Colorado § 31-12-103 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-12-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 31-12-103

Title 31Government

Art.Annexation - Consolidation - Disconnection

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-12-103 (2026).

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Adult means any person who has attained his twenty-first birthday.

(2)Agricultural land means land used for the growing of crops, truck gardening, the grazing of farm animals, and other agricultural pursuits in contrast to land used for urban development.

(3)Development standards means the substantive portions of building codes, zoning ordinances, housing codes, fire district ordinances, subdivision regulations, and any other ordinance, code, or regulation relating to the construction or occupancy of buildings upon land or the preparation of such land for such construction.

(4)Enclave means an unincorporated area of land entirely contained within the outer boundaries of the annexing municipality.

(5)Identic

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Adult means any person who has attained his twenty-first birthday.

(2) Agricultural land means land used for the growing of crops, truck
gardening, the grazing of farm animals, and other agricultural pursuits in contrast
to land used for urban development.

(3) Development standards means the substantive portions of building
codes, zoning ordinances, housing codes, fire district ordinances, subdivision
regulations, and any other ordinance, code, or regulation relating to the
construction or occupancy of buildings upon land or the preparation of such land
for such construction.

(4) Enclave means an unincorporated area of land entirely contained within
the outer boundaries of the annexing municipality.

(5) Identical ownership means a situation where each owner has exactly
the same degree of interest in each separate parcel of two or more parcels of land.

(6) Landowner means the owner in fee of any undivided interest in a given
parcel of land. If the mineral estate has been severed, the landowner is the owner in
fee of an undivided interest in the surface estate and not the owner in fee of an
undivided interest in the mineral estate.

(7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1259), ch. 211, p. 913, � 2,
effective August 11, 2010.)

(8) Period of notice for hearing means the time between the effective date
of the resolution establishing the hearing date and the date when such hearing first
commences.

(9) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1259), ch. 211, p. 913, � 2,
effective August 11, 2010.)

(10) Quasi-municipal corporation means a corporation vested with the
municipal powers for the accomplishment of a limited municipal purpose, including
but not limited to domestic water districts, metropolitan districts, sanitation
districts, water and sanitation districts, fire protection districts, recreation districts,
and disposal districts.

(10.5) Registered elector shall have the same meaning as set forth in
section 1-1-104 (35), C.R.S.

(11) Resident means one who makes his primary dwelling place within the
area proposed to be annexed.

(12) Taxpayer means any person who has paid or becomes liable for ad
valorem taxes on real property located in the area proposed to be annexed during a
specified period of time.

(13) Urban development means the construction on land of improvements
for residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, transportation, public flood
control, and recreational and similar uses, in contrast to use of the land for growing
crops, truck gardening, grazing of farm animals, and other agricultural pursuits. The
term also applies to vacant ground which has been or is being prepared for urban
development by such steps as subdivision into lots or plots and blocks, installation
of water and sewer lines, construction of access streets, and construction of
railroad spur or branch tracks.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1076, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: (7) and (9) amended and (10.5) added, (HB 10-1259), ch. 211, p. 913, � 2, effective August 11.