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 7^th day of June, 2017, the following Resolution was adopted:

CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

RESOLUTION NO. 29-17

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

HILL BUSINESS COMPLEX ANNEXATION

APPROXIMATELY 2.734 ACRES

LOCATED AT 2905 HILL AVENUE

WHEREAS, on the 7^th day of June, 2017, 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:

HILL BUSINESS COMPLEX ANNEXATION

A certain parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 17, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

COMMENCING at the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4) of said Section 17 and assuming the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 NW 1/4) of said Section 17 bears N 00°12’02” W with all other bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, S 89°55’25” E, along the North line of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of said Section 17, a distance of 330.52 feet to a point on the Westerly right of way for Teller Avenue, as same is defined and described in Book 4835, Page 205, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado and being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence, from said Point of Beginning, traversing along and across said right of way the following ten (10) courses:

1.  N 00°11’53” W a distance of 131.84 feet; thence…

2.  S 89°55’25” E a distance of 63.28 feet; thence…

3.  N 16°16’19” W a distance of 65.93 feet; thence…

4.  N 61°52’30” W a distance of 67.18 feet; thence…

5.  N 16°16’19” W a distance of 34.00 feet; thence…

6.  N 29°19’52” E a distance of 67.18 feet; thence…

7.  N 73°53’05” E a distance of 74.00 feet; thence…

8.  S 58°54’40” E a distance of 63.51 feet to a point on the North right of way for Hill Avenue, being the beginning of a 519.00 foot radius curve, concave South, whose long chord bears N 84°04’03” E with a long chord length of 98.18 feet, non-tangent to the previously described line; thence…

9.  Easterly along the arc of said curve, thru a central angle of 10°51’18”, an arc distance of 98.33 feet; thence…

10.  N 89°29’41” E, along said North right of way, a distance of 97.73 feet to a point on the West line of Freeway Commercial Subdivision Amended, as same is recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 122, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado;

thence departing said right of way, S 00°11’49” E, along said West line, a distance of 43.61 feet; thence S 89°48’49” W, a distance of 1.99 feet, to a point on the North end of two Boundary Line Agreements recorded with Reception Numbers 2800336 and 2800337, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence S 00°01’10” E, along said Boundary Line Agreement, a distance of 277.52 feet, more or less, to a point on the North right of way for Interstate 70 Business Loop, as same is recorded in Book 605, Page 241, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence S 73°41’04” W, along said Northerly right of way and being the North line of the Overpass Annexation, Ordinance No. 4319, as same is recorded in Book 4782, Page 921, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, a distance of 361.19 feet; thence N 36°43’00” E, along right of way described in Book 4742, Page 133, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado, a distance of 32.33 feet; thence N 00°11’53” W, along the Westerly right of way for said Teller Avenue, a distance of 80.02 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

CONTAINING 119,107 Square Feet or 2.734 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 19^th day of July, 2017, in the City Hall auditorium, located at 250 North 5^th Street, City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at 6:00 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 Community Development Division of the City.

ADOPTED the 7^th day of June, 2017.

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   President of the Council

Attest:

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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.

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City Clerk