RESOLUTION NO. 149-05
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
LOGGAINS ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2234 RAILROAD AVENUE
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of August, 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:
LOGGAINS ANNEXATION
A parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Block 2 in Railhead Industrial Park As Amended, Plat Book 13, Page 34, Mesa County Colorado records, and assuming the Northerly line of said Block 2 to bear N56°20’29”W with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence 22.97 feet along the arc of a 478.34 foot radius curve concave Northeast, having a central angle of 2°45’06” and a chord that bears N57°43’01”W a distance 22.97 feet along the Northerly line of said Block 2; thence N56°20’29”W continuing along the Northerly line of said Block 2 a distance of 414.98 feet to the Northeast corner of that certain parcel of land described in Book 2372, Page 978 public records of Mesa County, Colorado and being the Point of Beginning; thence S33°39’31”W along the East line of said parcel of land a distance of 410.00 feet to a point on the Southerly right of way of Railroad Avenue as is shown on said plat of Railhead Industrial Park As Amended; thence N56°20’29”W along the Southerly right of way of said Railroad Avenue a distance of 604.85 feet; thence N33°39’31”E along the West line of said parcel of land described in Book 2372, Page 978 a distance of 410.00 feet to a point on the Northerly line of said Block 2; thence S56°20’29”E along the Northerly line of said Block 2 a distance of 604.85 feet more or less to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel contains 5.69 acres (247,989 sq. ft.) more or less as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 7th day of September, 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 7th day of September, 2005.
Attest:
/s/ Bruce Hill
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk