Colorado Code § 38-6-101

Power of towns and cities. Whenever, in a town, city, or city and county, the
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council thereof or other municipal board having authority by charter or statute passes a
resolution or ordinance to establish, construct, extend, open, widen, or alter any street, lane,
avenue, boulevard, park, playground, parkway, pleasure way, public square, market, viaduct,
bridge, sewer, tunnel, or subway or to build, acquire, construct, or establish any public building
or any other public work or public improvement, said town, city, or city and county shall have
the right to take, damage, condemn, or appropriate by right of eminent domain such private
property as may be required in the manner provided for in this part 1; but, except as specifically
authorized by law, no incorporated town shall exercise the power of eminent domain over
property outside the town boundaries. In any case where such special benefits are not to be
assessed by commissioners as provided in section 38-6-107 against the real estate specially
benefited, the said town, city, or city and county may follow the procedure set forth in this part 1
or the procedure set forth in article 1 of this title.

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