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ORDINANCE NO. ~8
(Series of 2007)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
APPROVING THE DISCONNECTION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY FROM THE CITY OF
ASPEN, COLORADO, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE "LITTLE STAR
FOUNDATION RANCH DE-ANNEXATION."
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2007, the owner of the property proposed to be disconnected
from the City of Aspen did fIle with the City Clerk of the City of Aspen a "Petition for
Disconnection by Ordinance" pursuant to Section 31-12-501, C.R.S; and
WHEREAS, Section 31-12-501, C.R.S. sets forth the procedure required to disconnect a
tract of land within and adjacent to the boundary of a city.
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find and determine that approval of the
Petition for Disconnection of said territory to be in the City's best interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1.
That the tract of land described in the Petition for Disconnection,
commonly referred to as the "Little Star Foundation Ranch de-annexation", and as legally
described below, is hereby disconnected from the City of Aspen, Colorado, in accordance with
Section 31-12-501, C. R.S.
Lot 5, Stillwater Ranch SubdivisionlPUD, according to the Final Plat thereof recorded
December 30, 1994, in Plat Book 35 at Page 86 of the real property records of Pitkin
County, Colorado.
Section 2.
The City Clerk of the City of Aspen is hereby directed as follows:
(a) To file one (1) certified copy of this ordinance in the office of the City Clerk of
the City of Aspen.
(b) To certify and file two (2) copies of this ordinance with the Clerk and Recorder of
the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado.
(c) To request the Clerk and Recorder of Pitkin County to file one certified copy of
this ordinance with the Division of Local Government of the Department of Local Affairs, State
of Colorado.
Section 3.
The City Engineer of the City of Aspen is hereby directed to
amend the Official Map of the City of Aspen to reflect the boundary changes adopted pursuant to
this ordinance.
Section 4. The land so disconnected shall not thereby be exempt from the
payment of any taxes lawfully assessed against it for the purpose of paying any indebtedness
contracted by the City of Aspen while such land was within the limits thereof and which remain
unpaid and for the payment of which said land could lawfully be taxed.
Section 5.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this ordinance IS for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional in a court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
Section 6.
That this ordinance shall not have any effect on existing litigation
and shall not operate as an abatement of any action or proceeding now pending under or by
virtue of the ordinances amended as herein provided, and the same shall be construed and
concluded under such prior ordinances.
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A public hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the _ day of
in the City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
,2007,
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law by the City
Council of the City of Aspen on the day of , 2007.
Helen Kalin KIanderud, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved this
,2007.
day of
Helen Kalin Klanderud, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk
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