RESOLUTION NO. 135-01

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS

MADARIS ANNEXATION

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 539 31 ½ ROAD

 WHEREAS, on the 7^th day of November 2001a 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 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.

CONTAINING 254,914.459 sq. ft. or 5.852 Acres

WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 19^th day of December, 2001; 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 _19th day of December, 2001.

Attest:  

             /s/: Cindy Enos-Martinez

             President of the Council

/s/: Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk