CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 08-10
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION MAKING CERTAIN
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
JAMES ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 514 30 ROAD
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 14th day of December 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:
JAMES ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section 9, Township 1 South, Range 1 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 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 9 and assuming the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section to bear S 00°07’38” E with all other bearings noted hereon being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, S 00°07’38” E along the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 9, a distance of 445.00 feet; thence N 89°50’04” E a distance of 40.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, continue N 89°50’04” E a distance of 247.10 feet; thence S 00°07’38” E a distance of 228.00 feet; thence S 89°50’04” W a distance of 247.10 feet to a point on the existing East right of way for 30 Road; thence N 00°07’38” W along said East right of way and the East line of DM South Annexations No. 1 and 2 (Ordinance No.’s 3455 and 3456) a distance of 228.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
CONTAINING 56,338 Square Feet or 1.29 Acres, more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 1st day of February 2010; 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 1st day of February 2010.
Attest:
/s/ Teresa Coons
President of the Council Pro Tem
/s/ Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk