Banning Lewis Ranch Residential Metropolitan District
The Banning Lewis Ranch Residential Metropolitan District (the District) is a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado. The District’s boundaries wholly encompass the community know as the Retreat. The District’s board of directors are elected solely by Colorado registered voters living and/or owning property within the Retreat. The District provides multiple services for the neighborhood including: (1) maintaining the open spaces, storm water detention ponds, private streets, entryway monument signs, and perimeter fencing (2) maintaining and operating the recreation center (the Barn), swimming pool and pickleball court facilities, (3) plowing snow off of the private streets, sidewalks and driveways of all 584 homes, (4) providing fitness and wellness programs for the exclusive benefit of the residents, (5) monitoring and enforcing the neighborhood’s restrictive covenants and maintenance standards applicable to every lot and (6) providing architectural review services in accordance with the neighborhood’s restrictive covenants and architectural guidelines. The District also collects property taxes to repay the debt that was incurred to subsidize the costs incurred by the builder to install the roads, utility lines and other public infrastructure within the Retreat.
