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 15^th of October, 2007, the following Resolution was adopted:

CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

RESOLUTION NO. 141-07

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

REIGAN/PATTERSON/TEK/MORARIO ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 824 22 ROAD, 2202 H ROAD, 2202 ½ H ROAD, 2204 H ROAD

INCLUDING A PORTION OF 22 ROAD AND H ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY

WHEREAS, on the 15th day of October, 2007, 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:

REIGAN/PATTERSON/TEK/MORARIO ANNEXATION NO. 1

A certain parcel of land located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4 SW1/4) of Section 30, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, Being more particularly described as follows:

The West 30 feet AND the South 30 feet of the West 210 feet of the SW1/4 SW1/4 of said Section 30.

REIGAN/PATTERSON/TEK/MORARIO ANNEXATION NO. 2

A certain parcel of land located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4 SW1/4) of Section 30, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Southwest corner of said 30, and assuming the West line of said SW1/4 SW1/4 to bear N00°03’11E” with all bearings contained here in relative there to; thence N89°59’49”, along the South line of said SW1/4 SW1/4, a distance of 210.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence along the boundary of the Reigan/Patterson/TEK/Morario Annexation No. 1 the following three (3) courses: 1) N00°00’11”W a distance of 30.00 feet; 2) S89°59’49”W a distance of 179.97 feet; 3) N00°03’11” a distance of 1,209.09 feet; thence S89°59’30”E, along the North line of said SW1/4 SW1/4, a distance of 1,201.25 feet to the centerline of the Persigo Wash, also being the west line of Turner Simple Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 17, Page 372, Public Records, Mesa County, Colorado; thence along the centerline of Persigo Wash, said centerline also being the west line of said Turner Simple Subdivision, the following three courses: 1)S09°19’W” a distance of 435.34 feet; 2) S15°34’10”W a distance of 237.80 feet; 3) S07°27’10”W a distance of 6.07 feet; thence S89°56’10”W a distance of 440.40 feet to the Northeast corner of Lot 2, Ram’s Subdivision as recorded in Book 4056, Page 462, Public Records, Mesa County, Colorado; thence S00°24’19”W, along the east line of said Ram’s Subdivision, a distance of 674.52 feet to the South line of said SW1/4 SW1/4; thence S89°59’49”W, along the South line of the said SW1/4 SW ¼, a distance of 442.33 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

Containing 1,151,857.08 square feet (26.443 acres), 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 November, 2007, 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, are submitted to the Public Works and Planning Department of the City.

ADOPTED the 15^th day of October, 2007.

Attest:

/s/ Bonnie Beckstein      

President of the Council Pro Tem

/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