RESOLUTION NO. 17-02

 

A RESOLUTION REFERRING A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE ANNEXATION OF LANDS TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, SETTING A HEARING ON SUCH ANNEXATION, AND EXERCISING LAND USE CONTROL

 

DETTMER ANNEXATION

LOCATED at 2916 D-1/2 Road

 

 WHEREAS, on the 6th day of March, 2002, 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:

 

DETTMER ANNEXATION

A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW ¼ NW ¼) of Section 17, Township One South, Range One East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

 

COMMENCING at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW ¼ NW ¼) of said Section 17, and considering the South line of the SW ¼ NW ¼ of said Section 17 to bear S 89°50’21” W with all bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence S 89°50’21” W along said South line, a distance of 395.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, continue S 89°50’21” W a distance of 133.00 feet; thence leaving said South line, N 00°00’00” E along the Easterly line of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company right-of-way, a distance of 282.00 feet; thence N 89°50’21” E a distance of 133.00 feet; thence S 00°00’00” W a distance of 282.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

 

SUBJECT TO any easements, restrictions, reservations or rights-of-way of record, if any shall exist.

 

CONTAINING 0.861 Acres (37,506.2 square feet), more or less, as described.

 

 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 17th day of April, 2002, 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.

 

 ADOPTED this 6th day of March, 2002.

 

Attest:        

             /s/: Cindy Enos-Martinez

             President of the Council

 

/s/: Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk