8) but shall not be subject to section 31-25-503 (1)(a) to (1)(c) and (7). Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1195, � 1, effe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-518 Provisions to be inserted
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Every contract shall provide that it is subject to the provisions of the laws under which the municipality exists and of the ordinance authorizing the improvement; that the aggregate payment thereon shall not exceed the amount appropriated; that, upon ten days' written notice by …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-519 Statement of expenses - apportionment
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Upon completion of any local improvement or upon completion from time to time of any part thereof and upon acceptance thereof by the governing body or when the total cost of any improvement or of any such part thereof can be reasonably ascertained, either prior to, during, or sub…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-520 Notice of hearing on assessments
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(1) The clerk shall give notice that the assessment roll has been completed and of a hearing on the assessment roll by publication in an issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the publication to be at least fifteen days prior to the date of hearing. The …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-521 Hearing on objections
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At the time specified in said notice or at some adjourned time, the governing body shall hear and determine all such complaints and objections and may make such modifications and changes as may seem equitable and just or may confirm the first apportionment. The governing body sha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-523 Assessment roll
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The clerk shall prepare a local assessment roll in book form showing in suitable columns each piece of land assessed, the total amount of assessment, the amount of each installment of principal and interest if, in pursuance of this part 5, the same is payable in installments, and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-524 Payment - assessment roll returned
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(1) Payment may be made to the municipal treasurer at any time within thirty days after the final publication of the assessing ordinance. (2) At the expiration of said thirty-day period, the municipal treasurer shall return the local assessment roll to the clerk, therein showing …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-525 Owner of interest may pay share
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The owner of any divided or undivided interest in the property assessed may pay his share of any assessment upon producing evidence of the extent of his interest satisfactory to the treasurer having charge of the roll. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1197, � 1, effective Jul…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-527 When assessments payable - installments
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All special assessments for local improvements shall be due and payable within thirty days after the final publication of the assessing ordinance without demand; but all such assessments may be paid, at the election of the owner, in installments with interest as provided in secti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-528 How installments paid - interest
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In case of such election to pay in installments, the assessments shall be payable in two or more installments of principal with interest in all cases on the unpaid principal. The first installment shall be payable as prescribed by the governing body in not more than five years, a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-529 Effect of payment in installments
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Failure to pay the whole assessment within said period of thirty days shall be conclusively considered to be an election on the part of all persons interested, whether under disability or otherwise, to pay in installments. All persons so electing to pay in installments shall be c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-530 Penalty for default - payment of balance
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Failure to pay any installment, whether of principal or interest, when due shall cause the whole of the unpaid principal to become due and collectible immediately, and the whole amount of the unpaid principal and accrued interest shall thereafter draw interest at the rate establi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-531 Sale of property for nonpayment
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(1) The county treasurer or the municipal treasurer pursuant to section 31-25-526 shall receive payment of all assessments appearing upon the assessment roll with interest. (2) In case of default in the payment of any installment of principal or interest on assessed property when…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-532 Municipality may purchase property on default
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(1) At any sale by the county treasurer of any property for the purpose of paying any special assessment for local improvements made under the provisions of this part 5, the municipal treasurer, having written authority from the governing body, may purchase any such property with…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-534 Issuing bonds - property specially benefited
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(1) For the purpose of paying all or such portion of the cost of any improvement constructed under this part 5 as may be assessed against the property specially benefited, special assessment bonds of the municipality may be issued of such date, in such form, and on such terms, in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-534.5 Issuing refunding bonds
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(1) The governing body of a municipality may issue one or more series of bonds to refund all or any portion of the outstanding bonds issued by one or more improvement districts pursuant to section 31-25-534. Any such bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of arti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-25-535 Bonds negotiable - interest
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All such bonds shall be negotiable in form and bear interest as may be fixed by the governing body not exceeding a maximum net effective interest rate specified by the governing body prior to the use of said bonds in payment for improvements or the sale thereof pursuant to sectio…