2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 32 - Special Districts
Special Statutory Districts
Article 9 - Regional Transportation District Act
§ 32-9-106.7. Additional district area - petition or election - required filings - definitions

(1) Subject to the requirements of section 32-9-106.1 (2) (e) (III), the following areas may be included in the district according to the terms set forth in this section:

(a) For any parcel of land thirty-five acres or more that is located in the incorporated or unincorporated portion of any county and has a boundary that is contiguous to any boundary of the district, the land may be included in the district upon presentation to the board of a petition signed by one hundred percent of the owners of the land sought to be included. The petition shall contain a legal description of the land, shall state that assent to the inclusion is given by the fee owner or owners thereof, and shall be acknowledged by the fee owner or owners in the same manner as required for the conveyance of land.

(b) For any area in an incorporated or unincorporated portion of any county containing multiple parcels of land, any of which is less than thirty-five acres and which area is contiguous to any boundary of the district, the area may be included in the district after one of the following conditions is met:

(I) One hundred percent of the owners of the land within the specified area, including the owners of any land constituting a planned unit development or subdivision, submit a petition to the board seeking inclusion in the district. The petition shall contain a legal description of the land, shall state that assent to the inclusion is given by the fee owner or owners thereof, and shall be acknowledged by the fee owner or owners in the same manner as required for the conveyance of land.

(II) (A) A petition requesting an election for the purpose of including the specified area in the district signed by at least eight percent of the eligible electors who reside within the geographic boundaries of the area is submitted to the board. The petition shall contain a legal description of the area; and

(B) The board authorizes an election to be held in the area sought to be included and a majority of those registered electors, as defined in section 1-1-104 (35), C.R.S., who reside within the geographic boundaries of the area and who vote in such election, approve the inclusion of the area in the district.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 623, § 1, effective April 26, 2007.)

(1.5) (a) As used in this subsection (1.5), "area" means:

(I) All or any portion of a county entirely outside the boundaries of the district; or

(II) Portions of a county that are not within the boundaries of the district when other portions of the county are within the boundaries of the district.

(b) Subject to the requirements of section 32-9-106.1 (2) (e) (III), the area that is contiguous to any boundary of the district may be included in the district according to the following terms:

(I) An election is requested for the purpose of including the area in the district by one of the following methods:

(A) A petition signed by at least eight percent of the eligible electors in both incorporated and unincorporated portions of the area who reside within the geographic boundaries of the area is submitted to the board. The petition shall contain a legal description of the area to be included within the district.

(B) A resolution by the board of county commissioners of the county to hold an election for the purpose of including the area, including municipalities and home rule municipalities, in the district is submitted to the board of directors of the district. The resolution shall contain a legal description of the area to be included within the district.

(II) The board authorizes an election to be held at the same time for both the incorporated and unincorporated portions of the area seeking to be included in the district and a majority of those registered electors, as defined in section 1-1-104 (35), C.R.S., who reside within the geographic boundaries of the area and who vote in the election approve the inclusion of the area in the district.

(2) No election shall be held for inclusion of any area into the district pursuant to this section unless the board of directors of the district first resolves to accept the area if the election is successful. No petition for the inclusion of any area into the district shall be accepted except upon majority vote of the board of directors of the district.

(3) (a) A petition submitted to the voters pursuant to this section shall be filed with the board at least one hundred twenty days before the election at which the ballot question is submitted to a vote. Upon receiving such petition, the board shall designate an election official to conduct the election and provide a copy of the petition to such official. Upon declaring the petition sufficient, the board shall submit the petition along with the ballot question to the coordinated election official in accordance with section 1-7-116, C.R.S., and the coordinated election official shall conduct the election.

(b) Any ballot for any election authorized by this section shall include a description of the specified area proposed to be included in the district and the current rate of sales tax levied by the regional transportation district.

(c) The ballot shall contain the following question: "Shall the area described in the ballot be included in the regional transportation district?"

(d) An election held pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., and any other requirements of this section. The election shall be run by the office of the clerk and recorder of the county containing the area seeking inclusion in the district. The ballot question shall be submitted to a vote pursuant to this section only at a state general election or, if the board so determines, at a special election held on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year. The district shall pay for all costs associated with the election.

(e) The board shall call the election authorized by this section by resolution. The resolution shall state:

(I) The object and purpose of the election;

(II) A description of the area proposed to be included in the district;

(III) The date of the election; and

(IV) The name of the designated election official who is responsible for conducting the election pursuant to articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.

(4) Repealed.