CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 181-07
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
DAVIS ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 488 23 ROAD INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE 23 ROAD
RIGHT-OF-WAY
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of November, 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:
DAVIS ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 17 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 NE 1/4) of Section 18, all in Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCING at the Northwest corner of said Section 17 and assuming the West line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 17 bears S 00°03’13” E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, S 00°03’13” E along the West line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 17 a distance of 98.10 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, continue S 00°03’13” E along said West line, a distance of 150.00 feet; thence N 89°56’47” E a distance of 10.00 feet; thence N 00°03’13” W along the limits of the Senatore Annexation No. 1, City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 4093, a distance of 133.04 feet; thence N 89°56’47” E a distance of 20.00 feet; thence S 00°03’13” E along the East right of way for 23 Road a distance of 179.45 feet, more or less, to a point being the Northwest corner of Lot One, Plat of Lamplite Subdivision, as same is recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 94, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence S 89°59’01” E along the North line of said Lot One a distance of 265.00 feet to a point being the Northeast corner of said Lot One; thence S 00°03’19” E along the East line of said Lot One a distance of 196.49 feet to a point being the Southeast corner of said Lot One; thence S 89°19’58” W along the South line of said Lot One a distance of 295.05 feet to a point on the West line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 17; thence N 00°03’13”W along said West line, a distance of 226.38 feet; thence S 89°56’47” W a distance of 30.00 feet to a point on the West right of way for 23 Road; thence N 00°03’13” W along said West right of way, a distance of 170.00 feet; thence N 89°56’47” E a distance of 30.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
CONTAINS 1.55 Acres or 67,641 Square Feet, more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 17th day of December, 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 17th day of December, 2007.
Attest:
/s/: James J. Doody
President of the Council
/s/: Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk