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 7th of February, 2007, the following Resolution was adopted:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 22-07

 

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

 

HERON’S NEST ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED AT 3125 D ROAD

 

 

WHEREAS, on the 7th day of February, 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:

 

 

HERON’S NEST ANNEXATION NO. 1

 

A certain parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4 NW1/4) of Section 22, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

 

COMMENCING at the Northeast corner of the NW1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 22, and assuming the North line of the NW1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 22 to bear N89°53’17”W with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence S00°13’57”W, along the East line of the NW1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 22, a distance of 30.00 feet to the Northeast corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 2037, Pages 223-226, Public Records, Mesa County, Colorado and also being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence S00°13’57”W, along said East line of the NW1/4 NW1/4 a distance of 650.00 feet; thence N89°53’17”W parcel a distance of 10.00 feet; thence N00°13’57”E along a line being 10.00 feet West of and parallel with said East line of the NW1/4 NW1/4 a distance of 640.00 feet; thence N89°53’17”W along a line being 10.00 feet South of and parallel with the South line of D Road, a distance of 318.07 to a point on the West line of said parcel; thence N00°10’47”E along said West line a distance of 10.00 feet to a point on said South line of D Road; thence S89°53’17”E along said South line of D Road being a line 30.00 feet South of and parallel with the North line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 22, a distance of 328.08 feet, more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

Said parcel contains 0.22 acres (9,681 square feet), more or less, as described.

 

 

 

HERON’S NEST ANNEXATION NO. 2

 

A certain parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4 NW1/4) of Section 22, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

 

COMMENCING at the Northeast corner of the NW1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 22, and assuming the North line of the NW1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 22 to bear N89°53’17”W with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence S00°13’57”W, along the East line of the NW1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 22, a distance of 680.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence S00°13’57”W, along said East line of the NW1/4 NW1/4 a distance of 605.02 feet to the Southeast corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 2037, Pages 223-226, Public Records, Mesa County, Colorado; thence S89°53’44”W along the South line of said parcel being a line 35.00 feet North of and parallel with the South line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said section 22, a distance of 326.92 feet to the Southwest corner of said parcel; thence N00°10’47”E along the West line of said parcel a distance of 1245.06 feet to a point on a line being 10.00 feet South of and parallel with the South line of D Road; thence S89°53’17”E along said parallel line a distance of 318.07 feet to a point on a line, being 10.00 feet West of and parallel with the East line of said NW1/4 NW1/4; thence S00°13’57”W along said parallel line a distance of 640.00 feet; thence S89°53’17”E a distance of 10.00 feet, more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

Said parcel contains 9.21 acres (401,342 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 21st day of March, 2007, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 North 5th 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 the 7th day of February, 2007.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

DATES PUBLISHED

February 9, 2007

February 16, 2007

February 23, 2007

March 2, 2007