CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 34-99
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION,
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,
DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS
THE DIAMOND RIDGE ANNEXATION
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 20th 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:
PERIMETER BOUNDARY LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DIAMOND RIDGE ANNEXATION
A parcel of land situate in the SW 1/4 NW 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 W 1/4 corner of said Section 3; thence S 89º57’00” E along the south line of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 3 a distance of 659.85 feet to the True Point of Beginning of the parcel described herein; thence N 00º01’00” W a distance of 980.20 feet to a point; thence N 74º27’00” E a distance of 684.50 feet to a point on the east line of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4 (whence the NW 1/16 corner of said Section 3 bears N 00º01’00” W a distance of 147.30 feet ); thence S 00º01’00” E along the east line of said SW 14 NW 1/4 a distance of 834.27 feet to a point; thence leaving said east line N 89º57’00” W a distance of 165.00 feet to a point; thence S 00º01’00” E a distance of 330.00 feet to a point on the south line of said SW 1/4 NW 1/4; thence S 00º01’00” E a distance of 33.00 feet to a point on the south right of way line for F 1/2 Road; thence N 89º57’00” W along said south right of way line a distance of 494.51 feet to a point; thence leaving said south right of way line N 00º01’00” W a distance of 33.00 feet to the point of beginning, containing 15.36 acres more or less.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 3rd day of March , 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 3rd day of March, 1999.
Attest: /s/ Janet L. Terry
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Nye
City Clerk