CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 

 

RESOLUTION NO. 160-07

 

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A

PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN

FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE

 

KRABACHER ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED AT 2946 B ½ ROAD

 

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

 

 

 WHEREAS, on the 19th day of September, 2007, 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:

 

KRABACHER ANNEXATION

 

A certain parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 29, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

 

All that portion of the SE1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 29 lying East of Colvin Annexation No. 1, Ordinance No. 3970, City of Grand Junction and Colvin Annexation No. 2, Ordinance No. 3971, City of Grand Junction.

 

Containing 435,514.06 square feet (10.00 acres), more or less, as described.

 

 

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 7th day of November, 2007; 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 7th day of November, 2007.

 

 

Attest:

 

 

           /s/ James J. Doody      

           President of the Council

 

 

/s/ Stephanie Tuin      

City Clerk