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 16th day of November, 2009, the following Resolution was adopted:

 

CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION

 

RESOLUTION NO. 86-09

 

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

AND

LAHUE ANNEXATION

 

LOCATED AT 514 MORNING GLORY LANE AND INCLUDES PORTIONS OF MORNING GLORY LANE RIGHT-OF-WAY

LOCA

 

WHEREAS, on the 16th day of November, 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:

 

LAHUE ANNEXATION

 

A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section 8, 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 Northeast corner of that certain parcel of land described in Book 4450, Page 722, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado and the East line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8 is assumed to bear N 00°03’56” W with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Beginning, S 00°03’56” E along the East line of said parcel, also being the West line of the Schultz Annexation No. 2, City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 3810, a distance of 88.20 feet; thence N 89°59’49” W along the South line of said parcel, a distance of 160.00 feet; thence N 00°03’56” W a distance of 88.20 feet; thence S 89°59’49” E along the North line of said parcel, a distance of 160.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

 

CONTAINING 0.32 Acres or 14,112 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 January, 2010, 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 the 16TH day of November, 2009.

 

 

 

Attest:

 

 

/s/: Bruce Hill

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.

 

 

 

                                                                   _________________________                  City Clerk

 

 

Publication dates:

November 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 2009