Colorado § 29-8-105 Basis of assessments

Colorado Statutes

§ 29-8-105 — Basis of assessments

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When any improvement authorized to be
made by any governing body by the terms of this article is ordered, the governing
body shall provide for the apportionment of the cost and expenses thereof as in its
judgment may be fair and equitable in consideration of the benefits accruing to the
abutting, adjoining, contiguous, and adjacent lots and lands, and to the lots and
lands otherwise benefited and included within the improvement district formed.
Each lot and parcel of the land shall be separately assessed for the cost and
expenses thereof in proportion to the number of square feet of such lands and lots
abutting, adjoining, contiguous, and adjacent thereto or included in the
improvement district, or assessed upon a frontage, zone, or other equitable basis, in
accordance with the b

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When any improvement authorized to be
made by any governing body by the terms of this article is ordered, the governing
body shall provide for the apportionment of the cost and expenses thereof as in its
judgment may be fair and equitable in consideration of the benefits accruing to the
abutting, adjoining, contiguous, and adjacent lots and lands, and to the lots and
lands otherwise benefited and included within the improvement district formed.
Each lot and parcel of the land shall be separately assessed for the cost and
expenses thereof in proportion to the number of square feet of such lands and lots
abutting, adjoining, contiguous, and adjacent thereto or included in the
improvement district, or assessed upon a frontage, zone, or other equitable basis, in
accordance with the benefits, as the same may be determined by the governing
body. The entire cost of the improvement may be assessed against the benefited
property as provided in this article or if money for paying part of such cost is
available from any other source, the money so available may be so applied and the
remaining cost so assessed against the benefited property. The cost and expenses
to be assessed as provided in this article shall include the cost of the improvement,
engineering and clerical service, advertising, cost of inspection, cost of collecting
assessments, and interest upon bonds if issued, and for legal services for preparing
proceedings and advising in regard thereto. Fee lands and property of public
entities, such as the federal government, state of Colorado, or any county, city, or
town, shall not be considered as lands or property benefited by any improvement
district, and unless such public entity within the boundaries of an improvement
district consents in writing, filed before the governing body adopts the resolution
provided for in section 29-8-109, the lands and property of such public entity shall
not be subject to assessment for the payment of any of the cost or expense of such
improvement.