NOTICE OF HEARING

ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF LANDS

TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, held on the 4^th of May, 2016, the following Resolution was adopted:

CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

RESOLUTION NO. 16-16

A RESOLUTION

REFERRING A PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL

FOR THE ANNEXATION OF LANDS

TO THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO,

SETTING A HEARING ON SUCH ANNEXATION,

AND EXERCISING LAND USE CONTROL

PIA ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 2757 HIGHWAY 50

WHEREAS, on the 4^th day of May, 2016, 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:

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A certain parcel of land lying in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE 1/4 SW 1/4) and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section 25, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the Southwest corner of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 25 and assuming the West line of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 25 bears N 00°01’48” W with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Beginning, N 00°01’48” W, along the West line of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 25, a distance of 21.35 feet to a point on the Southerly limits of the Wheeling Corrugated Annexation, Ordinance No. 3145, as same is recorded in Book 2597, Page 905, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence along the boundary of said Wheeling Corrugated Annexation, the following nine (9) courses:

1.   N 74°58’06” E, a distance of 83.25 feet;

2.  thence N 35°58’06” E, a distance of 59.68 feet;

3.  thence N 12°58’54” W, a distance of 514.89 feet;

4.  thence N 21°04’54” W, a distance of 15.97 feet;

5.  thence N 35°48’36” W, a distance of 111.20 feet;

6.  thence N 22°40’06” W, a distance of 70.16 feet;

7.  thence S 72°56’20” E, a distance of 123.03 feet;

8.  thence S 73°40’30” E, a distance of 110.41 feet;

9.  thence S 69°23’00” E, a distance of 294.90 feet, more or less, to a point on the Westerly boundary of the Mendez Annexation, Ordinance No. 3212, as same is recorded in Book 2663, Page 176, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado;

thence along said Westerly boundary the following three (3) courses:

1.   S 21°55’02” W, a distance of 547.03 feet;

2.  thence S 14°17’03” E, a distance of 74.46 feet;

3.  thence S 45°33’15” E, a distance of 17.44 feet to a point on the South line of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 25;

Thence N 89°59’22” W, along said South line, a distance of 228.16 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

CONTAINING 172,247 Square Feet or 3.954 Acres, more or less, as described.

WHEREAS, the Council has found and determined that the petition complies substantially with the provisions of the Municipal Annexation Act and a hearing should be held to determine whether or not the lands should be annexed to the City by Ordinance;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION:

1.  That a hearing will be held on the 15th day of June, 2016, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 North 5^th Street, City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at 7:00 PM to determine whether one-sixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the City; whether a community of interest exists between the territory and the city; whether the territory proposed to be annexed is urban or will be urbanized in the near future; whether the territory is integrated or is capable of being integrated with said City; whether any land in single ownership has been divided by the proposed annexation without the consent of the landowner; whether any 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; whether any of the land is now subject to other annexation proceedings; and whether an election is required under the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965.

2.  Pursuant to the State’s Annexation Act, the City Council determines that the City may now, and hereby does, exercise jurisdiction over land use issues in the said territory. Requests for building permits, subdivision approvals and zoning approvals shall, as of this date, be submitted to the Public Works and Planning Department of the City.

ADOPTED the 4^th day of May, 2016.

Attest:

 /s/ Phyllis Norris      

 President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Tuin    

City Clerk

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a hearing will be held in accordance with the Resolution on the date and at the time and place set forth in the Resolution.

/s/ Stephanie Tuin    

City Clerk