RESOLUTION NO. 10-06

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A

PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN

FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE

WARD-MUDGE ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 3113 AND 3117 E ½ ROAD INCLUDING A PORTION OF E ½ ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

 WHEREAS, on the 7^th day of December, 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:

WARD-MUDGE ANNEXATION

A certain parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 1 East, of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, and being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Northwest corner of the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 10, and assuming the North line of the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 10 to bear N89°59’33”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence N89°59’33”E along the North line of the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 10 a distance of 524.37 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N89°59’33”E continuing along the North line of the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 10, a distance of 366.26 feet to the Northwest corner of the Bretsel Annexation, Ordinance No. 3642, City of Grand Junction; thence S00°00’56”E along the West line of said Bretsel Annexation a distance of 467.08 feet; thence S89°59’28”W a distance of 303.65 feet; thence N00°01’47”W a distance of 169.85 feet; thence S89°59’28”W a distance of 62.49 feet; thence N00°01’47”W a distance of 297.24 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Said parcel contains 3.68 acres (160,432 square feet), more or less, as described.

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 18^th day of January, 2006 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 18^th day of January, 2006.

Attest:

           /s/: Bruce Hill

           President of the Council

/s/: Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk