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 15th of June, 2005, the following Resolution was adopted:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 106-05

 

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

 

KOCH/FISHER ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED AT 2041 and 2043 CONESTOGA DRIVE AND INCLUDING

A PORTION OF CONESTOGA DRIVE

 

WHEREAS, on the 15th day of June, 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:

 

KOCH/FISHER ANNEXATION

 

A parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE 1/4 NW 1/4 ) of Section 15, Township 11 South, Range 101 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado being more particularly described as follows:

 

Commencing at the Southeast corner of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 15 and assuming the East line of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 15 to bear N00°58’57”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence N89°27’34”W along the South line of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 15 a distance of 284.30 feet to the intersection of the Southerly projection of the East line of Lot 4, Block 1, The Homestead Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 369 Mesa County, Colorado records; thence N00°59’16”E along said Southerly projected line of said Lot 4 a distance of 16.33 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 4 also being the Point of Beginning; thence N89°00’44”W along the South line of Lots 4 and 5, Block 1 of said Homestead Subdivision a distance of 362.30 to the Southwest corner of said Lot 5, also being the South line of The Zambrano Annexation, Ordinance No. 3427, City of Grand Junction; thence N63°27’57”E along the South line of said Zambrano Annexation a distance of 411.17 feet to a point on the North right of way of Conestoga Drive; thence S04°02’03”W a distance of 44.08 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot 4; thence S00°59’16”W along the East line of said Lot 4 a distance of 145.98 feet to Point of Beginning.

 

Said parcel contains 0.79 acres (34,247 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 20th day of July, 2005, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 North 5th Street, City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at 7:00 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 15th day of June, 2005.

 

 

 

Attest:

 

 

/s/: Bruce Hill

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

 

 

 

DATES PUBLISHED

June 17, 2005

June 24, 2005

July 1, 2005

July 8, 2005