CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 

RESOLUTION NO. 80-09

 

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A

PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN

FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE

AND EXERCISING LAND USE CONTROL

RQ ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED AT 3131 D ROAD

 

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

 

WHEREAS, on the 17th day of August, 2009, 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:

 

RQ ANNEXATION

 

A certain parcel of land located in the East Half (E 1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 22, Township One South, Range One East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

 

Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 NW 1/4) of said Section 22 and assuming the North line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 22 to bear S89°53’36”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence S00°13’57”W a distance of 30.00 feet along the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 22 to the Point of Beginning; thence S89°53’36”E a distance of 602.17 feet along a line being 30.00 feet South of and parallel with the North line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 22, said line also being the South line of Snidow Annexation No. 1, Ordinance No. 3344, City of Grand Junction; thence S00°13’57”W a distance of 1590.03 feet along the West line of River Trail Annexation, Ordinance No. 4023, City of Grand Junction; thence N89°53’45”W a distance of 83.41 feet; thence N57°27’33”W a distance of 598.24 feet; thence N42°32’44”W a distance of 19.34 feet to a point on the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 22, said point also being the Southeast corner of Heron’s Nest Annexation No. 2, Ordinance No. 4045, City of Grand Junction; thence N00°13’57”E along the West line of the NE 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 22 a distance of 1254.95 feet, said line also being the East line of said Heron’s Nest Annexation No. 2 and also being the East line of Heron’s Nest Annexation No. 1, Ordinance No. 4044, City of Grand Junction a distance of 1254.95 feet to the Point of Beginning.

 

Said parcel contains 20.02 acres (872,060 sq. ft.), more or less, as described.

 

 

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 5th day of October, 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 5th day of October, 2009.

 

 

Attest:

 

 

 /s/ Bruce Hill        

 President of the Council

 

 

/s/ Stephanie Tuin      

City Clerk