RESOLUTION NO. 119-04
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
MANOR ANNEXATION
LOCATED on the NE corner of 26 ½ ROAD & I ROAD
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of October, 2004, a petition was submitted 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:
MANOR ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCING at the South Quarter (S 1/4) corner of said Section 23 and assuming the South line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 23 bears S 89°54'21" W with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, N 00°02'14" W, along the West line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 23 a distance of 30.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, continue N 00°02'14" W along the West line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 566.00 feet; thence N 89°54'21" E a distance of 706.24 feet to a point on the centerline of the Highline Canal; thence S 18°47'24" E along said centerline, a distance of 166.77 feet to the beginning of a 409.23 foot radius curve, concave Northeast, whose long chord bears S 42°21'02" E with a long chord length of 327.15 feet; thence 336.56 feet Southeasterly along the arc of said curve, being the centerline of said Highline Canal, through a central angle of 47°07'16"; thence S 65°54'40" E along said centerline, a distance of 369.38 feet, more or less, to a point on the East line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 23; thence S 00°01'36" E along the East line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 14.57 feet; thence S 89°54'21" W along a line 30.00 feet North of and parallel to, the South line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 23, a distance of 1317.20 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
CONTAINING 11.753 Acres (511,953.3 Sg. Ft.), more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 17th day of November, 2004; 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 landowner’s 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 THAT;
The said territory is eligible for annexation to the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, and should be so annexed by Ordinance.
ADOPTED this 17th day of November, 2004.
Attest:
/s/: Bruce Hill
President of the Council
/s/: Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk