RESOLUTION NO. 154-06
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
PEAR PARK SCHOOL NO. 3 ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT GRAND VALLEY CANAL WEST OF 29 ½ ROAD AND NORTH OF D ¼ ROAD.
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of October, 2006, 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:
PEAR PARK SCHOOL NO. 3 ANNEXATION
A parcel of land located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE 1/4 SW1/4) of Section 17, Township 1 South, Range 1 East, of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Siena View Annexation No. 2, Ordinance No. 3501, City of Grand Junction and assuming the Southerly line of said Siena View Annexation No. 2 to bear S60°16’02”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence S00°02’58”E along the Southerly projection of the East line of said Siena View Annexation No. 2 a distance of 30 feet more or less to the centerline of the Grand Valley Canal; thence Southeasterly along the centerline of the Grand Valley Canal a distance of 242 feet more or less to a point on the East line of said NE 1/4 SW1/4 of Section 17; thence S00°01’07”E along the East line of said NE 1/4 SW1/4 of Section 17 a distance of 36 feet more or less to the Northeast corner of Pear Park School Annexation No. 1, Ordinance No. 3805, City of Grand Junction; thence N58°21’28”W along the Northerly lines of said Pear Park School Annexation No. 1 and Pear Park School Annexation No. 2, Ordinance No. 3806, City of Grand Junction a distance of 758.54 feet; thence continuing along the Northerly line of said Pear Park School Annexation No. 2 the following three courses: (1) N42°08’07”W a distance of 169.97 feet; (2) thence N46°01’52”W a distance of 249.36 feet; (3) thence N68°08’05”W a distance of 78.38 feet; thence N00°09’17”W a distance of 34 feet more or less returning to the centerline of the Grand Valley Canal; thence meandering Southeasterly along the centerline of the Grand Valley Canal to the intersection with the Southerly projection of the West line of said Siena View Annexation No. 2; thence N00°02’58”W along the Southerly projection of the West line of said Siena View Annexation No. 2 a distance of 20 feet more or less to the Southwest corner of said Siena View Annexation No. 2; thence S60°16’02”E along the Southerly line of said Siena View Annexation No. 2 a distance of 239.08 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel contains 1.00 acre (43,560 square feet), more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 6th day of December, 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 6th day of December, 2006.
Attest:
/s/ James J. Doody
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk