CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 42-09
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
AJARIAN ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2954 D ½ ROAD AND INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE D ½ ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of March, 2009, 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:
AJARIAN ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) and the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 17, Township One South, Range One East of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17 and assuming the North line of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 17 to bear S89°59'37"W with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence S89°59'37"W a distance of 330.34 feet along the North line of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 17, said line also being the North line of Wexford Annexation, Ordinance No. 4042, City of Grand Junction; thence N00°11'14"W a distance of 1206.34 feet to a point on the Southerly line of Southern Pacific Railroad Annexation No. 1, Ordinance No. 3158, City of Grand Junction; thence along the Southerly line of said Southern Pacific Railroad Annexation No. 1 the following four (4) courses: (1) N71°54'35"E a distance of 347.15 feet to a point on the West line of the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 17; (2) N00°11'14"W a distance of 4.23 feet along the West line of the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 17 to the Northwest corner of the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 17; (3) N00°09'11"W a distance of 81.61 feet; (4) N64°33'03"E a distance of 365.02 feet; thence S00°10'35"E a distance of 1556.90 feet to a point on the North line of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17; thence N89°58'50"W a distance of 329.87 feet along the North line of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17 to the Point of Beginning, LESS HOWEVER the following described parcel of land; Commencing at the Northwest corner of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17; thence N00°11'14"W a distance of 30.00 feet along the West line of the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 17 to the Point of Beginning; thence N00°11'14"W a distance of 840.43 feet along the West line of the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 17; thence N88°44'25"E a distance of 149.41 feet; thence S00°49'03"E a distance of 843.85 feet; thence N89°58'50"W a distance of 158.67 feet along a line being 30.00 feet North of and parallel with the North line of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 17 to the Point of Beginning.
Said parcel contains 17.78 acres (774,470.45 sq. ft.), more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 13th of April, 2009; 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 13th day of April, 2009.
Attest:
/s/ Gregg Palmer
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk