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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-601.5 - Legislative declaration - inclusion of energy efficiency and renewable energy production projects in local improvement districts

(1)
The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:
(a)
The production and efficient use of energy will continue to play a central role in the future of this state and the nation as a whole; and
(b)
The development, production, and efficient use of renewable energy will advance the security, economic well-being, and public and environmental health of this state, as well as contributing to the energy independence of our nation.
(2)
The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the inclusion of energy efficiency and renewable energy production projects for residential and commercial use in local improvement districts, and powers conferred under this part 6, as well as the expenditures of public moneys made pursuant to this article, will serve a valid public purpose and that the enactment of this part 6 is expressly declared to be in the public interest.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1294, § 8, effective May 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-604 - Cost assessed in accordance with benefits

(1)
Except for those improvements fully funded by the sales tax pursuant to section
30-20-604.5
, the cost of improvements constructed or acquired pursuant to this part 6, or such part thereof as may be assessed against the property specially benefited, including the intersections of streets, may be assessed on property, without regard to lot or land lines, on a frontage, zone, or other equitable basis, in accordance with benefits, as the same may be determined by the board.
(2)
When the board determines that the improvement of any street or alley, including the intersections of streets and alleys, or any other improvement authorized by this part 6 results in special benefits to the county and the owners of property within the district, that portion of the cost of the improvement which results in a special benefit to the county may be assessed against the county and be payable in installments, as provided in this part 6. The determination by the board as to the property to be assessed and the amount of special benefits shall be conclusive of the facts stated therein.
(3)
No cost of improvements to streets or alleys shall be assessed to any property where reasonable access to the street or alley is denied the owner of the property.
(4)
Any district formed for the purpose of encouraging, accommodating, and financing improvements as authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5) shall assess the costs of the improvements to each property whose owner has entered into a contract or agreement for the improvements. The contracts and agreements entered into with the owner of property, as authorized by the board, shall be conclusive regarding the special benefit to the property and the amount that may be assessed against the property.
L. 73: p. 486, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-4. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1055, § 18, effective July 1. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 1211, § 4, effective May 7. L. 2008: (4) added, p. 1296, § 12, effective May 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-605 - Property of irregular form - assessment

Whenever any lot or parcel of land is V-shaped or of any irregular form, such allowance may be made by resolution 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 county may pay not exceeding one-half of the cost of any such intersection, and in such case the remainder only shall be assessed against the property improved.
L. 73: p. 486, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-606 - Determination of special benefits - factors considered

(1)
The term "benefit", for the purposes of assessing a particular property within an improvement district, particularly with respect to drainage improvements to carry off surface waters, 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 discharging surface water onto servient property in a manner or quantity greater than would naturally flow because the dominant owner made some of his property impermeable;
(c)
Any adaptability of property to a superior or more profitable use;
(d)
Any alleviation of health and sanitation hazards accruing to particular property or accruing to public property in the improvement district if the provision of health and sanitation is paid for wholly or partially out of funds derived from taxation of property owners of the improvement district;
(e)
Any reduction in the maintenance costs of particular property or accruing to public property in the improvement district if the maintenance of the public property is paid for wholly or partially out of funds derived from taxation of property owners of the improvement district;
(f)
Any increase in convenience or reduction in inconvenience accruing to particular property owners, including the facilitation of access to and travel over streets, roads, and highways;
(g)
Recreational improvements accruing to particular property owners as a direct result of drainage improvement.
(2)
As used in connection with any district formed for the purpose of encouraging, accommodating, and financing improvements as authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5), the term "benefit" shall include, but not be limited to, any acknowledged value set forth in the contracts and agreements entered into by the owner of the assessed property.
L. 75: Entire section added, p. 997, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2008: (2) added, p. 1297, § 13, effective May 27.
This section was originally numbered as § 30-20-605.5 in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-607 - Statement of expenses - apportionment

Upon completion of any local improvement or upon completion from time to time of any part thereof and upon acceptance thereof by the board or whenever the total cost of any improvement or of any such part thereof can be reasonably ascertained either prior to, during, or subsequent to the construction of the improvements, the board shall cause to be prepared a statement showing the whole cost of the improvement, including costs of inspection and collection, capitalized interest on any bonds issued for such period as the board may deem necessary, capitalized bond reserves, and all other incidental costs, the portion thereof, if any, to be paid by assessments, the portion thereof, if any, to be paid through the sales tax imposed pursuant to section
30-20-604.5
, the portion thereof, if any, to be paid by the county, and the portion thereof to be assessed upon each lot or tract of land to be assessed for the same, which statement shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder. If the board should deem the basis of assessment to be inequitable in any case, a just and equitable assessment shall be made upon the basis of benefits accruing to any property assessed by reason of the improvements made.
L. 73: p. 486, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-6. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1073, § 2, effective May 24. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1058, § 27, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 1213, § 6, effective May 7.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-606
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-608 - Notice of apportionment

(1)
Upon receipt of the statement filed pursuant to section
30-20-607
, the county clerk and recorder shall notify, by advertisement once in some newspaper of general circulation in said county, the owners of any property to be assessed that said improvements have been, or are about to be, completed and accepted, therein specifying:
(a)
The whole cost of the improvement;
(b)
The portion, if any, to be paid by such county and the portion, if any, to be paid from a districtwide sales tax;
(c)
The share, if any, apportioned to each lot or tract of land;
(d)
That any complaints or objections which may be made in writing by the owners to the board of county commissioners, and filed in the office of the clerk within twenty days from the publication of such notice, will be heard and determined by the said board before the passage of any resolution assessing the cost of said improvements; and
(e)
The date when and place where such complaints or objections will be heard.
(2)
Any district formed for the purpose of encouraging, accommodating, and financing improvements as authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5) shall not be required to provide a notice of apportionment by publication; rather, such notice, if any, may be provided in the time and manner set forth in the contract or agreement entered into for each property included in the district.
L. 73: p. 486, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-7. L. 87: IP(1), (1)(b), and (1)(c) amended, p. 1213, § 7, effective May 7. L. 2008: (2) added, p. 1297, § 14, effective May 27.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-607
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-609 - Hearing on objections

Except for a district formed for the purposes authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5), at the time specified in the notice required pursuant to section
30-20-608(1)
or at some adjourned time, the board 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 board shall, by resolution, assess the cost of the improvements, and the passage of the resolution shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the property assessed is benefited in the amount of the assessments and that the assessments have been lawfully levied.
L. 73: p. 487, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-8. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1058, § 28, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-100), ch. 207, p. 902, §3, effective May 5.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-608
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-611 - Assessment roll

The county clerk and recorder, or such other officer or agent of the county as may be directed by the board in the preliminary order, 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 6, the same is payable in installments, and the date when each installment will become due, with suitable columns for use, in case of payment of the whole amount or of any installment or penalty, and he shall deliver the same, duly certified, under the county seal, to the county treasurer for collection.
L. 73: p. 487, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-10. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1073, § 4, effective May 24. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1059, § 29, effective July 1.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-610
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-612 - When assessments payable - installments

All special assessments for local improvements shall be due and payable within thirty days after the effective date of the assessing resolution without demand, but all such assessments may be paid, at the election of the owner, in installments with interest as provided in section
30-20-614
. All special assessments for local improvements authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5) may be due and payable at such alternate time or times as set forth in the assessing resolution.
L. 73: p. 487, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-11. L. 75: (2) repealed, p. 1000, § 1, effective June 16. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1298, § 16, effective May 27.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-611
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-613 - Effect of payment in installments

Failure to pay the whole assessment within said period of thirty days shall be conclusively considered and held to be an election on the part of all persons interested, whether under disability or otherwise, to pay in such installments. All persons so electing to pay in installments shall be conclusively held and considered as consenting to said improvements. Such election shall be conclusively held and considered as a waiver of any right to question the power or jurisdiction of the county to construct the improvements, the quality of the work, the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings, the validity or the correctness of the assessments, or the validity of the lien thereof; except that, with respect to local improvements authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5), the owner for each property included in the district shall retain all rights otherwise existing by contract or by law against parties other than the county with respect to the financed energy efficiency improvement or renewable energy improvement.
L. 73: p. 488, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-12. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1298, § 17, effective May 27.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-612
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-614 - How installments paid - interest

In case of such election to pay in installments, the assessments shall be payable in two or more installments of principal, the first of which installments shall be payable as prescribed by the board in not more than five years and the last in not more than twenty years, with interest in all cases on the unpaid principal. The number and amounts of payment of installments, the period of payment, and the rate and times of payment of interest shall be determined by the board and set forth in the assessing resolution. The times of payment of installments shall be the same as the times of payment for installments of property taxes as specified in section
39-10-104.5(2)
, C.R.S.; except that all special assessments for local improvements authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5) may be payable at such alternate times as provided by the board in the assessing resolution and the board may enter into agreements with third parties to assist the treasurer with the administration and collection of such installments.
L. 73: p. 488, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-13. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1074, § 5, effective May 24. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1059, § 30, effective July 1. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1472, § 3, effective October 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 2184, § 63, effective June 2. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1298, § 18, effective May 27.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-613
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-615 - Penalty for default - payment of balance

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 established pursuant to section
5-12-106(2) and (3)
, C.R.S., until the day of sale; but, at any time prior to the day of sale, the owner may pay the amount of all unpaid installments, with interest at the penalty rate set by the assessing resolution, and all costs of collection accrued and shall thereupon be restored to the right thereafter to pay in installments in the same manner as if default had not been suffered. The owner of any property not in default as to any installment or payment may, at any time, pay the whole of the unpaid principal with the interest accruing to the maturity of the next installment of interest or principal; except that any owner who pays the whole of the unpaid balance pursuant to this section may be assessed a prepayment premium not to exceed three percent of the unpaid principal, the amount of which premium shall be specified in the resolution imposing the assessment.
L. 73: p. 488, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-14. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1074, § 6, effective May 24. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1056, § 21, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 269, § 8, effective August 7.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-614
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-616 - Payment in full - assessment roll returned - payment of share

(1)
Except for a district formed for the purposes authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5), as to which the assessments shall be paid pursuant to the contracts and agreements entered into by the owner of the assessed property, payment may be made to the county treasurer at any time within thirty days after the effective date of the assessing resolution. At the expiration of said thirty-day period, the county treasurer shall return the local assessment roll to the county clerk and recorder, therein showing all payments made thereon, with the date of each payment. The county clerk and recorder shall certify the roll under the seal of the county and deliver it to the county treasurer, with the clerk's warrant for the collection of the same. The county treasurer shall provide a receipt for the roll, and all such rolls shall be numbered for convenient reference.
(2)
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 the roll in charge; but the assessment lien shall remain on the entire property assessed until the entire assessment is paid, except as otherwise provided pursuant to section
30-20-610
.
L. 73: p. 488, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-15. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 1450, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: (2) amended, p. 1074, § 7, effective May 24. L. 2010: (1) amended, (SB 10-100), ch. 207, p. 902, §4, effective May 5.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-615
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-618 - Power of board to contract debt - question submitted to voters

The board shall have power to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the county, and upon the credit thereof, by borrowing money or issuing the negotiable interest-bearing bonds of the county for the purpose of providing a fund to pay such part of the cost of improvements authorized by this part 6 as may be determined by the board, subject, however, to constitutional limitations. No such debt shall be created for such purposes unless the question of incurring the same, including the question of the maximum net effective interest rate, shall be submitted at a special election, which election shall be called and conducted, the votes canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner as other county elections on questions of incurring bonded indebtedness.
L. 73: p. 489, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-17. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1060, § 32, effective July 1.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-617
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-620 - Bonds negotiable - interest

All bonds issued pursuant to section
30-20-619(1) and (2)
shall be negotiable in form and shall bear such interest as may be fixed by the board, not exceeding a maximum net effective interest rate specified by the board, prior to the use of said bonds in payment for improvements or the sale thereof.
L. 73: p. 489, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-19. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1075, § 9, effective May 24. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1060, § 34, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 1214, § 9, effective May 7.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-619
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-621 - [Repealed]

L. 73: p. 489, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-20. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1075, § 10, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1057, § 23, effective May 24. L. 2002: Entire section repealed, p. 278, § 22, effective August 7.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-620
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-622 - Contracts for construction - bond - default

