CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 76-96
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,
DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS BOOKCLIFF TECHNOLOGICAL PARK ANNEXATION
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION AND EXERCISING LAND USE CONTROL AND JURISDICTION
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of June, 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 SE 1/4 SW 1/4, SW 1/4 SE 1/4, NW 1/4 SE 1/4 and the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 1 East of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 25; thence
N 88003'37" W along the south line of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 25 (said south line also being the centerline for H Road) a distance of 1317.97 feet to the southwest corner of said SE 1/4 SW 1/4; thence N 01053'25" E along the west line of said SE 1/4 SW 1/4 (said west line also being the centerline for 27 1/4 Road) a distance of 1320.13 feet to the northwest corner of said SE 1/4 SW 1/4; thence N 01052'33" E along the west line of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 25 (said west line also being the centerline for 27 1/4 Road) a distance of 61.00 feet to a point; thence crossing the east 1/2 of said 27 1/4 Road and along the north line of a parcel of land as described in Book 2226 at Page 418 to 419 of the records of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder N 82038'16" E a distance of 1706.80 feet to the northeast corner of said parcel of land; thence S 08040'02" W along the east line of said parcel of land a distance of 1668.50 feet to a point on the south line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 25; thence N 88003'49" W along the south line of said SW 1/4 SE 1/4 (said south line also being the centerline for said H Road) a distance of 169.72 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 55.00 acres more or less.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 17th day of July, 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 17th day of July, 1996.
Attest: /s/ Linda Afman President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Nye
City Clerk