Colorado Code § 31-25-502

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(1) A district may be formed in
accordance with the requirements of this part 5 for the purpose of constructing, installing, or
acquiring any public improvement so long as the municipality that forms the district is
authorized to provide such improvement under the municipality's home rule charter or ordinance
passed pursuant to such charter, if any, or the laws of this state. Public improvements shall not
include any facility identified in section 30-20-101 (8) or (9), C.R.S.
(2) The improvements authorized by this part 5 may include, where so specified or
generally provided for in the ordinance of the governing body forming the district, any
renewable energy improvement or energy efficiency improvement to any residential or
commercial property within the district.
(3) It is lawful for any municipality to construct any of the local improvements
mentioned in this part 5 and to assess the cost thereof, wholly or in part, upon the property
especially benefited by such improvements. The improvements shall be authorized by ordinance
duly adopted and shall be constructed under the direction of the municipal engineer or other
officer having similar duties or under the direction of the governing body in accordance with
plans and specifications adopted by the governing body; except that, for districts formed for the
purpose of encouraging, accommodating, and financing renewable energy improvements or
energy efficiency improvements, the owner of property within a district may arrange
improvements that qualify pursuant to the ordinance of the governing body authorizing
improvements for the district and may obtain financing for said improvements from the district
through the process set forth in the ordinance forming the district.

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