CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 23-15
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PETITION
FOR THE ANNEXATION OF LANDS
TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO,
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,
AND DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
BOOKENDS ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2395 MONUMENT ROAD,
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 1st day of April, 2015, 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:
BOOKENDS ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land lying in the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 29, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:
ALL of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 NE 1/4) of Section 29, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, TOGETHER WITH the following described portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW 1/4 NE 1/4) of said Section 29; BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 29 and assuming the East line of the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 29 bears S 00°04’21” E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Beginning, S 00°04’21” E, along the East line of the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 29 , a distance of 1310.96 feet to a point being the Southeast corner of the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 29; thence N 89°50’56” W, along the South line of the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 29, a distance of 330.41 feet; thence N 00°04’58” W, along the East line of that certain parcel of land as described in Book 2410, Page 975, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, a distance of 1311.71 feet; thence S 89°44’23” E, along the North line of NW 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 29, a distance of 234.84 feet to a point being the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section 20, Township 1 South, Range 1 West, Ute Principal Meridian; thence S 89°38’26” E, along the South line of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 20, a distance of 95.72 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 6th day of May 2015; 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:
The said territory is eligible for annexation to the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, and should be so annexed by Ordinance.
ADOPTED the 6th day of May, 2015.
Attest:
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President of the Council
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City Clerk