CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 23-99
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,
DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS STEEL INC. ANNEXATION
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of January 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 SE 1/4 of Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 2 West and in the SW 1/4 of Section 31, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner of Block 1 of Railhead Industrial Park as Amended, found recorded in Plat Book 13 at Page 34 & 35 of the records of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder; thence S 56º31’00” E along the northeasterly line of said Block 1 ( said northeasterly line also being the southwesterly right of way line for River Road ) a distance of 219.05 feet to the True Point of Beginning of the parcel described herein; thence S 56º31’00” E along the northeasterly line of said Block 1 a distance of 75.39 feet to point on the south line of the NE 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 36; thence S 89º43’00” E along the south line of said NE 1/4 SE 1/4 a distance of 280.50 feet to the southeast corner of said NE 1/4 SE 1/4; thence N 00º06’20” W along the east line of said NE 1/4 SE 1/4 a distance of 256.53 feet to a point on the northeasterly right of way line for U.S. Highway 6 & 50, whence the East 1/4 corner of said Section 36 bears N 00º06’20” W a distance of 1064.10 feet; thence S 56º31’00” E along the northeasterly right of way line for said U.S. Highway 6 & 50 a distance of 234.89 feet to a point; thence leaving said northeasterly right of way line S 33º44’18” W a distance of 367.29 feet to a point on the northeasterly line of Block 1 of said Railhead Industrial Park as Amended ( said point also being the northeast corner of a parcel of land found described in Book 2367 at Page 855 of the records of said Mesa Count Clerk and Recorder ); thence S 33º44’18” W along the southeasterly line of said parcel of land a distance of 287.87 feet to the southeast corner of said parcel of land; thence N 56º40’18” W along the southwesterly line of said parcel of land a distance of 401.44 feet to the southwest corner of said parcel of land; thence N 33º44’18” E along the northwesterly line of said parcel of land a distance of 288.96 feet to the northwest corner of said parcel of land and point of beginning, containing 4.20 acres more or less.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 17th day of
February, 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 of February, 1999.
Attest: /s/ Janet L. Terry
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Nye
City Clerk