NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION OF PETITION FOR ANNEXATION

NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION OF PETITION FOR ANNEXATION

Pursuant to Section 10-2-405(2)(c)(i), U.C.A., Parowan City, Utah, hereby gives notice as follows:

1.  On August 4, 2023, a petition proposing the annexation of current Iron County parcels: C-1023-0000-0000, C-1009-1009-0001, C-1061-0000-0000, consisting of approximately 75.612 acres.

2.  On, August 24, 2023, the Parowan City Council accepted the Petition to be further considered and authorized the Petition to certified by City Staff.

3.  On September 26, 2023, Parowan City Staff certified that the Petition meets the requirements of Utah State Law and notice is hereby provided to the Parowan City Council, Rich Piggott (contact sponsor), and the Iron County Commission.

4.  The area proposed for annexation in the petition is described as follows:

BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN AND RUNNING THENCE, SOUTH 00°00’23” WEST, ALONG EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 21, 222.69 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE DWYER ANNEXATION, AS RECORDED OCTOBER 13, 1995 AS ENTRY NO. 356198 IN THE OFFICE OF THE IRON COUNTY RECORDER; THENCE, ALONG THE SAID NOERTHERLY LINE OF THE DWYER ANNEXATION, THE FOLLOWING SIX (6) COURSES: (1) SOUTH 87°38’45” WEST 1166.15 FEET, (2) SOUTHWESTERLY 267.45 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A 713.94 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 21°27’49”, CHORD BEARS SOUTH 76°54’51” WEST 265.89 FEET, (3) SOUTH 66°10’56” WEST 909.32 FEET, (4) SOUTHEASTERLY 176.41 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A 522.96 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 19°19’37”, CHORD BEARS SOUTH 56°31’45” WEST 175.57 FEET, (5) WEST 245.88 FEET, (6) SOUTH 66°10’38” WEST 34.19 FEET TO A POINT BEING 33.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECION 21; THENCE, 33.00 FEET WESTERLY AND RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE SAID EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, NORTH 00°04’45” EAST 811.69 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 21 TO A POINT BEING NORTH 89°56’05” WEST 33.00 FEET FROM THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 21; THEN 33.00 FEET WESTERLY AND RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN, NORTH 00°17’05” EAST 280.62 FEET, THENCE NORTH 89°43’12”WEST 10.53 FEET TO A POINT BEING 43.53 FEET WESTERLY OF THE SAID EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16 AS DESCRIBED IN A CERTAIN WARRANTY DEED RECORDED JULY 26, 2022 AS ENTRY NO. 794568 AND SHOWN ON A RECORD OF SURVEY PREPARED BY PLATT & PLATT, INC, RECORDED AS PLAT NO. 3778 IN THE OFFICE OF THE IRON CONTY RECORDER; THENCE RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE SAID EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, NORTH 00°17’05” EAST 891.13 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89°52’14” EAST 1369.05 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 16; THENCE, ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTEROF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, SOUTH 00°25”10” WEST 427.25 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-0F-WAY LINE OF I-15 AND THE N/A LINE; THENCE, ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF I-15 THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES, (1) SOUTHEASTERLY 246.97 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A 332.84 FOOT NON-TANGENT RADIUS CURVE TO THE RIGHT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 42°30’49”, CHORD BEARS SOUTH 75°03’53” EAST 241.34 FEET, (2) NORTH 89°06’34” EAST 251.92 FEET, (3) NORTH 89°31’31” EAST 588.58 FEET, (4) EASTERLY 255.75 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A 768.51 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 19°04’03”, CHORD BEARS NORTH 79°59”30” EAST 254.57 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST, SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN, THENCE SOUTH 47°03”19” EAST 394.25 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF PAROWAN SOUTH INTERCHANGE ADDITION, RECORDED MAY 3, 2006 AS ENTRY NO. 528872 IN THE OFFICE OF THE IRON COUNTY RECORDER; THENCE, ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID OF PAROWAN SOUTH INTERCHANGE ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES: (1) SOUTHERLY 383.49 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A 507.96 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 43°15’21”, CHORD BEARS SOUTH 21°19’01” WEST 374.44 FEET, (2) SOUTH 00°16’19” EAST 66.55 FEET, (3) SOUTH 89°58’53” EAST 285.32 FEET, (4) NORTH 89°46’16” EAST 218.17 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°32’56” WEST 49.50 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF ANNEXATION PLAT FOR PAROWAN INVESTMENT GROUP, RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 1980 AS ENTRY NO. 222089 IN THE IRON COUNTY RECORDER’S OFFICE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING ON THE SOUTHLINE OF SAID SECTION 15; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ANNEXATION PLAT FOR PAROWAN INVESTMENT GROUP AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 15, SOUTH 89°46’15” WEST 662.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 

CONTAINS 3,797,627 SQUARE FEET/ 87.181 ACRES

5. The complete Annexation Petition is available for inspection and copying at the Parowan City Recorder’s Office, 35 N. 100 E., Parowan, Utah, Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

6.  Parowan City may grant the Petition and annex the above-described area unless a written lawful protest to the Annexation Petition is filed with the Iron County Clerk, P.O. Box 429, Parowan, UT, 84761, c/o Jon Whittaker, or delivered to the Iron County Clerk’s Office located at 68 South 100 East, Parowan, Utah, 84761.  A copy of the protest must also be delivered to the Parowan City Recorder at the address noted above on the same date that the protest is filed with the Iron County Clerk.  Any protest must be filed as herein state by not later than October 26, 2023.

7.  If no lawful protests are received, the Parowan City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on November 1^st, 2023, in the Parowan City Council Chambers located at 35 E. 100 N., Parowan, Utah to consider a request to annex this property.

8.  If no lawful protests are received, the Parowan City Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 9^th, 2023, in the Parowan City Council Chambers located at 35 E. 100 N., Parowan, Utah, to consider the request to annex these properties.

9.  The area proposed for annexation to Parowan City will also automatically be annexed to have Parowan City provide fire protection, and emergency services or law enforcement services, as applicable.

10. The properties proposed for annexation to Parowan City will automatically be withdrawn from Iron County providing fire protection, and emergency services or law enforcement services, as applicable.

Please see the attached annexation plat.

Dated this 3rd day of October, 2023.

/s/Callie Bassett, CMC

Parowan City Recorder

PLEASE NOTE:  "Lawful protest," as mentioned in paragraph 6, is defined in Utah Code Annotated 10-2-407 as follows:

Effective 5/3/2023
10-2-407.  Protest to annexation petition -- Planning advisory area planning commission recommendation -- Petition requirements -- Disposition of petition if no protest filed -- Public hearing and notice.

(1) A protest to an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 may only be filed by:

    (a) the legislative body or governing board of an affected entity;

    (b) an owner of rural real property located within the area proposed for annexation;

    (c) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class, an owner of private real property that:

         (i) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation;

         (ii) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and

         (iii) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; or

    (d) an owner of private real property located in a mining protection area.