Colorado Code § 31-12-602

Contents of petition
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(1) The petition shall contain the following:
(a) A description of the land sought to be disconnected;
(b) An allegation that the land contains in the aggregate an area of twenty or more acres
and is located upon or adjacent to the border of the city;
(c) An allegation that no part of the land has been duly platted into lots and blocks as a
part of or addition to the city;
(d) An acknowledgment that, for a period of six years after the effective date of the
disconnection, the land shall not be subdivided into lots or plats of smaller area than is required
during such period for lots within the city adjoining the land sought to be disconnected under the
applicable ordinances or regulations of such city;
(e) An acknowledgment that the land shall not be used during said six-year period for
industrial or commercial uses if, during such period, the applicable ordinances of the city
prohibit such uses upon the area within the city adjoining such land;
(f) An allegation that all taxes or assessments lawfully due upon the land up to the time
of the filing of the petition have been fully paid.
(2) Any decree of disconnection entered pursuant to this part 6 shall restrict the use of
the land in the manner set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (1) of this section, but
such restrictions shall not continue to apply to any land which, within six years after the effective
date of the disconnection, is annexed back into the city.

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