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 5th of January, 2005, the following Resolution was adopted:

RESOLUTION NO. 03-05

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

PINNACLE RIDGE ANNEXATION

LOCATED NORTHEAST OF MONUMENT ROAD AND MARIPOSA DRIVE

WHEREAS, on the 5th day of January, 2005, 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:

PINNACLE RIDGE ANNEXATION

A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4) and the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 21, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

ALL of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 21, LESS HOWEVER, Block Three and all of Spur Drive lying within said Block Three lying North of the North right of way for Rawhide Drive, as shown on Energy Center Subdivision, Phase 1, as same is recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 55, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, TOGETHER WITH, all of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 21 lying South of and adjacent to, the South line of The Ridges Filing No. Three, as same is recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 373, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado.

CONTAINS 45.4667 Acres (1,980,529.8 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 February, 2005, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 North 5^th 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 5^th day of January, 2005.

/s/ Bruce Hill        

President of the Council

Attest:

/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