§ 31-12-602 — Contents of petition

Colorado § 31-12-602

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 31: Government
• Art.: Annexation - Consolidation - Disconnection

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(1) The petition shall contain the following:

(a) A description of the land sought to be disconnected;

(b) An allegation that the land contains in the aggregate an area of twenty or
more acres and is located upon or adjacent to the border of the city;

(c) An allegation that no part of the land has been duly platted into lots and
blocks as a part of or addition to the city;

(d) An acknowledgment that, for a period of six years after the effective date
of the disconnection, the land shall not be subdivided into lots or plats of smaller
area than is required during such period for lots within the city adjoining the land
sought to be disconnected under the applicable ordinances or regulations of such
city;

(e) An acknowledgment that the land shall not be used during said six-year
period for industrial or commercial uses if, during such period, the applicable
ordinances of the city prohibit such uses upon the area within the city adjoining
such land;

(f) An allegation that all taxes or assessments lawfully due upon the land up
to the time of the filing of the petition have been fully paid.

(2) Any decree of disconnection entered pursuant to this part 6 shall restrict
the use of the land in the manner set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1)
of this section, but such restrictions shall not continue to apply to any land which,
within six years after the effective date of the disconnection, is annexed back into
the city.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1101, � 1, effective July 1.