CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 24-15
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
SKUNK HOLLOW ANNEXATION
APPROXIMATELY 0.760 ACRES OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR 26 ROAD
LOCATED NORTH OF KELLEY DRIVE AND SOUTH OF H 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:
SKUNK HOLLOW ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 35, Township 1 North, Range 1 West 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 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 1 North, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian and assuming the North line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 35 bears N 89°55’47” E with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Beginning, N 89°55’47” E along the North line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 35, a distance of 30.00 feet; thence S 00°10’31” E, along the West line of Skunk Hollow Minor Subdivision, as same is recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 22, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, said line being 30.00 feet East of and parallel with, the West line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 35, a distance of 1104.12 feet; thence S 89°49’29” W, a distance of 30.00 feet to a point on the West line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 35; thence N 00°10’31” W, along the West line of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 35, a distance of 1104.18 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.
CONTAINING 33,124 Sq. Ft. or 0.760 Acres, more or less, as described.
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