reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 2 - PARKS - CITIES (§§ 31-25-201 — 31-25-218) › Section 31-25-215 - Maximum tax levy - moneys credited

(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 in the same manner as other city taxes and shall be appropriated by the governing body for the park fund.
(2)
All moneys collected, received, levied, or appropriated by the governing body for park purposes shall be deposited in the treasury of such city to the credit of the park fund and shall be kept separate and apart from other moneys of such city. Any portion thereof remaining unexpended at the end of any fiscal year or at any other time shall not in any event be converted into the general fund nor be subject to appropriation for general purposes.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1178, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-215 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 2 - PARKS - CITIES (§§ 31-25-201 — 31-25-218) › Section 31-25-217 - Management - licenses - franchises

(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 traffic therein and thereon, and to grant or refuse licenses to sell goods on the streets or sidewalks within three hundred feet of any park entrance and on the streets and sidewalks adjoining parks. The commission shall establish and maintain necessary rules and regulations for the proper supervision and government thereof and shall have such additional powers as may be prescribed by ordinance. The governing body shall provide, by ordinance, for the enforcement of the rules and orders of the commission.
(2)
No franchise, license, or permit for the construction or maintenance of any railway shall ever be granted within the limits of any park or pleasure ground or lengthwise upon any boulevard, parkway, avenue, driveway, or road, nor shall any franchise for the maintenance of any other special privilege within any park or pleasure ground be granted.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1179, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-211 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 2 - PARKS - CITIES (§§ 31-25-201 — 31-25-218) › Section 31-25-218 - Conservation trust fund authorized

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.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1179, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 139-88-20 as it existed prior to 1975. (See L. 74, p. 434, § 5.) This section was renumbered on revision as § 31-25-220, but was never printed as such in C.R.S. 1973.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 3 - PARKS - TOWNS (§§ 31-25-301 — 31-25-304) › Section 31-25-301 - Town may establish parks - recreation facilities - conservation easements

(1)
Each town shall have authority to acquire, establish, and maintain, in the manner provided in section
31-25-302
, public parks, pleasure grounds, boulevards, parkways, avenues, roads, and land or interests in land which may be necessary, suitable, or proper for the preservation or conservation of sites, scenes, open space, and vistas of recreational, scientific, historic, aesthetic, or other public interest.
(2)
"Interest in land", as used in this part 3, 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. Every such interest in land held pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, when recorded, shall run with the land to which it pertains for the benefit of the town holding such interest and may be protected and enforced by such town in any court of general jurisdiction by any proceeding at law or in equity.
(3)
Any town may unite with any other similarly authorized political subdivision of this state in acquiring, establishing, and maintaining any property which a town is authorized to acquire, establish, or maintain pursuant to this section.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1179, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 31-25-301 and 31-25-304 as they existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 3 - PARKS - TOWNS (§§ 31-25-301 — 31-25-304) › Section 31-25-302 - Questions submitted to registered electors

(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 lands owned or possessed by any such town. Said lands may be acquired by gift, purchase, devise, or other transfer in the manner provided by law. No lands or interests in land shall be purchased for any such purpose unless the board of trustees of such town adopts an ordinance authorizing such acquisition and stating the location and legal description of the lands to be acquired and, in case of purchase, the price to be paid and the manner of payment or unless the proposal to acquire such lands is submitted upon petition pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and approved by the registered electors of such town.
(2)
No indebtedness shall be created nor shall any bonds be issued for acquiring such parks or establishing such boulevards, parkways, or roads unless the question of incurring such debt and issuing such bonds has been submitted, at a regular election in such town, to a vote of those persons qualified to vote on authorization of other bonded indebtedness and approved as required by section
31-15-302(1)(d)
.
(3)
The board of trustees of such town shall submit, upon petition of the registered electors of such town equal in number to at least one-tenth of the number of such electors voting at the last regular election of such town, at the next regular election, the question of the acquisition of such lands and the establishment of such boulevards, parkways, and roads, or the question of incurring bonded indebtedness, or both such questions. The board of trustees shall state, in the ordinance submitting the question of the acquisition of lands and the establishment of boulevards, parkways, and roads, the location of the land proposed to be acquired, describing the same by legal subdivisions, and the price to be paid in case of purchase and the manner of payment. If the only question to be submitted is the acquisition of such properties, the question may be submitted at a regular or special election. If the majority of those voting upon the acquisition question at such election vote for the acquisition of such lands for such purposes, the board of trustees shall acquire such lands for those purposes. If the bonded indebtedness is approved as required by section
31-15-302(1)(d)
, the board of trustees shall contract the necessary indebtedness and issue the necessary bonds therefor.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1180, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-302 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 3 - PARKS - TOWNS (§§ 31-25-301 — 31-25-304) › Section 31-25-303 - Town may improve parks

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 for the proper supervision and government.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1180, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-303 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 3 - PARKS - TOWNS (§§ 31-25-301 — 31-25-304) › Section 31-25-304 - Conservation trust fund authorized

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.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1180, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 139-87-5, as it existed prior to 1975. (See L. 74, p. 434, § 4.) This section was to be renumbered on revision as § 31-25-305, but was never printed as such in C.R.S. 1973.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 4 - PUBLIC MALL ACT OF 1970 (§§ 31-25-401 — 31-25-409) › Section 31-25-401 - Short title

This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Mall Act of 1970".
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1181, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-401 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 4 - PUBLIC MALL ACT OF 1970 (§§ 31-25-401 — 31-25-409) › Section 31-25-408 - Improvement of the pedestrian mall

(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 other authority, or by other lawful means. The cost of the improvements shall be the cost of construction and may include the damages or compensation paid to obtain the mall area. The municipality may also pay all or any part of the cost of improving a pedestrian mall from its general funds or from any other source of moneys available to it.
(2)
A pedestrian mall established or to be established pursuant to this part 4 may be so improved either concurrently with the proceedings taken under this part 4 for the establishment of a pedestrian mall or at any time subsequent thereto, but no contract for the work or any improvement shall be awarded until the claims for damages or compensation for establishing the mall have been fully paid or properly secured as provided in this part 4.
(3)
The governing body may combine any part of the proceedings taken pursuant to this part 4 with any part of the proceedings taken under any law allowing for the assessment of and payment of the damages and for the construction of and payment for improvements to the end that duplication of ordinances, resolutions, notices, hearings, and other acts or proceedings may be avoided.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1188, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-408 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 4 - PUBLIC MALL ACT OF 1970 (§§ 31-25-401 — 31-25-409) › Section 31-25-409 - Special ad valorem assessments

(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 establishment of a pedestrian mall pursuant to this part 4 and annually on or before December 1 of each year, the governing body or other body or agency having jurisdiction or responsibility for the improvements may prepare and approve an estimate of the expenditures required during the ensuing fiscal year for the maintenance, operation, and repair of the pedestrian mall and shall deduct from such estimate the amount of revenues, if any, which the governing body estimates will accrue to the municipality during such year from the operation of the pedestrian mall.
(3)
The said governing body or agency may then through the levying authority levy and collect in any year upon and against all of the taxable land and improvements within the district a special ad valorem assessment sufficient to raise a sum of money to provide the net amount as so determined, but in no event shall the rate of assessment in any one year exceed one-half mill against the valuation for assessment of each property in the district as shown on the assessment roll used by the county for the municipal taxation. The levy shall be made with notice and hearing to all owners affected thereby. The limitation as set forth in this subsection (3) shall not be construed to limit in any manner the financing of improvements which may be erected in the mall area.
(4)
The special ad valorem assessment shall be levied, collected, and enforced at the same times, in the same manner, by the same officers, and with the same interest and penalties as in the case of general taxes levied by the municipality.
(5)
The proceeds of the assessment shall be placed in a separate fund by the said governing body or agency and shall be expended only for the maintenance, operation, repair, or improvement of the pedestrian mall.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1189, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-409 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-500.2 - Legislative declaration - energy efficiency and renewable energy production projects

(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 special improvement districts, and powers conferred under this part 5, as well as the expenditures of public moneys made pursuant to this part 5, will serve a valid public purpose and that the enactment of this part 5 is expressly declared to be in the public interest.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1300, § 21, effective May 27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-502 - Powers to make local improvements

(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 home rule charter or ordinance passed pursuant to such charter, if any, or the laws of this state. Public improvements shall not include any facility identified in section
30-20-101(8) or (9)
, C.R.S.
(2)
The improvements authorized by this part 5 may include, where so specified or generally provided for in the ordinance of the governing body forming the district, any renewable energy improvement or energy efficiency improvement to any residential or commercial property within the district.
(3)
It is lawful for any municipality to construct any of the local improvements mentioned in this part 5 and to assess the cost thereof, wholly or in part, upon the property especially benefited by such improvements. The improvements shall be authorized by ordinance duly adopted and shall be constructed under the direction of the municipal engineer or other officer having similar duties or under the direction of the governing body in accordance with plans and specifications adopted by the governing body; except that, for districts formed for the purpose of encouraging, accommodating, and financing renewable energy improvements or energy efficiency improvements, the owner of property within a district may arrange improvements that qualify pursuant to the ordinance of the governing body authorizing improvements for the district and may obtain financing for said improvements from the district through the process set forth in the ordinance forming the district.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1190, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 273, § 13, effective August 7. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1301, § 23, effective May 27.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-502 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-504 - Municipality may establish sewer systems

Any municipality may establish and maintain sewer systems and sewage disposal plants for sanitary or storm drainage.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1192, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-525 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-505 - District sanitary sewers - contracts - contiguous towns

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 districts, by like authority, may be divided into subdistricts or enlarged, diminished, or otherwise altered by ordinance at any time in accordance with the provisions of this part 5. The contract for district sewers may include all necessary manholes, inlets, and appurtenances and such mains of such reasonable extent outside the district as may be necessary to connect the district with a public sewer or some natural drainage or disposal plant. Contiguous municipalities may unite in the construction of a common sewer or cooperate in such construction or extend to each other the right to use any sewer constructed or to be constructed when such use may be deemed necessary for the discharge of the sewage of either, and such cooperation, common construction, or use shall be upon such terms as regards the apportionment of cost as may be agreed upon between the governing bodies of such contiguous municipalities.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1192, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-526 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-506 - Private sewers - connection

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. The owner of any premises in any sewer district may be compelled by ordinance to connect the same with the district sewer at his own expense.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1193, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-25-527 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-507 - Determination of special benefits - factors considered

(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 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 of 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;
(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
31-25-502(2)
, 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, § 3, effective July 1. L. 86: IP(1) amended, p. 1046, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2008: (2) added, p. 1302, § 25, effective May 27.
This section was originally numbered as § 31-25-506.5 in Senate Bill 75-052 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-508 - Storm drainage sewers - districts

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 to connect with some other sufficient public sewer or some natural drainage. Such districts may be divided into subdistricts to be especially named or numbered in said ordinance.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1193, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-528 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-507
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-509 - Subdistricts in sewer districts

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 for the purpose of sanitary or storm drainage. The cost of subdistrict sanitary or storm sewers in each subdistrict or part thereof, with the appurtenances, may be assessed upon all the land in the subdistrict or in the part improved in proportion as the area of each piece of land in the subdistrict or in the part improved is to the area of all the land in the subdistrict or in the part improved exclusive of public highways. Combined sewers for sanitary and storm drainage may be authorized and constructed in the same manner as provided for the construction of sanitary or storm sewers and the cost thereof assessed in the same manner and proportion.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1193, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-529 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-508
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-510 - Improvements may be constructed under other laws

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 same shall be made to appear in the original petition and in the ordinance authorizing the improvements.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1193, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-504 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-509
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-511 - Property of irregular form - assessment

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 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. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1193, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-505 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-510
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-512 - Cost assessed in proportion to area

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 the district bears to the area of all the real estate in the district, exclusive of public highways.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1193, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former §§ 31-25-506 and 31-25-512 as they existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-511
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-513 - Cost assessed in accordance with benefits

(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 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 governing body.
(2)
When the governing body determines that the improvement of any street or alley, including the intersections of streets and alleys, or any other improvement authorized by this part 5 results in special benefits to both the municipality and the owners of property within the district, that portion of the cost of the improvement which results in a special benefit to the municipality may be assessed against the municipality and be payable in installments, as provided in this part 5. The determination by the governing body 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
31-25-502(2)
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 governing body, shall be conclusive regarding the special benefit to the property and the amount that may be assessed against the property.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1193, § 1, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1469, § 1, effective June 4. L. 86: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1047, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2008: (4) added, p. 1302, § 26, effective May 27.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-513 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-512
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-514 - Streets - railway companies subject to tax

