RESOLUTION NO. 81-07
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
MESA STATE COLLEGE ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2899 D ½ ROAD
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of May, 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:
MESA STATE COLLEGE ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter of (SE 1/4) of Section 18, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Southeast corner of said Section 18 and assuming the South line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4 SE1/4) of said Section 18 bears N89°40’51”W with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence N89°40’51”W along said South line a distance of 1319.50 feet to the Southwest corner of said SE 1/4 SE 1/4; thence N00°21’19”W along the West line of said SE 1/4 SE 1/4 a distance of 30.00 feet to a point on the North line of D Road; thence N89°37’59”W along said North line a distance of 1328.65 feet to a point on the West line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 18, said North line also being the North line of the Darren Davidson Annexation, City of Grand Junction, Ordinance No. 3205; thence N00°06’35”W along said West line a distance of 1288.69 feet to the Northwest corner of said SW 1/4 SE 1/4; thence N00°25’09”W along the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 18 a distance of 903.48 feet to a point on the South line of the Southern Pacific Railroad Annexation, City of Grand Junction, Ordinance No. 3158; thence N73°01’14”E along said South line a distance of 1415.51 feet to a point on the North line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 18; thence N00°15’05”E a distance of 30.00 feet; thence N89°35’13”E along a line being 30.00 feet North of and parallel with the North line of said NE 1/4 SE 1/4 a distance of 1292.57 feet; thence S00°13’55”E along the East line of said NE 1/4 SE 1/4 a distance of 1350.87 feet to the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 18; thence S00°13’09”E along the East line of said SE 1/4 SE 1/4, a distance of 1321.23 feet, more or less to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Said parcel contains 154.05 acres (6,710,387 square feet), more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 2nd day of May, 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 the 6th day of June, 2007.
Attest:
/s/: James J. Doody
President of the Council
/s/: Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk