§ 32-11-702 — Petition of fee owners

Colorado § 32-11-702

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 32: Special
• Art.: Urban Drainage and Flood Control Act

Text

(1) The fee owner of any real property
contiguous to the territorial limits of the district and capable of being served with
facilities of the district may file with the board a petition in writing praying that
such property be included in the district.

(2) The petition shall set forth an accurate legal description of the property
owned by the petitioners and shall state that assent to the annexation of such
property in the district is given by the signers thereto, constituting all the fee
owners of such property.

(3) The petition must be acknowledged in the same manner required for
conveyance of land.

(4) There shall be no withdrawal from a petition after consideration by the
board, nor shall further objections be filed except in case of fraud or
misrepresentation.

(5) The board shall hear the petition at an open meeting after the publication
of a notice of the filing of such petition, and of the place, time, and date of such
meeting, and of the names and addresses of the petitioners, in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county or counties in which the real property proposed to
be annexed is located.

(6) The board shall determine if such annexation is feasible and in the best
interests of the district.

(7) If the board so determines, the board shall grant the petition.

(8) If the petition is granted as to all or any of the real property therein
described, the board shall by resolution make an order to that effect.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 812, � 202. C.R.S. 1963: � 89-21-202.