RESOLUTION NO. 119-03

 

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

 

TOMKINS ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED at 2835 and 2837 D ROAD.

 

 

WHEREAS, on the 17th day of December, 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:

 

TOMKINS ANNEXATION

PERIMETER BOUNDARY LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

A certain parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 19, Township 1 South, Range 1 East and the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 18, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

 

COMMENCING at the North Quarter (N 1/4) corner of said Section 19, and assuming the North line of the NW 1/4 of said Section 19 bears N 89°39’17” W with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, N 89°39’17” W along the North line of the NW 1/4 of said Section 19, a distance of 866.64 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, S 00°06’43” W a distance of 1324.51 feet, more or less, to a point on the South line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 NW 1/4) of said Section 19; thence N 89° 39’45” W along said South line, a distance of 460.60 feet, more or less, to a point being the Southwest corner of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 19; thence N 00°06’43” E along the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 19, a distance of 662.39 feet; thence S 89°33’30” E a distance of 60.60 feet; thence N 00°06’43” E along a line 60.60 feet East of and parallel to, the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 19, a distance of 688.28 feet, more or less, to a point on a line 26.00 feet North of and parallel to, the North line of the NW 1/4 of said Section 19; thence N 89°39’17” W along said line, a distance of 400.01 feet; thence N 00°20’43” E a distance of 2.0 feet; thence S 89°39’17” E along a line 28.00 feet North of and parallel to, the North line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 19, a distance of 800.00 feet; thence S 00°06’43” W a distance of 28.00 feet, more of less, to the Point of Beginning.

 

CONTAINING 13.360 Acres (581,951 Sq. Ft.), 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 4th day of February, 2004, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 North 5th Street, City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at 7:30 PM 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 17th day of December, 2003.

 

Attest:

/s/: Harry Butler

President of the Council Pro Tem

/s/: Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk