CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
ORDINANCE NO. 3948
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY TO THE
CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
MERKEL ANNEXATION
APPROXIMATELY 27.11 ACRES
LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF I-70 AND 24 ½ ROAD INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE 24 ½ ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
WHEREAS, on the 19th day of June, 2006, the City Council of the City of Grand Junction considered a petition for the annexation of the following described territory to the City of Grand Junction; and
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 2nd day of August, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determined that said territory was eligible for annexation and that no election was necessary to determine whether such territory should be annexed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:
That the property situate in Mesa County, Colorado, and described to wit:
MERKEL ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land located in the Southeast corner of the Northwest corner (SE 1/4 NW 1/4) of section 33, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said section 33 and assuming the North line of said SE 1/4 NW 1/4 bears S89°50’39”E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence S89°50’39”E a distance of 772.10 feet to a point on the centerline of the Grand Valley Canal; thence S75°15’49”E along said centerline a distance of 228.75 feet; thence 160.38 feet along said centerline and the arc of a 301.19 foot radius curve concave Southwest, having a central angle of 30°30’32” and a chord bearing S62°19’02”E a distance of 158.49 feet; thence S46°24’53E a distance of 108.84 feet; thence S40°18’58”E a distance of 123.59 feet to a point on the Westerly right of way of 24 1/4 Road; thence N89°56’21”E a distance of 25.00 to a point on the East line of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said section 33; thence S00°03’39”E along said East line a distance of 211.12; thence N89°55’06”W a distance of 298.55 feet to the Northwest corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 1283, Page 226, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence S00°05’10”E a distance of 390.53 feet; thence S60°59’15”W a distance of 437.48 feet; thence N89°40’33”W a distance of 637.08 feet to a point on the West line of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said section 33; thence along said West line N00°00’20”W a distance of 1112.96 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel contains 27.11 acres (1,181,225 square feet), more or less, as described.
Be and is hereby annexed to the City of Grand Junction, Colorado.
INTRODUCED on first reading on the 19th day of June, 2006 and ordered published.
ADOPTED on second reading this 2nd day of August, 2006.
Attest:
/s/: James J. Doody
President of the Council
/s/: Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk