CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 131-99
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,
DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS
UHAUL ANNEXATION
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2949 and 2951 NORTH AVENUE
AND INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE NORTH AVENUE AND 1-70B RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of October, 1999, 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 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 and in the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section17, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the North 1/4 corner of Section 17; thence N 89º51’00” E along the north line of the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 17 a distance of 90.08 feet to a point; thence leaving said north line S 00º16’03” E a distance of 40.00 feet to a point on the south right of way line for North Avenue ( U.S. Highway 6 ); thence leaving said south right of way line S 00º16’03” E a distance of 673.62 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line for I – 70B; thence crossing said I – 70B S 49º38’42” E a distance of 208.24 feet to a point; thence S 73º13’30” W along a line 2.00 feet north of and parallel with the southerly right of way line for said I –70B a distance of 600.00 feet to a point; thence crossing said I - 70B N 16º28’00” W a distance of 177.52 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line for said I – 70B; thence N 73º32’00” E along the northerly right of way line for said I – 70B a distance of 392.30 feet to a point; thence leaving said northerly right of way line N 00º16’23” W a distance of 408.95 feet to a point; thence S 89º58’42” W a distance of 177.96 feet to a point; thence N 00º15’58” W a distance of 290.88 feet to a point on the south right of way line for said North Avenue ( U.S. Highway 6 ); thence leaving said south right of way line N 00º15’58” W a distance of 40.00 feet to a point on the north line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 17; thence N 89º56’26” E along the north line of said NE 1/4 NW 1/4 a distance of 177.92 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.05 acres more or less.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 17th day of November, 1999; 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:
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 November, 1999.
Attest: /s/ Gene Kinsey
President of the Council
/s/ Theresa F. Martinez
Deputy City Clerk