§ 29-8-116 — Notice of public hearing on proposed assessments

(1) After the
preparation of the aforesaid resolution, notice of a public hearing on the proposed
assessments shall be given. Such notice shall be published one time in a newspaper
in which the first notice of hearing was published at least twenty days before the
date fixed for the hearing, and shall be mailed not less than fifteen days prior to the
date fixed for such hearing to each owner of real property whose property will be
assessed for part of the cost of the improvement at the last-known address of such
owner, using for such purpose the names and addresses appearing on the last
completed real property assessment rolls of the county wherein said affected
property is located. In addition, a copy of such notice shall be addressed to owner
and shall be so mailed, addressed to the street number of each piece of improved
property to be affected by such assessment.

(2) Each notice shall state that at the specified time and place the governing
body will hold a public hearing upon the proposed assessments and shall state that
any owner of any property to be assessed pursuant to the resolution will be heard
on the question of whether his property will be benefited by the proposed
improvement to the amount of the proposed assessment against his property and
whether the amount assessed against his property constitutes more than his proper
proportional share of the total cost of the improvement.

(3) The notice shall further state where a copy of the resolution proposed to
be adopted levying the assessments against all real property in the district will be
on file for public inspection, and that subject to such changes and corrections
therein as may be made by the governing body, it is proposed to adopt the
resolution at the conclusion of the hearing.

(4) The public notice shall describe the boundaries or area of the district with
sufficient particularity to permit each owner of real property therein to ascertain
that his property lies in the district. The mailed notice may refer to the district by
name and date of creation and shall state the amount of the assessment proposed
to be levied against the real property of the person to whom the notice is mailed. In
the absence of fraud, the failure to mail any notice does not invalidate any
assessment or any proceeding under this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: p. 993, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 89-23-16.