Colorado § 32-11.5-605 Annexation initiated by the board

Colorado Statutes

§ 32-11.5-605 — Annexation initiated by the board

Colorado § 32-11.5-605

Title 32Special

Art.Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control,

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11.5-605 (2026).

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(1)(a) At any time and as a condition to an annexation initiated by the board, the board may adopt a resolution determining that real property proposed for annexation:

(I)Is contiguous to the territorial limits of the watershed management area;

(II)Contains six hundred forty or more acres of land;

(III)Has become urbanized by having a population of at least one thousand persons per square mile and having at least five hundred dwelling units per square mile; and

(IV)Is capable of being served by the facilities of the district.

(b)A resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall provisionally order the annexation of the real property proposed to be annexed.

(2)The board shall cause notice of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subsection (1)

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(1) (a) At any time and as a
condition to an annexation initiated by the board, the board may adopt a resolution
determining that real property proposed for annexation:

(I) Is contiguous to the territorial limits of the watershed management area;

(II) Contains six hundred forty or more acres of land;

(III) Has become urbanized by having a population of at least one thousand
persons per square mile and having at least five hundred dwelling units per square
mile; and

(IV) Is capable of being served by the facilities of the district.

(b) A resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall
provisionally order the annexation of the real property proposed to be annexed.

(2) The board shall cause notice of the adoption of a resolution pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section to be given by publication in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county or counties in which the property proposed to be annexed
is located, and the notice shall state:

(a) That the resolution has been adopted;

(b) The description of the area proposed to be annexed;

(c) The place, time, and date of a board hearing on the proposed annexation
at which the board will consider all written objections to the finalization of the
annexation; and

(d) That all interested persons may appear at the board hearing and show
cause in writing why the annexation should not be made final.

(3) Prior to the board hearing, the board shall obtain written consent to
annex the property from the governing body of each county or municipality that
includes any of the real property proposed to be annexed.

(4) If, after the board hearing, the board determines by resolution that the
proposed annexation is feasible and in the best interest of the district, the board
shall furnish by mail to the director of the division of local government within the
department of local affairs copies of both the resolution adopted pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section and the post-hearing resolution and shall request that
the director approve the annexation.

(5) If the director approves the annexation in writing, the board, upon the
receipt of such approval, shall by resolution enter a final order annexing the real
property to the district.