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Consent to the inclusion of additional property within the boundaries of the Dublin North Metropolitan District No. 3
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From:
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Development Director, Planning and Development Department
Summary:
This introduces a request to approve a request for inclusion of certain property into the Dublin North Metropolitan District No. 3 ("District"). This property is not identified in the approved service plan as a future "Inclusion Area". Therefore, separate City Council approval is required.
Previous Council Action:
The District was established by election in May 2008, following approval by Council of a service plan earlier that year for Dublin North Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3 (Resolution No. 53-08). In 2012, Council made special appointments to the boards of these districts because they no longer had any eligible sitting board members. Council has approved a variety of land use actions for this project area during the past few years.
Background:
Metropolitan districts are created under Colorado Statute and City Policy to finance and/or maintain certain public improvements in commercial and residential areas, primarily utilizing a property tax mill levy as the revenue source. These districts are a separate legal entity from the City, but their service plans and the Special District Policy require City Council approval of certain actions.
The Dublin North Metropolitan Districts Nos. 1-3 are organized in a multiple district structure with District No. 1 being the 'administrative' or 'master' district, District No. 2 being the residential district, and District No. 3 being the commercial district.
City Council's Model Service Plans limit the inclusion of property into a metropolitan district to their "Service Area". This consists of those properties proposed for initial inclusion (Exhibit C-1- Initial District Boundary Map) and any additional inclusion areas specifically identified in ...
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