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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Union Oil Company of California has petitioned the Board of
County Commissimers of Garfield County, Colorado, for an exemption under
C.R.S. 1963, 106-2-33 (3) (d), as amended, concerning the following described
4.97 acre tract of land consisting of three contiguous parcels, located in
Garfield County, Colorado, to -wit:
Parcel 1
A parcel of land situated in Lot 7 of Section 18, Township 7 South,
Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, lying Southwesterly
of the Southwesterly right-of-way line of the Denver and Rio Grande
Western Railroad (Aspen Branch), Northerly of the Southerly line
of said Lot 7 and Southerly of a fence as constructed and in place,
said parcel of land is described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Southerly line of said Lot 7 said point
being on the Westerl y right-of-way line of said railroad whence a pin 5/8 in.
X 20 in. in the ground with a cap properly marked for the SoutheaEt Corner
of said Lot 7 bears: S. 89°43'12" E. 536.09 feet; thence N. 89°43'12" W.
291.36 feet along the Southerly line of said Lot 7; thence N. 52°08'30"
W. 455.66 feet; thence N. 58°45'31" E. 399.79 feet along said fence to
a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of said railroad; thence S.33°
41'42" E. 301. 38 feet along the Westerly right-of-way line of said railroad;
thence 277.03 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of
2814.80 feet, the chord of which bears: S. 30°52'32" E. 276.91 feet to a
point on the Southerly line of said Lot 7, the point of beginning. The above
described parcel of land contains 3.64 acres, more or less.
Parcel 2
A parcel of land situated in Lot 7, of Section 18, Township 7 South, Range
88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, lying Westerly of the Westerly
right-of-way line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (Aspen
Branch), Northerly of the Southerly line of said Lot 7 and Northeasterly
of the Centerline of Roaring Fork River, said parcel of land is described
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Southerly line of said Lot 7 whence a pin 5/8
in. X 20 in. in the ground with a cap properly marked for the Southeast
Corner of said Lot 7 bears: S. 89°43'12" E. 827.45 feet; thence N.89°43'12"
W. 223.68 feet along the Southerly line of said Lot 7 to a point in the center
of said river; thence N. 34°51'52" W. 108. 37 feet along the center of said
river; thence N. 58°14'25" W. 225.12 feet along the center of said river;
thence N. 58°45'31" E. 137.17 feet; thence S. 52°08'30" E. 455.66 feet
to a point on the Southerly line of said Lot 7, the point of beginning. The
above described parcel of land contains 1.09 acres, more or less.
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Parcel 3
A parcel of land situated in Lot 7 of Section 18, Township 7 South,
Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, lying Southwesterly
of the Southwesterly right-of-way line of the Denver and Rio Grande
Western Railroad (Aspen Branch), said parcel of land is described as
follows:
Beginning at a point on the Southwesterly right-of-way line of said
railroad whence a pin 5/8 in. X 20 in. in the ground with a cap pro-
perly marked for the Southeast Corner of said Lot 7 bears: S. 59°51'01"
E. 977.65 feet; thence S. 58°45'31" W. 60.53 feet; thence N. 33°4P42"
W. 97.02 feet; thence 83. 37 feet along the arc of a curve to the right,
having a radius of 1542.87 feet, the chord of which bears: N.32°08147"
W. 83.36 feet; thence N. 68°09139" E. 61.22 feet to a point on the South-
westerly right-of-way line of said railroad; thence 70.77 feet along the
arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 1482.39 feet, the chord
of which bears: S. 32°19'40" E. 70. 76 feet; thence S. 33°4P42" E.
99.62 feet along the Southwesterly right-of-way line of said railroad to
the point of beginning. The above described parcel of land contains 0.24 acres,
more or less; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Petitioner has presented evidence to the Board demon-
strating with reasonable certainty the following:
(1) That said tract of land will be used for no purpose other than the
construction and operation of an underground natural gas storage
facility to store natural gas and to serve consumers of natural gas
in the Roaring Fork Valley;
(2) That the property is not to be used for residential purposes, and
that consequently no domestic water supply or sewerage treatment
plant is necessary or contemplated in connection with the anticipated
use of said property; and that sufficient water is available in connection
with the construction of the storage cavity project;
(3) That sufficient access from Colorado State Highway No. 82 to said
property exists, and that a roadway to said property will be constructed and
enlarged, and will be maintained all year round;
(4) That no utility lines of any nature will be extended to any wellhead or
compressor housing units to be constructed on said property;
(5) That wells and the storage cavity to be drilled on said property
will be properly drilled, cased, cemented, bottomed, and sealed, as
is required, to prevent contamination of any water source;
(6) That the construction of the storage facility will be subject to the
approval of the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission to insure maximurn
safety precautions, and that the Colorado Public Utilities Commission
and officials of Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Company, Inc. will make
periodic safety inspections of the complete storage installation; and
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(7) That wellhead and compressor housing units will be erected on said
property to completely house all wellheads and required machinery and
in such a way to be similar in appearance to residential buildings; and
such property will be landscaped to blend with natural terrain; and
WHEREAS, the Board is convinced that there is an immediate need to create
storage facilities and have available large amounts of natural gas in the Roaring
Fork Valley to meet present requirements and future consumer demands; and
WHEREAS, the Board is convinced that the sale of said property and the
resulting division of land is not within the purposes and intent of C.R. S. 1963
106-2-1, et seq. , as amended, and should be exempt from the definitions
of the terms "subdivision" and "subdivided land" as the same appear in C.R.S.
1963, 106-2-33 (3) (a) , as amended.
NOW THEREFORE, upon motion of IL -e, Ili ,- ftp , seconded
by A/ » N HIV and unanimously carried, the property above described is
hereby exempted from such definitions, and transfer of said 4.97 acre tract,
consisting of the above described three parcels of land, may be made by the
Petitioner to the Purchaser as named in the Petition for Exemption filed herein.
STATE OF COLORADO )
COUNTY OF GARFIELD )
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CERTIFICATION
The Clerk of Garfield County, Colorado hereby certifies that the foregoing
Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
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Garfield County, Colorado at its regular meeting on Attgu3t /f , 1972.
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Dated,1972.
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