NOTICE OF HEARING

ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF LANDS

TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 

 

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, held on the 19th day of February, 2003, the following Resolution was adopted:

 

 

 

CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 

RESOLUTION NO. 17-03

 

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

 

 GRAND MEADOWS SOUTH ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED AT 466 30 ROAD

 

 

 WHEREAS, on the 19th day of February, 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:

 

GRAND MEADOWS SOUTH ANNEXATION

 

A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 16, 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 Northeast corner of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 16, and considering the East line of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 16 to bear S 00°05’’30” E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, S 00°05’30” E along the East line of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 16 a distance of 329.80 feet to a point being the Southeast corner of Grand Meadows Subdivision, as same is recorded in Plat Book 19, Pages 61 and 62, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, continue S 00° 05’30” E along the East line of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 16, a distance of 165.15 feet; thence S 89°55’30” W along the South line of the North 165.15 feet of the South-half of the North-half of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 16, a distance of 1292.42 feet to a point; thence N 00°00’00” E along a line 30.00 feet East of and parallel to, the West line of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 16, a distance of 165.15 feet to a point; thence N 89°55’30” E along the North line of the North 165.15 feet of the South-half of the North-half of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 16, also being the South line of said Grand Meadows Subdivision, a distance of 1292.16 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

 

CONTAINING 4.8995 Acres (213,421.56 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 16th day of April, 2003, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 N 5th Street, City of 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 19th day of February, 2003.

 

 

Attest:                              

/s/ Cindy Enos-Martinez      

President of the Council

 

 

/s/ Stephanie Tuin__________

City Clerk

 

 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.

 

 

 

/s/ Stephanie Tuin____________                 City Clerk

 

 

Published:

 February 21, 2003

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 March 7, 2003

 March 14, 2003