CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 RESOLUTION NO. 103-95

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION,

MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY

KNOWN AS PATTERSON-SHOLES ENCLAVE ANNEXATION IS ELIGIBLE

FOR ANNEXATION AND EXERCISING LAND USE CONTROL

AND JURISDICTION

 WHEREAS, on the 4th day of October, 1995, a petition was submitted to the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, for annexation to said City of the following property situate in Mesa County, Colorado, and described as follows:

A parcel of land situate in the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 3, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the East 1/4 corner of said Section 3, thence N 01°49'54" E along the East line of the SE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 3 a distance of 840.33 feet to a point; thence leaving said East line N 88°05'33" W a distance of 30.00 feet to a point on the West Right-of-Way line of North First Street ( 26 Road ), said point also being the True Point of Beginning of the parcel as described herein; thence N 88°05'33" W along the North Right-of-Way line of Galley Lane a distance of 808.33 feet to the Southwest corner of a parcel of land as described in Book 1585 at Page 34 of the records of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder; thence N 01°51'49" E along the West line of said parcel of land a distance of 358.68 feet to the Southwest corner of a parcel of land as described in Book 775 at Page 527 of the records of said Mesa County Clerk and Recorder; thence N 01°51'49" E along the West line of said parcel of land a distance of 122.00 feet to a point on the North line of the SE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 3; thence S 88°05'33" E along the North line of said SE 1/4 NE 1/4 a distance of 808.06 feet to a point on the West Right-of-Way line of said North First Street ( 26 Road ); thence S 01°49'54" W along said West Right-of-Way line a distance of 480.68 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains 8.92 acres more or less.

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 15th day of November, 1995; and

 WHEREAS, the Council has found and determined and does hereby find and determine that said petition is in substantial compliance with statutory requirements therefor; that one-sixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the City; that a community of interest exists between the territory and the City; that the territory proposed to be annexed is urban or will be urbanized in the near future; that the said territory is integrated or is capable of being integrated with said City;

that no land held in identical ownership has been divided without the consent of the landowner; that no land held in identical ownership comprising more than twenty acres which, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, has an assessed valuation in excess of two hundred thousand dollars is included without the landowner's consent; and that no election is required under the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965.

 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION THAT:

 1.  Pursuant to the State's Annexation Act, the City Council determines that the City may now, and hereby does, exercise jurisdiction over land use issues in the said territory. Requests for building permits, subdivision approvals and zoning approvals shall, as of this date, be submitted to the Community Development Department of the City.

 2.  The said territory is eligible for annexation to the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, and should be so annexed by Ordinance.

 ADOPTED this 15th day of November, 1995.

Attest:          /s/ Ron Maupin                President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Nye

City Clerk