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. 18-03

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

SERIANI ANNEXATION NO. 1 & 2

A Serial Annexation Comprising Seriani Annexation No. 1 and Seriani Annexation No. 2

LOCATED AT 2986 Gunnison Avenue

 WHEREAS, on the 19^th 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:

PERIMETER BOUNDARY LEGAL DESCRIPTION

SERIANI ANNEXATION NO. 1

A certain parcel of land lying in the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 17, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of Lot 12, Plat of Banner Industrial Park, as same is recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 362, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, and assuming the North line of said Banner Industrial Park bears S 89°58’26” E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Beginning, N 00°00’00” E along the West line of said Lot 12, a distance of 150.00 feet; thence S 89°58’41” E a distance of 100.00 feet to a point on the East line of said Lot 12; thence S 00°00’00” W along the East line of said Lot 12, a distance of 150.00 feet to a point being the Southeast corner of said Lot 12; thence N 89°58’41” W along the South line of said Lot 12, also being the North Right of Way for Gunnison Avenue, a distance of 100.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning

CONTAINING 0.3444 Acres (15,000.00 Sq. Ft.), more or less, as described.

SERIANI ANNEXATION NO. 2

A certain parcel of land lying in the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 17, 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 Southwest corner of Lot 12, Plat of Banner Industrial Park, as same is recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 362, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, and assuming the North line of said Banner Industrial Park bears S 89°58’26” E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, N 00°00’00” E along the West line of said Lot 12, a distance of 150.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, continue N 00°00’00” E along the West line of said Lot 12, a distance of 149.67 feet, more or less, to a point being the Northwest corner of said Lot 12; thence S 89°58’26” E along the North line of said Lot 12, a distance of 100.00 feet to a point being the Northeast corner of said Lot 12; thence S 00°00’00” W along the East line of said Lot 12, a distance of 149.66 feet; thence N 89°58’41” W a distance of 100.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

CONTAINING 0.3436 Acres (14,966.50 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 16^th day of April, 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.

 ADOPTED this 19^th day of February, 2003.

Attest:    

/s/ Stephanie Tuin          /s/ Cindy-Enos Martinez    

City Clerk        President of the Council

 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