Board of County Commissioners, County of Adams v. City & County of Denver

RULAND, Judge.

In an action by Adams County to set aside Denver ordinances annexing property in the county, the district court set aside ordinance 569 and approved ordinance 525. We affirm.

The annexation was initiated by two petitions signed by 100% of the landowners and filed simultaneously with the city clerk. The first petition sought annexation of the land covered by ordinance 525. The second petition sought annexation of part of the land described in ordinance 525 and in ordinance 569.

I. City’s Appeal

Denver contends that the trial court erred in setting aside ordinance 569 merely because…