CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 RESOLUTION NO. 65-96

 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,

DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS 3D SYSTEMS ANNEXATION

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION AND EXERCISING LAND USE CONTROL AND JURISDICTION

 WHEREAS, on the 1st day of May, 1996, 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 Southeast 1/4 of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 1 West of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 1 West of the Ute Meridian, thence N 01°57'20" E along the east line of the southeast 1/4 of said Section 25 a distance of 1317.39 feet to the northeast corner of a parcel of land as described in Book 2182 at Page 559 of the records of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder; thence N 52°54'21" W along the north line of said parcel of land a distance of 713.66 feet to the northwest corner of said parcel of land; thence S 01°57'20" W along the west line of said parcel of land a distance of 1698.33 feet to the southwest corner of said parcel of land; thence crossing H Road S 01°57'20" W a distance of 60.00 feet to a point on the south right-of-way line for said H Road; thence S 88°03'49" E along said south right-of-way line a distance of 583.60 feet to a point; thence leaving said south right-of-way line and crossing the south 1/2 of said H Road N 01°57'20" E a distance of 30.00 feet to the point of beginning.

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 5th day of June, 1996; 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 5th day of June, 1996.

Attest:              /s/ Linda Afman                President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Nye

City Clerk