CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 12-11
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION,
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,
DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2910 BUNTING AVENUE AND INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE 29 ROAD AND BUNTING AVENUE RIGHTS-OF-WAY
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of January, 2011, 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:
HOUSING AUTHORITY 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 Northwest corner of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8 and assuming the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8 bears N 00°03’58” W with all other bearings mentioned herein being relative thereto; thence, from said Point of Beginning, N 89°57’49” E along the North line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8, a distance of 4.00 feet; thence S 00°03’58” E along a line 4.00 feet East of and parallel with the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8, a distance of 655.25 feet; thence S 89°59’48” E, a distance of 326.98 feet; thence N 00°03’30” W, a distance of 310.73 feet to a point on the South line of Kennedy Avenue, per Book 1368, Page 467, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence N 89°58’58” E along the South line of said Kennedy Avenue, a distance of 198.00 feet; thence S 00°03’30” E, a distance of 314.80 feet; thence N 89°59’48” W along a line 20.00 feet South of and parallel with, the North line of Bunting Avenue, per Book 1368, Page 467, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, a distance of 528.98 feet to a point on the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8; thence N 00°03’58” W along the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 8, also being the East line of the Central Fruitvale Annexation, per City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 1133, a distance of 659.25 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
Containing 66,268 Square Feet or 1.52 Acres, more or less, as described.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 14th day of February 2011; 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 14th day of February, 2011.
Attest:
/s/ Teresa A. Coons
President of the Council
Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk