CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 

 RESOLUTION NO. 53-99

 

 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,

DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS HONNEN ANNEXATION

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

 

 

 WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of March, 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 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 32, 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 southwest corner of Lot Two of Replat of a part of Kenworth Trucking Facility as found recorded in Plat Book 13 at Page 32 of the records of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder; thence N 00º04’30” E along the west line of said Lot Two a distance of 403.48 feet to the northwest corner of said Lot Two; thence S 89º59’18” E along the north line of said Lot Two a distance of 200.00 feet to the northwest corner of Lot One of said Replat of a part of Kenworth Trucking Facility; thence S 89º59’18” E along the north line of said Lot One a distance of 407.30 feet to the northeast corner of said Lot One; thence S 00º03’39” W along the east line of said Lot One a distance of 382.99 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot One; thence N 84º37’30” E along the northerly right of way line for Interstate 70 a distance of 32.14 feet to a point; thence leaving said northerly right of way line S 00º41’06” W a distance of 231.13 feet to a point; thence N 89º40’00” W along a line 1.00 feet north of and parallel with the southerly right of way line of said Interstate 70 a distance of 637.86 feet to a point; thence leaving said line N 00º20’00” E a distance of 204.03 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line for said Interstate 70 and point of beginning, containing 8.66 acres more or less.

 

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 7th day of April, 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 7th day April, 1999.

 

 

 

Attest:              /s/ Janet L. Terry      

             President of the Council

 

 

/s/ Stephanie Nye      

City Clerk