CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 12-12
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A
PETITION FOR ANNEXATION,
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,
DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE
SUNCOR ANNEXATION
LOCATED AT 2200 RAILROAD AVENUE AND
INCLUDING A PORTION OF THE RAILROAD AVENUE, RIVER ROAD, AND HIGHWAY 6 & 50 RIGHT-OF-WAY
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
WHEREAS, on the 16th day of January, 2012, 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:
SUNCOR ANNEXATION
A certain parcel of land lying in the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 31, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 2 West and the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 1 West, all in the Ute Principal Meridian, being a portion of Blocks One and Two of the Railhead Industrial Subdivision, as Amended, as same is recorded in Plat Book 13, Pages 34 and 35, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:
Bounded on the South by the South right of way for Railroad Avenue, as same is shown on said plat of Railhead Industrial Park, as Amended; bounded on the East by the West line of Loggains Annexation, City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 3821, as same is recorded in Book 3990, Page 987, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado and the West line of Mesa Moving Annexation, City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 3306, as same is recorded in Book 2780, Page 17, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; bounded on the West by the East line and its Southerly projection that intersects the South right of way of said Railroad Avenue of Steel Inc. Annexation, City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 3094, as same is recorded in Book 2564, Page 86, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado AND bounded on the North by the South line of Grand Junction West Annexation, City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 2555, as same is recorded in Book 1876, Page 987 and the South line of Grand Junction Persigo Annexation No. 2, City of Grand Junction Ordinance No. 2556, as same is recorded in Book 1876, Page 346, both in the Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado.
CONTAINING 45.43 Acres or 1,979,142 Square Feet, more or less, as described
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 7th day of March 2012; 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 7th day of March, 2012.
Attest:
/s/ Tom Kenyon
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Tuin
City Clerk