C.R.S. Section 37-5-104.5
Determination of special benefits

factors considered

(1)

The term “benefit”, for the purposes of assessing a particular property within a conservancy district particularly with respect to regulating streamflow to control floods, includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a)

Any increase in the market value of the property;

(b)

The provision for accepting the burden from specific dominant property for discharging surface water onto servient property in a manner or quantity greater than would naturally flow because the dominant owner made some of his property impermeable;

(c)

Any adaptability of property to a superior or more profitable use;

(d)

Any alleviation of health and sanitation hazards accruing to particular property or accruing to public property in the improvement district, if the provision of health and sanitation is paid for wholly or partially out of funds derived from taxation of property owners of the improvement district;

(e)

Any reduction in the maintenance costs of particular property or of public property in the improvement district, if the maintenance of the public property is paid for wholly or partially out of funds derived from taxation of property owners of the improvement district;

(f)

Any increase in convenience or reduction in inconvenience accruing to particular property owners, including the facilitation of access to and travel over streets, roads, and highways;

(g)

Recreational improvements accruing to particular property owners as a direct result of drainage improvement.

Source: Section 37-5-104.5 — Determination of special benefits - factors considered, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-37.pdf (accessed May 26, 2025).

37–5–101
Funds 37–5–102
Preliminary fund 37–5–103
Power to borrow money for the preliminary fund 37–5–104
Construction fund 37–5–104.5
Determination of special benefits - factors considered 37–5–105
Payment of assessments 37–5–106
Conservancy bonds 37–5–107
Maintenance fund 37–5–108
Power to borrow money for the maintenance fund 37–5–109
Readjustment of maintenance fund assessments 37–5–110
Levies 37–5–111
Manner of collection - tax sale - certificate of purchase - tax deed 37–5–112
Collection by civil action 37–5–113
Bond of county treasurer 37–5–114
Lien of conservancy assessments 37–5–115
Assessment records prima facie evidence 37–5–116
Remedy for defective assessments 37–5–117
Duties of officers of public corporations as to assessments 37–5–118
Penalty for failure of treasurer to pay over tax 37–5–119
Surplus funds and annual reports 37–5–120
Compensation of officials

Current through Fall 2025

§ 37-5-104.5. Determination of special benefits's source at colorado.gov

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Original Source: Section 37-5-104.5 — Determination of special benefits - factors considered, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-37.pdf (last accessed May 10, 2025).

C.R.S. Section 37-5-104.5 Determination of special benefits

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C.R.S. Section 37-5-104.5
Determination of special benefits