Resolution No. 04-03 (Word Version)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, held on the 15^th day of January, 2003, the following Resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, on the 15^th day of January, 2003, 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 Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section 8, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

COMMENCING at the Southeast Corner of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8, and assuming the South line of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8 bears N 89°53’09” W and all other bearing mentioned herein are relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, N 89°53’09” W along the South line of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8 a distance of 332.50 feet; thence N 00°05’12” W a distance of 40.00 feet to a point on the North right of way for North Avenue (US Hwy 6) and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, N 89°53’09” W along the North right of way for North Avenue, said line lying 40.00 feet North of and parallel to, the South line of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8, a distance of 659.00 feet; thence N 00°00’07” E along the East line of Cantrell Subdivision, as same is recorded in Plat Book 18, Page 261, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, a distance of 359.97 feet; thence S 89°53’18” E, along the South line of several Palace Estates Condominiums, as they are recorded in Condominium Book 2, Pages 88 through 93 and Page 153, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, a distance of 658.45 feet; thence S 00°05’12” E along a line 332.50 feet West of and parallel to, the East line of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8, a distance of 360.00 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 February, 2003, 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

January 17, 2003

January 24, 2003

January 31, 2003

February 7, 2003