C.R.S. § 31-12-704: Hearing - decree - proviso.

(1) Upon the filing of such petition in the district court, the judge shall set a date for a hearing, not less than forty days nor more than sixty days thereafter. The clerk of the court shall serve a copy of the petition and a notice of the date and the time set for such hearing upon the mayor of the town at least thirty days prior to the hearing on such petition. Upon the hearing and proof of the facts set forth in such petition, the court shall determine whether the tracts of land should be disconnected from the town, and the judge shall enter an order or decree accordingly.

(2) The petitioners are not entitled to disconnect the land under the provisions of this part 7 when:

(a) A town has improved any of the highways passing through or adjoining said tracts of land by the construction and maintenance by the town of any special improvements along, under, or over the same for a period of more than two years prior to the presentation of the petition; or

(b) The tracts of land are included within the boundaries of:

(I) An urban renewal area described in an urban renewal plan approved pursuant to part 1 of article 25 of this title 31; or

(II) A special district that, by its service plan or pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement, is or will be expected to provide service to the tract of land.

(3) Any disconnected land shall be made subject to the applicable county's zoning resolution and map and other land development regulations within ninety days after the effective date of the disconnection as described in section 31-12-501 (5).