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

RESOLUTION NO. 70-06

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

MERKEL ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF I-70 AND 24 ½ ROAD INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE 24 ½ ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY

WHEREAS, on the 19^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:

MERKEL ANNEXATION

A certain parcel of land located in the Southeast corner of the Northwest corner (SE 1/4 NW 1/4) of section 33, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said section 33 and assuming the North line of said SE 1/4 NW 1/4 bears S89°50’39”E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence S89°50’39”E a distance of 772.10 feet to a point on the centerline of the Grand Valley Canal; thence S75°15’49”E along said centerline a distance of 228.75 feet; thence 160.38 feet along said centerline and the arc of a 301.19 foot radius curve concave Southwest, having a central angle of 30°30’32” and a chord bearing S62°19’02”E a distance of 158.49 feet; thence S46°24’53E a distance of 108.84 feet; thence S40°18’58”E a distance of 123.59 feet to a point on the Westerly right of way of 24 1/4 Road; thence N89°56’21”E a distance of 25.00 to a point on the East line of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said section 33; thence S00°03’39”E along said East line a distance of 211.12; thence N89°55’06”W a distance of 298.55 feet to the Northwest corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 1283, Page 226, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence S00°05’10”E a distance of 390.53 feet; thence S60°59’15”W a distance of 437.48 feet; thence N89°40’33”W a distance of 637.08 feet to a point on the West line of the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said section 33; thence along said West line N00°00’20”W a distance of 1112.96 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

Said parcel contains 27.11 acres (1,181,225 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 2^nd day of August, 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 19^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