(1)
Except as provided in this section, all local improvements made under the provisions of this part 6 shall be constructed by independent contract, and all contracts shall be let by the board. All such contracts shall be let to the lowest reliable and responsible bidder, after public advertisement once in a newspaper of general circulation in such county; except that after such advertisement, if it be determined by the board that the bids are too high or that the proposed improvement can be made by the county for less than the bid of the lowest reliable and responsible bidder, such county is empowered to provide for doing the work by hiring labor by the day or otherwise and to arrange for purchasing necessary material, all under the supervision of the board.
(2)
Except when the county does the work, no contract shall be made without a surety bond for its faithful performance, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the board. No surety shall be accepted or approved by the board other than a corporate surety company, unless he is the owner of real estate in this state, free and clear of all encumbrances, in double the amount of his liability on all bonds upon which he may then be surety. Upon default in the performance of any contract, the board may advertise and relet the remainder of the work in like manner, without further resolution, and deduct the cost from the original contract price or, with the approval of the board, advance any excess out of the funds of the county and recover the same by suit on the original bond. In all advertisements the right shall be reserved to reject any or all bids, and, upon rejecting all bids, if deemed advisable by the board, other bids may be advertised for.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section and the provisions of section
24-92-104(3)
, C.R.S., all construction contracts for any improvements funded in whole or in part by the district sales tax authorized by section
30-20-604.5
or by revenue bonds issued pursuant to section
30-20-619(4)
shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding pursuant to the procedures set forth in article
92
of title
24
, C.R.S.
L. 73: p. 490, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-21. L. 85: (1) amended, p. 1076, § 11, effective May 24. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1061, § 35, effective July 1. L. 87: (3) added, p. 1215, § 10, effective May 7.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-621
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-623 - Provisions to be inserted

Every contract shall provide that it is subject to the provisions of the laws under which the county exists and of the resolution authorizing the improvement; that the aggregate payment thereon shall not exceed the amount appropriated; that, upon ten days' written notice to the contractor, the work under such contract, without cost or claim against the county, may be suspended for substantial cause; and that, upon complaint of any owner of land to be assessed for the improvement that the improvement is not being constructed in accordance with the contract, the board may consider the complaint and make such order in the premises as shall be just, and such order shall be final.
L. 73: p. 490, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-22. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1076, § 12, effective May 24. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1061, § 36, effective July 1.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-622
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-624 - Utility connections may be ordered before paving - costs - default

Before paving in any district in pursuance of this part 6, the board may order the owners of property therein to connect their several premises with the gas, water, or sewer mains or with any other utility in the street in front of their several premises. Upon default of any owner for thirty days after such order to make such connections, the city or town may contract for and make the connections at such distance, under such regulations, and in accordance with such specifications as may be prescribed by the board. The whole cost of each connection shall be assessed against the property with which the connection is made, and the cost shall be paid upon the completion of the work and in one sum. The cost shall be assessed, shall become a lien, and shall be collected in the same manner as is provided in this part 6 for the assessment and collection of the cost of other special improvements. Upon default in the payment of any such assessment, the property shall be sold in like manner and with like effect.
L. 73: p. 490, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-23. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1061, § 37, effective July 1.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-623
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-625 - No action maintainable - exception - grounds - limitations

(1)
No legal or equitable action shall be brought or maintained to enjoin the collection of assessments levied under this part 6 except upon the grounds:
(a)
That notice of a hearing upon the amount of the assessment was not given as required in this part 6, and any person presenting objections to the board at or before the hearing on assessment shall be deemed to have waived this ground;
(b)
That the hearing upon the amount of the assessment as provided in this part 6 was not held;
(c)
That the improvement ordered was not one authorized by this part 6.
(2)
No action shall be brought under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section unless the objections on which such action is based have been presented to the board in writing prior to the hearing on the proposed improvements as provided in section
30-20-603(6)(i)
. Any action brought with respect to the ordering of any improvements, the creation of any district, the authorization or issuance of any bonds, the levying of any assessments, or any other action taken under this part 6 shall be commenced within thirty days after the effective date of the resolution ordering the improvements, creating the district, authorizing or issuing bonds, or levying assessments or the performance of any other action complained of or else shall be thereafter perpetually barred.
L. 73: p. 491, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-24. L. 85: (2) amended, p. 1076, § 13, effective May 24. L. 86: (1)(a) and (2) amended, p. 1062, § 38, effective July 1.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-624
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-626 - Requirements of publication of notice

Notwithstanding any provisions of part 1 of article
70
of title
24
, C.R.S., compliance with the requirements of publication of notice specified in this part 6 shall be deemed in full compliance for all purposes of this part 6.
L. 73: p. 491, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-30-25.
This section was originally numbered as §
30-20-625
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-627 - Local improvements completed - dissolution

When the local improvements specified in the preliminary order referred to in section
30-20-603(5)
and specified in the resolution authorizing the improvements have been completed and any debt incurred or bonds issued have been paid, the board shall take all steps necessary to dissolve the district and, upon completion of such steps, shall declare, by resolution, that the district is dissolved; except that this requirement does not apply to a district formed for the purposes authorized in section
30-20-603
(11.5). Upon dissolution, any moneys remaining to the credit of such district that have not been transferred to a special surplus and deficiency fund as permitted in section
30-20-619(3)
may be used for any county purpose as determined by the board, including, without limitation, the reimbursement to the county of any county moneys spent to provide any portion of the costs of the local improvements completed within the dissolved district.
L. 87: Entire section added, p. 1215, § 11, effective May 7. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 272, § 11, effective August 7. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-100), ch. 207, p. 903, §6, effective May 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 6 - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS - COUNTIES (§§ 30-20-601 — 30-20-628) › Section 30-20-628 - County treasurer - policies and procedures

The county treasurer may adopt policies and procedures which the county treasurer deems necessary and reasonable for the administration and collection of assessments imposed and payable pursuant to the provisions of this part 6 and which are consistent with the provisions of said part 6.
L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1472, § 4, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 7 - RECREATION DISTRICTS - COUNTY (§§ 30-20-701 — 30-20-705) › Section 30-20-701 - Legislative declaration

It is declared that the creation of recreation districts, having the purposes and powers provided in this part 7, will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security, and general welfare of the inhabitants of said districts.
L. 47: p. 698, § 1. CSA: C. 136, § 5. CRS 53: § 114-2-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 114-2-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 7 - RECREATION DISTRICTS - COUNTY (§§ 30-20-701 — 30-20-705) › Section 30-20-702 - County may establish districts

(1)
Whenever a county has acquired property for recreational purposes, as authorized in sections
29-7-101
to
29-7-104
, C.R.S., such county may establish a recreation district. This district shall be composed of the unincorporated area benefited by the establishment of the proposed recreational facility, the boundaries to be designated by the board of county commissioners. If a county planning commission has been created in the county under the authority of part 1 of article
28
of this title, it is the duty of such planning commission, upon request from the board of county commissioners, to formulate a tentative plan for the formation of such recreation district. The plan shall include recommendations as to the area to be benefited and boundaries and powers of the district. Upon completion of the plan, the county planning commission shall certify such plan to the board of county commissioners.
(2)
Before the creation of a recreation district, a hearing thereon shall be held by the board of county commissioners to ascertain the sentiment of residents of the area toward the establishment of such a district. Notice of the hearing, stating the time, place, date, and purpose of the hearing, and including a description of the proposed boundaries, shall be published once weekly for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the county.
(3)
After the hearing, the board of county commissioners, at any regularly scheduled meeting, may change, amend, reject, or adopt the plan formulated and certified by the county planning commission and by resolution create a recreation district.
L. 47: p. 698, § 2. CSA: C. 136, § 6. CRS 53: § 114-2-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 114-2-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 7 - RECREATION DISTRICTS - COUNTY (§§ 30-20-701 — 30-20-705) › Section 30-20-702.5 - Acquisition of land by Larimer county authorized

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the state for Larimer county to acquire certain properties in the floodplain areas of the Big Thompson canyon and the north fork thereof. In making such acquisitions, Larimer county shall be subject to the findings of the Colorado water conservation board with respect to the location of said floodplain areas. The county shall establish a recreation district pursuant to the provisions of this article for the purpose of making the acquisitions authorized and for the further purposes of the future management, control, and financing of all park and recreational areas developed following such acquisitions. In acquiring lands as authorized, the county and the recreation district shall seek primarily lands near inhabited areas which are unlikely to be the subject of direct acquisition by the federal forest service or other federal agency.
(2)
The division of parks and wildlife, as a part of its duties under section
33-10-108
, C.R.S., shall undertake the duties of coordinating federal, state, and local efforts and contributions, in the development of the land acquired pursuant to this section, in order that the people of the state shall receive benefits from the park and recreational facilities thus acquired.
L. 77: Entire section added, p. 1451, § 1, effective June 19. L. 85: (2) amended, p. 1363, § 29, effective June 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 7 - RECREATION DISTRICTS - COUNTY (§§ 30-20-701 — 30-20-705) › Section 30-20-703 - Powers of county commissioners

(1)
Acting on behalf of such district, the board of county commissioners may:
(a)
Levy a tax on all real and personal property situated within the district not to exceed one mill, the proceeds of which shall be used within the district for operation, maintenance, capital improvements, acquisition of additional property, and employment of a staff to supervise a program of activities, and receive gifts of money or property for construction and operation of recreational facilities and programs; but if the recreational district comprises the entire county, the board of county commissioners is authorized to appropriate from the general fund for this purpose and no special levy is authorized;
(b)
Establish a board of five residents of the district who own real estate within the district and who have paid a tax thereon for at least one year preceding their selection, to administer the facility, and to supervise the conduct of the recreational programs. Each member of the board, upon approval by a majority of the taxpaying electors residing in the district voting on the question at a general election, may receive as compensation for his services a sum not in excess of six hundred dollars per annum, payable not to exceed twenty-five dollars per meeting attended. Terms of such board members shall be so arranged that the term of one member expires each year. The manner of selection and the powers shall be determined by the board of county commissioners in its order creating the recreation district.
(c)
Provide for the employment of personnel to operate and manage the facilities and recreation programs, and cooperate with other public and private agencies in the operation and management of the facilities and program;
(d)
Provide for the creation of a reserve fund adequate to meet the obligations of the district, for maintenance and operating charges and depreciation, and to provide replacements of and betterments to the improvements of the district.
L. 47: p. 699, § 3. CSA: C. 136, § 7. L. 53: p. 220, § 2. CRS 53: § 114-2-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 114-2-3. L. 67: p. 714, § 4.
For procedure to increase tax levy beyond statutory limits, see § 29-1-302.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 7 - RECREATION DISTRICTS - COUNTY (§§ 30-20-701 — 30-20-705) › Section 30-20-704 - Budget

The operations of the recreation district shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the local government budget law. The proposed budget shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners by the district board on or before the same date that is set for other departments of county government. In no event shall the provisions of this section be construed to prevent the creation of a reserve fund as provided in section
30-20-703
.
L. 47: p. 699, § 4. CSA: C. 136, § 8. CRS 53: § 114-2-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 114-2-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 7 - RECREATION DISTRICTS - COUNTY (§§ 30-20-701 — 30-20-705) › Section 30-20-705 - Purpose

No part of this part 7 shall repeal or affect any other act or any part thereof, it being intended that this part 7 shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objects, and not an exclusive one.
L. 47: p. 700, § 5. CSA: C. 136, § 9. CRS 53: § 114-2-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 114-2-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 8 - CEMETERY DISTRICTS (§§ 30-20-801 — 30-20-808) › Section 30-20-801 - Creation of cemetery districts

The board of county commissioners of any county shall create cemetery districts within its county upon petition of the property owners within said districts, in accordance with the provisions of this part 8.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 1613, § 12, effective June 19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 20 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 30-20-100.5 — 30-20-1418) › Part 8 - CEMETERY DISTRICTS (§§ 30-20-801 — 30-20-808) › Section 30-20-802 - Petition for creation of district

Upon presentation to the board of county commissioners of a petition setting forth the name of the proposed cemetery district, a description of the boundaries of said district, the names of three taxpaying electors resident within such district to be appointed as the first board of directors of said proposed district, and a request for the organization thereof, signed by a majority of the taxpaying electors resident therein, it is the duty of the board of county commissioners of such county to examine the petition and, if it finds that the petition is regular and in due form as provided, and if the board of county commissioners finds that said petition has been signed by a majority of the taxpaying electors, to enter a resolution in its proceedings establishing said cemetery district and to file a certified copy of such resolution with the county clerk and recorder.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 1613, § 12, effective June 19.