Colorado § 31-25-408 - Improvement of the pedestrian mall.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-25-408 — Improvement of the pedestrian mall., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-25-408. Improvement of the pedestrian mall.
(1) The municipality and its governing body may provide for the construction of and payment for improvements on the pedestrian mall through an improvement district under part 6 of this article, or by creation of an improvement district which can levy special assessments under other authority, or by other lawful means. The cost of the improvements shall be the cost of construction and may include the damages or compensation paid to obtain the mall area. The municipality may also pay all or any part of the cost of improving a pedestrian mall from its general funds or from any other source of moneys available to it.
(2) A pedestrian mall established or to be established pursuant to this part 4 may be so improved either concurrently with the proceedings taken under this part 4 for the establishment of a pedestrian mall or at any time subsequent thereto, but no contract for the work or any improvement shall be awarded until the claims for damages or compensation for establishing the mall have been fully paid or properly secured as provided in this part 4.
(3) The governing body may combine any part of the proceedings taken pursuant to this part 4 with any part of the proceedings taken under any law allowing for the assessment of and payment of the damages and for the construction of and payment for improvements to the end that duplication of ordinances, resolutions, notices, hearings, and other acts or proceedings may be avoided.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1188, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-25-408 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-25-408 ("Improvement of the pedestrian mall.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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