RESOLUTION NO. 31-07
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
COSTOPOULOS ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2966, 2968 AND 2970 D ROAD AND A PORTION OF THE D ROAD RIGHT OF WAY
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 17th day of January, 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:
COSTOPOULOS ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section 17, 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 Southeast corner of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17 and assuming the East line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17 bears N00°01’01”W with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, N00°01’01”W along said East line a distance of 295.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence S89°59’02”W a distance of 209.95 feet to the Northwest corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 3242, Pages 120-121, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence S00°00’39”E along the West line of said parcel a distance of 256.02 feet to a point on the Parham Annexation, City of Grand Junction, Ordinance No. 3349; thence S89°58’44”W along said Parham Annexation a distance of 119.39 feet; thence N00°01’13”W a distance of 20.00 feet to the Southeast corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 3668, Pages 624-625, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, also being a point on the North line of D Road; thence S89°58’44”W along said North line a distance of 159.48 feet to the Southwest corner of said parcel; thence N00°01’47”W along the West line of said parcel a distance of 1133.39 feet to a point on said Parham Annexation and also being a point on the centerline of the Grand Valley Canal; thence along said Parham Annexation the following five (5) courses: (1) S71°47’41”E a distance of 129.55 feet; (2) thence S76°07’49”E a distance of 132.54 feet; (3) thence S70°42’51”E a distance of 60.07 feet; (4) thence S59°25’31”E a distance of 137.94 feet; (5) thence S67°31’11”E a distance of 67.05 feet to the East line of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17; thence S00°01’01”E along the East line of said SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17 a distance of 702.16 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel contains 10.67 acres (464,991 square feet), more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 21st day of February, 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 21st day of February, 2007.
Attest:
/s/ James J. Doody
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk