Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility for Annexation is determined by the City Council of Fort Lupton and is based on the following statutory requirements:
- At least 1/6 of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the City.
- A Statement that a community of interest exists between the area proposed to be annexed and the City.
- That the area is urban or will be urbanized in the near future.
- That the area can be integrated into the utilities, services, transportation network, etc. of the City.
- No land will be divided into separate tracts without written consent of the landowner.
- Annexation proceedings have not been commenced by another municipality.
- The Annexation will not result in detachment from a school district.
- The Annexation will not result in an outward extension of the City’s boundaries by more than three miles in any one year.
- If a street or alley is annexed, the entire width of the right-of-way must be annexed.
The following requirements are in addition to the statutory requirements and are required by the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code.
- Land to be annexed shall conform to the goals, policies and strategies of the City and shall comply with the City of Fort Lupton Comprehensive Master Plan.
- The petitioner for annexation of land to the City shall be responsible for paying all required fees, and for all related costs and overhead incurred by the City in reviewing and processing the annexation petition.
- All annexations shall be accompanied by an agreement between the petitioner and the City, stating conditions related to municipal services or other terms of annexation that are not specifically provided for in the Code.
- Unless specifically deferred by the City Council, zoning of the property shall occur concurrently with the annexation. Proposed zoning shall conform to a concept land use plan submitted with the annexation petition. In the event that sufficient planning has not been done to define zoning boundaries at the time of annexation, the City may zone the property “A,” Agricultural, as an interim zoning classification.
- In accordance with this Code, sufficient water rights shall be deeded to the City at the time of annexation unless alternate provisions are approved in the Annexation Agreement.
- Required contiguity of non-contiguous parcels proposed for annexation may be achieved by annexation of one or more portions of street right-of-way or other public way, a process commonly referred to as “flagpole” annexation.
Please note: The applicant is responsible for having a representative at all meetings of the Planning Commission and of the City Council where the request is reviewed. Failure to have a representative present will be cause to have the item withdrawn from the agenda of that meeting.
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