CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

RESOLUTION NO. 36-02

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PETITION TO ANNEX, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS

DETTMER ANNEXATION

LOCATED at 2916 D-1/2 Road

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

 WHEREAS, on the 6^th 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:

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, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 17^th day of April, 2002; and

 WHEREAS, the Council has found and determined and does hereby find and determine that said petition is in substantial compliance with statutory requirements therefore; 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 landowners’ 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:

 ADOPTED this 17^th day of April, 2002.

Attest:              /s/ Cindy Enos-Martinez

             President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Tuin_

City Clerk