As used in this article 31, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) Agricultural land means any parcel of land or any contiguous parcels of
land that, regardless of the uses for which the land has been zoned, the county
assessor has classified as agricultural land for purposes of the levying and
collection of property tax pursuant to sections 39-1-102 (1.6)(a) and 39-1-103 (5)(a),
at any time during the five-year period before either the date of adoption of a
county revitalization plan or any modification of a county revitalization plan.
(2) Bonds means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, interim
certificates or receipts, temporary bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures,
or other obligations issued as authorized by this article 31.
(3) Brownfield site means real property and the development, expansion,
redevelopment, or reuse of real property that is complicated by the presence of a
substantial amount of one or more hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants, as designated by the United States environmental protection
agency.
(4) Business concern has the same meaning as business, as defined in
section 24-56-102 (1).
(5) County revitalization area means a revitalization area that the
governing body designates as appropriate for the county revitalization project.
(6) County revitalization authority or authority means a corporate body
organized pursuant to this article 31.
(7) County revitalization plan means a plan for the county revitalization
project that:
(a) Conforms to a general or master plan for the physical development of the
county as a whole;
(b) Indicates land acquisition, development, redevelopment, rehabilitation,
and additional land and capital improvements;
(c) Includes zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses, maximum
densities, and building requirements; and
(d) Defines the plan's relationship to defined local objectives respecting
appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities,
recreational and community facilities, and other public improvements.
(8) County revitalization project means undertakings and activities that
take advantage of revitalization areas in accordance with the county revitalization
plan. Such undertakings and activities may include:
(a) Acquisition of a revitalization area or any portion thereof;
(b) Demolition and removal of buildings and improvements;
(c) Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks,
playgrounds, and other improvements;
(d) Disposition of any property acquired or held by the authority as a part of
the county revitalization project for county revitalization areas. Disposition includes
sale, initial leasing, or temporary retention by the authority at the fair value of the
property for use in accordance with the county revitalization plan.
(e) Carrying out plans for a program through voluntary action and the
regulatory process for the repair, alteration, and rehabilitation of buildings or other
improvements in accordance with the county revitalization plan; and
(f) Acquisition of any property necessary to achieve the objectives of the
county revitalization plan.
(9) Displaced person has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-56-102 (2), and also includes any individual, family, or business concern displaced by an
authority acquiring real property through the exercise of eminent domain.
(10) Governing body means the board of county commissioners of the
county within which an authority is established or proposed to be established.
(11) Obligee means any bondholder, agent, trustee for any bondholder,
lessor demising to an authority property used in connection with the county
revitalization project of the authority, assignee of such lessor's interest or any part
thereof, or the federal government when it is a party to any contract or agreement
with an authority.
(12) Public body means the state of Colorado and any county, quasi-municipal corporation, board, commission, authority, political subdivision, or public
corporate body of the state.
(13) Real property means lands, lands under water, structures, easements,
franchises, and incorporeal hereditaments and every estate and right therein, legal
and equitable, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or
otherwise.
(14) Revitalization area means an area that, upon the implementation of the
county revitalization plan, substantially promotes the sound growth of the county,
improves economic and social conditions, and furthers the health, safety, and well-being of the public by the actualization of one of the following opportunity factors:
(a) Investment in critical infrastructure, including water, sanitary sewer and
storm water systems and management, electricity, and other public utilities to
achieve desired levels of residential density and employment growth;
(b) Improvement of mobility and increased access to transportation corridors
and multimodal transportation options;
(c) Development of affordable housing proximate to enhanced
transportation hubs and corridors;
(d) Development of economic opportunities for job creation and growth in
entrepreneurship and successful location of existing businesses;
(e) Expansion of access to healthy food systems, community medical
services, public parks, or public education opportunities;
(f) Improvement of circulation patterns and enhancement of safe and
reliable public transportation systems;
(g) Remediation of contaminated soils or water;
(h) Clearance, abatement, or rehabilitation of structurally unsound,
deteriorating, or otherwise unsafe structures; or
(i) Redevelopment of former landfills, floodplains, or other areas challenged
by topography that, in their present condition, pose a threat to public health and
safety.
(15) Urban-level development means an area in which there is a
predominance of either permanent structures or above-ground or at-grade
infrastructure.