RESOLUTION NO. 144-05
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
WATER’S EDGE NO. 2 ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2927 D ROAD
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of July, 2005, 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:
WATER’S EDGE NO. 2 ANNEXATION
A parcel of land located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 20, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 20, and assuming the North line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 20 to bear N89°58’45”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement S00°03’15”E along the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 20 a distance of 10.00 feet to a point on the South line of the Ephemeral Resources Annexation No. 3, Ordinance No. 3299, City of Grand Junction also being the Point of Beginning; thence N89°58’45”E along the South line of said Ephemeral Resources Annexation No. 3 a distance of 108.00 feet to the Northwest corner of the Water’s Edge Annexation, Ordinance No. 3706, City of Grand Junction; thence S00°03’15”W along the West line of said Water’s Edge Annexation a distance of 393.00 feet to the Southwest corner of said Water’s Edge Annexation; thence S89°58’45”W a distance of 108.00 to the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 20; thence N00°03’15”E along the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 20 a distance of 393.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel contains 0.97 acres (42,441 square feet) more or less as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 17th day of August, 2005; 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 August, 2005.
Attest:
/s/ Bruce Hill
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk