§ 15-1-30. Preliminary steps.
(a)
Procedure. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the presentation of any annexation petition to the Board of Trustees, the applicant shall submit to the Town the annexation petition, the required annexation fee established by the Town board and a minimum of fifteen (15) copies of the master plan and annexation map. and a minimum of five (5) copies of all required supportive information.
(1)
The Planning Department shall review all documents submitted for completeness and accuracy. If all documents are complete and accurate, the Planning Department shall submit the annexation petition to the Town Administrator/Clerk.
(2)
The Town Administrator/Clerk shall present the annexation petition and a resolution initiating annexation proceedings to the Board of Trustees, which shall thereafter establish a date for a public hearing. Upon the establishment of a public hearing date, the Town Administrator/Clerk shall give appropriate notice in accordance with the Colorado Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, as amended, and shall specifically direct copies of the annexation petition and the resolution initiating the annexation procedure by certified mail to the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners and to the County Attorney of the county wherein the territory is located. Copies of the annexation petition and the resolution initiating the annexation procedure shall also be sent by certified mail to any school district or special district having territory within the annexed area. These copies shall be sent at least twenty-five (25) days prior to the public hearing.
(3)
Upon acceptance of the annexation petition by the Board of Trustees, the Planning Department shall furnish to the following entities copies of the annexation map and the master plan. The Planning Department may submit copies of the annexation map and the master plan to additional interested entities as determined by the Planning Department in its sole discretion. Such entities shall be advised by the Planning Department of the scheduled hearing date and shall further be notified that any objections to the annexation and master plan must be submitted to the Town in writing no later than seven (7) days after receipt of the annexation map and master plan:
a.
Telephone companies.
b.
Franchise utility companies.
c.
Town Engineer.
d.
Fire Department.
e.
Town Water and Sewer Department.
f.
Colorado Department of Transportation.
(4)
The Planning Commission shall review the annexation map, master plan and zoning request at a public hearing and shall submit a written recommendation to the Board of Trustees.
(b)
Annexation map. All annexation maps shall be made with an engineer's scale, minimum scale to be one (1) inch represents one hundred (100) feet, and shall be on a reproducible medium with outer dimensions of twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inches. The annexation map shall contain the following information:
(1)
The date of preparation, the scale and a symbol designating true north.
(2)
The name of the annexation.
(3)
The names, addresses and phone numbers of the applicant and the firm or person responsible for preparing the annexation map.
(4)
The legal description.
(5)
Distinction of the boundary that is contiguous to the Town and the length of same.
(6)
Lot and block numbers if the area is already platted.
(7)
Existing and proposed easements and rights-of-way.
(8)
Existing and requested zoning and acreage of each requested zone.
(9)
Ownership of all parcels within and adjacent to the annexation.
(10)
Appropriate certification blocks as directed by the Planning Department.
(c)
Master plan. All master plans shall be made with an engineer's scale, minimum scale to be one (1) inch represents one hundred (100) feet, and shall be on a reproducible medium with outer dimensions of twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inches. The master plan shall contain the following information:
(1)
The date of preparation, the scale and a symbol designating true north.
(2)
The name of the annexation.
(3)
The names, addresses and phone numbers of the applicant and the firm or person responsible for preparing the master plan.
(4)
Existing and proposed easements and rights-of-way.
(5)
Block numbers and lot numbers with approximate dimensions.
(6)
Proposed gross and net residential density.
(7)
Existing watercourses with adequate easements for flood control.
(8)
Designation of all public sites to be reserved and dedicated.
(9)
Existing two-foot contours.
(10)
Appropriate certification blocks as directed by the Planning Department.
(d)
Supportive information. The following supportive information shall be submitted with the annexation map and master plan:
(1)
Soils description and limitation.
(2)
Preliminary utility plan.
(3)
Mailing addresses of all property owners within three hundred (300) feet of the annexation.
(4)
Affidavit concerning the amount and historical use of all water rights owned.
(5)
Vicinity map with a radius of one and one-half (1½) miles, at a minimum scale of one (1) inch represents two thousand (2,000) feet.
(6)
Statement on community need for proposed annexation and zoning.
(7)
For all annexations in excess of ten (10) acres, the applicant shall obtain from the school district governing the area to be annexed a statement of the effect of the annexation upon the school district, including an estimate of the number of students generated by the proposed annexation and the capital construction required to educate such students. (Ord. 11-2007 §1)
(Ord. No. 5-2008 , § 1, 3-11-08)