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 7^th of June, 2006, the following Resolution was adopted:

RESOLUTION NO. 59-06

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

VODOPICH ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 3023 F ½ ROAD

WHEREAS, on the 7^th day of June, 2006, 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:

VODOPICH ANNEXATION

A certain parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW1/4 SW1/4) of Section 4, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of the NW1/4 SW1/4 of said Section 4 and assuming the East line of the NW1/4 SW1/4 of said Section 4 bears S00°10’25”E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Beginning, S00°10’25”E along the East line of the NW1/4 SW1/4 of said Section 4 a distance of 453.62 feet to the Price Ditch, as described in Book 2266, Page 760 of the Mesa County, Colorado Public Records; thence N62°01’59”W along said Price Ditch a distance of 461.46; thence N00°01’57”W a distance of 236.96 feet to a point on the North line of the NW1/4 SW1/4 of said Section 4; thence N89°57’52”E along the North line of the NW1/4 SW1/4 of said Section 4, a distance of 406.33, more or less to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Said parcel contains 3.23 acres (140,707 square feet), 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 19^th day of July, 2006, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 North 5^th 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 7^th day of June, 2006.

Attest:

/s/ James J. Doody      

President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Tuin    

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.

               /s/ Stephanie Tuin                    City Clerk