(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 portion of said street occupied by or required by franchise obligation to be paid by or chargeable or assessable to any railway company whose railroad runs through or across any street in said district, and shall charge to, assess, and collect the proper proportion of the cost of the improvement from such railway company in the same manner as is provided for in case of other property, and shall issue bonds for the same, which bonds shall be issued and made payable in like manner as bonds issued for the improvement to be assessed against the real estate specially benefited.
(2)
In the meaning of this section, in the absence of a franchise obligation to grade or pave or otherwise improve, a railway company shall be held to occupy and is liable for the grading, paving, or other improvement of that part of the street lying between the rails of each track and two feet outside of each rail, and every railway company, whether street railway or otherwise, shall be assessed for the cost of such improvement of any part of any street or alley occupied by or required by franchise obligation to be so improved. The assessment levied for the cost of said improvements chargeable to a railway company shall be a perpetual tax lien against the entire franchise and property of the company, both within and without said district but within the limits of the municipality where such improvement is made, superior to all other liens except general tax liens.
(3)
All the terms, conditions, and provisions in this part 5 relative to the collection of the amounts chargeable against property specially benefited shall be applicable in the enforcement and collection of such assessment against such railway company, and the property of such railway company, in case of default in payment of such assessment, shall be sold as in cases of default in payment of general taxes levied thereon; but railway trackage shall not be considered or computed as assessable frontage in determining the sufficiency of petitions.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1194, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-508 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-513
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-515 - Utility connections may be ordered before paving - costs - default

Before paving in any district in pursuance of this part 5, the governing body may order the owners of the abutting property to connect their several premises with the gas or water 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 municipality 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 governing body. 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 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 5 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. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1194, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-536 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-514
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-516 - Contracts for construction - bond - default

(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 reliable and responsible bidder after public advertisement once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in such municipality; but, after such advertisement, if it is determined by the governing body that the bids are too high or that the proposed improvement can be made by the municipality for less than the bid of the lowest reliable and responsible bidder, such municipality is hereby 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 governing body.
(2)
Except when the municipality does the work, no contract shall be made without a surety bond for its faithful performance with sufficient sureties to be approved by the governing body. No surety shall be accepted or approved by the governing body or mayor, 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 governing body may advertise and relet the remainder of the work in like manner without further ordinance and deduct the cost from the original contract price or, with the approval of the governing body, advance any excess out of the funds of the municipality 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 governing body, other bids may be advertised for.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1195, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-534 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-515
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-517 - Sidewalks - water mains - sewers

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)
.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1195, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-524 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-516
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-518 - Provisions to be inserted

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 the mayor to the contractor, the work under such contract, without cost or claim against the municipality, may be suspended for substantial cause; and that, upon complaint by any owner of land to be assessed for the improvement that the improvement is not being constructed in accordance with the contract, the governing body may consider the complaint and make such order in the premises as shall be just. Such order shall be final.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1195, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1048, § 6, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-535 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-517
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-519 - 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 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 subsequent to the construction of the improvements, the governing body 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 for such period as the governing body may deem necessary, capitalized bond reserves, and all other incidental costs, the portion thereof, if any, to be paid by the municipality, 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 clerk. If the governing body determines that the basis of assessment is inequitable in any case, a just and equitable assessment shall be made upon the basis of benefits accruing to the property assessed by reason of the improvements made.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1195, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1048, § 7, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-514 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-518
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-520 - Notice of hearing on assessments

(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 same notice of the hearing shall be mailed by first-class mail to each property owner to be assessed for the cost of the improvements who is included within the district. The mailed notice shall be made on or about the date of the publication of the notice of hearing. The notices shall specify: The whole cost of the improvement; the portion, if any, to be paid by such municipality; the share apportioned to each lot or tract of land; that any complaints or objections that may be made in writing by the property owners or any citizen to the governing body, and filed in writing on or prior to the date of the hearing, will be heard and determined by the governing body before the passage of any ordinance assessing the cost of said improvements; and the date when and the 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
31-25-502(2)
shall not be required to provide a notice of the hearing on assessments by publication; rather, such notice, if any, may be provided in the time and manner set forth in the contract or agreement entered into by the owner for each property included in the district.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1196, § 1, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1280, § 3, effective May 22. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1303, § 27, effective May 27.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-515 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-519
in House Bill 75-1089 and House Bill 75-1377 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-521 - Hearing on objections

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 shall by ordinance assess the cost of said improvements, and the passage of such ordinance shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the property assessed is benefited in the amount of the assessments and that such assessments have been lawfully levied.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1196, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-516 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-520
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 5 - SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 31-25-500.2 — 31-25-542) › Section 31-25-523 - Assessment roll

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 the date when each installment will become due. The assessment roll shall have suitable columns for use in case of payment of the whole amount or of any installment or penalty. The clerk shall deliver the assessment roll, duly certified, under the corporate seal, to the municipal treasurer for collection.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1197, § 1, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 31-25-507 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) This section was originally numbered as §
31-25-522
in House Bill 75-1089 but was renumbered on revision in 1977 for ease of location.