The governing body, as soon as possible after the filing of the petition, shall fix by order the place and time, not less than twenty days nor more than forty days thereafter, for a hearing thereon. Thereupon, the clerk of the governing body shall cause notice by publication to be made of the pendency of the petition, of the service area, boundaries, improvements, and services of the proposed district, and of the time and place of hearing thereon. The clerk shall also cause a copy of said notice to be mailed by first-class mail to each property owner within the service area and boundaries of the proposed district at his last-known address, as disclosed by the tax records of the county or counties in which the municipality is located. No member of the governing body shall be disqualified to perform any duty imposed by this part 12 by reason of direct or indirect ownership of property within the service area or boundaries of any proposed district, by reason of relationship to any person who owns property within the proposed district or service area, or by reason of ownership of or employment by any entity which owns property within the proposed district or service area.
Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1131, § 1, effective May 6. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 758, § 2, effective May 20.
Editor's note: Section 9 of chapter 128, Session Laws of Colorado 1991, provides that section 2 of the act amending this section does not apply to the organization of any proposed district for which a petition for organization is filed prior to May 20, 1991, pursuant to § 31-25-1205.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 31 - Government - Municipal
Article 25 - Public Improvements
Part 12 - Business Improvement Districts
§ 31-25-1202. Legislative Declaration
§ 31-25-1204. Authority of Governing Body
§ 31-25-1205. Organizational Procedure
§ 31-25-1206. Notice of Hearing
§ 31-25-1207. Hearing - Findings - When Action Barred
§ 31-25-1208. Boundaries - Exclusion Proviso
§ 31-25-1209. Board of Directors - Duties
§ 31-25-1211. Approval of Actions by Municipality
§ 31-25-1212. General Powers of District
§ 31-25-1212.5. Improvements - Railroad Quiet Zones
§ 31-25-1213. Power to Levy Taxes
§ 31-25-1214. Determining and Fixing Rate of Levy
§ 31-25-1215. Levies to Cover Deficiencies
§ 31-25-1216. County Officers to Levy and Collect Taxes - Lien
§ 31-25-1217. Property Sold for Taxes
§ 31-25-1219. Special Assessments
§ 31-25-1220. Inclusion or Exclusion - Petition - Notice - Hearing
§ 31-25-1221. Board Can Issue Bonds - Form
§ 31-25-1222. Submission of Debt Question
§ 31-25-1223. Effect - Subsequent Elections
§ 31-25-1224. Confirmation of Contract Proceedings
§ 31-25-1225. Dissolution Procedure
§ 31-25-1226. Correction of Faulty Notices
§ 31-25-1227. Department of Transportation and Municipal Jurisdiction Unimpaired