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 18th of April, 2007, the following Resolution was adopted:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 49-07

 

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

 

YOUNGER ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED AT 2172 AND 2176 H ROAD INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE H ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY

 

 

WHEREAS, on the 18th day of April, 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:

 

YOUNGER ANNEXATION

 

A certain parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 2 West, of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

 

COMMENCING at the Southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter SW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 25 and assuming the South line of said SW 1/4 SE 1/4 to bear S89°53’09”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence S89°53’09”E along said South line a distance of 284.00 feet to the Southwest corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 1815, Page 513, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, and also being the POINT OF BEGINNING ; thence N22°18’06”E along the West line of said parcel a distance of 991.40 feet; thence N00°00’21”E along said West line a distance of 402.66’ to the Northwest corner of said parcel; thence S89°52’11”E along the North line of said parcel a distance of 1311.38 feet to the Northeast corner of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 1816, Page 747, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, thence S00°03’11”W along the East line and its continuation of said parcel a distance of 1350.28 feet to a point on the Persigo Annexation No. 2, City of Grand Junction, Ordinance No. 2556; thence N89°53’09”W along said Annexation line a distance of 1686.44 feet; thence N00°06’51”E a distance of 30.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

 

Said parcel contains 44.87 acres (1,954,345 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 6th day of June, 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 Public Works and Planning Department of the City.

 

ADOPTED the18th day of April, 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