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 7th of December, 2005, the following Resolution was adopted:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 171-05

 

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

HAMMER-WHITT ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 29 1/2 ROAD AND RONDA LEE ROAD AND A PORTION OF THE RONDA LEE ROAD, JON HALL DRIVE, AND 29 1/2 ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY

 

WHEREAS, on the 7th day of December, 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:

 

HAMMER-WHITT ANNEXATION

 

A parcel of land located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 32, Township One South, Range One East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado being more particularly described as follows:

 

Beginning at the Southeast corner of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 32 and assuming the South line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 32 to bear S89°51’15”W with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence from said Point of Beginning S89°51’15”W along the South line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 32 a distance of 658.00 feet to the East line of Lot 1, Sunset Park recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 93, Mesa County, Colorado records; thence N00°05’03”W along the East line of said Sunset Park a distance of 410.00 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 20 of said Sunset Park also being a point on the North right of way of Ronda Lee Road; thence N89°51’15”E along the North right of way of said Ronda Lee Road a distance of 613.31 feet; thence 31.38 feet along a 20.00 foot radius curve concave Northwest, having a central angle of 89°53’58” and a chord that bears N44°54’16”E a distance of 28.26 feet to the West right of way of 29 1/2 Road; thence S00°02’43”E a distance of 19.96 feet; thence N89°51’15”E a distance of 25.00 to the East line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 32; thence S00°02’43”E along the East line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 32 a distance of 410.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Said parcel contains 6.20 acres (269,891 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 18th day of January, 2006, 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 7th day of December, 2005.

Attest:

 

_________________________ Council President Pro Tem

 

_______________________________

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.

               

_____________________________  City Clerk

 

 

Publish: December 9, 16, 23, 30, 2005