Resolution No. 109-01 (Word Version)

WHEREAS, on the 7^th day of November, 2001, a petition was referred 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 certain parcel of land lying in Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

ALL that part of the NW ¼ SW ¼ of Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Meridian, lying South of the Right of Way of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad ALSO DESCRIBED as follows: BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW ¼ SW ¼) of said Section 10, thence South 89°44’25” West, along the South line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW ¼ SW ¼) of said Section 10, a distance of 1279.85 feet to a point 30.00 feet East of the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW ¼ SW ¼) of said Section 10; thence North 00°20’30” West along a line 30.00 feet East of and parallel to the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW ¼ SW ¼) of said Section 10, a distance of 4.89 feet to a point on the Southerly right-of-way for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company (formerly the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad), as laid out and now in use; thence North 72°50’00” East, along said Southerly right-of-way for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a distance of 1336.16 feet to a point on the East line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW ¼ SW ¼) of said Section 10; thence South 00°28’13” East, along the East line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW ¼ SW ¼) of said Section 10, a distance of 393.47 feet, more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

WHEREAS, the Council has found and determined that the petition complies substantially with the provisions of the Municipal Annexation Act and a hearing should be held to determine whether or not the lands should be annexed to the City by Ordinance;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION:

1. That a hearing will be held on the 19^th day of December, 2001, in the auditorium of the Grand Junction City Hall, located at 250 N. Fifth Street, Grand Junction, Colorado, at 7:30 p.m. to determine whether one-sixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the City; whether a community of interest exists between the territory and the city; whether the territory proposed to be annexed is urban or will be urbanized in the near future; whether the territory is integrated or is capable of being integrated with said City; whether any land in single ownership has been divided by the proposed annexation without the consent of the landowner; whether any 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; whether any of the land is now subject to other annexation proceedings; and whether an election is required under the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965.

2. 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.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a hearing will be held in accordance with the Resolution on the date and at the time and place set forth in the Resolution.

PUBLISHED

November 9, 2001

November 16, 2001

November 23, 2001

November 30, 2001