CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

RESOLUTION NO. 170-07

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A

PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN

FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE

INDIAN WASH RENTALS ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 378 27 ½ ROAD AND INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE 27 ½ ROAD

RIGHT-OF-WAY

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

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

INDIAN WASH RENTALS ANNEXATION

A certain parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW1/4 NE1/4) of Section 24, 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 Southwest corner of said NW1/4 NE1/4, and considering the West line of the said NW1/4 NE1/4 to bear N00°08’44”E with all bearings herein being relative thereto; thence N00°08’44”E, along said West line, a distance of 263.49 feet; thence S89°59’19”E a distance of 330.00 feet to a point on Indian Road Industrial Subdivision Annexation No. 2, City Ordinance No. 3677; thence along the said Indian Road Industrial Subdivision Annexation No. 2 the following two courses: 1) S00°08’44”W a distance of 264.15 feet to the South line of said NW1/4 NE1/4; 2) N89°52’24”W, along said South line a distance of 330.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

CONTAINING 1.999 Acres (87,076.44 Sq. Ft.), more or less, as described

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 5^th day of October, 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 19^th day of November, 2007.

Attest:

           /s/ James J. Doody      

           President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Tuin    

City Clerk