Attachment B - Approval Report 230059.pdf

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 230059 
Your abandonment request was granted CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. 
This request will NOT be completed until it is formally adopted by City Council. Please contact 
the Abandonment Coordinator at (602) 262-7403 for questions regarding this report.  
Upon verification of the legal description from our GIS Mapping Sectrion, your request will be 
scheduled for City Council formal approval. You will receive a copy of the resolution from the 
City Clerk after Council adoption. 
ATTACHMENT B

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
September 11, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 230059 
Project# 23-4403 
Council District: 6 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
4550 East Cactus Road 
 
 
Applicant:  
Scott Wagner 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon a 20 foot wide water/sewer 
easement dedicated with the recently 
approved PV Redevelopment Phase 2 
(PLAT 220080) (BK 1741 PG 41). 
  
 
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states the abandonments are 
no longer needed for the relocation of a 
public fire hydrant.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Alejandro Hernandez 
Plat 220080 does not dedicate new water easement for relocated FH. Could not find another.  
Dedication by separate instrument for new FH. Dedicate by separate instrument new easement 
with minimum easement for Contiguous easement for appurtenances per Water Services 
Design Guideline Manual of 6' clear of OUTSIDE of FH. 
 
Water Services Department – Donald Reynolds 
WSD has no stipulations for this abandonment. 
 
PDD Site Planner – Dru Maynus 
Recommend approval. 
 
Street Transportation Department Utility – Rozanna Brown 
No comments on this abandonment. 
 
Streetlights – Jason Fernandez 
Recommend approval.

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Utility Comments 
The request was also routed to outside utility companies for their input. Listed below are the 
responses from each utility. 
Cox – Zach Lawson 
I have reviewed the abandonment request at ABND 230059 APN 167-25-157 & APN 167-25-
159 in Phoenix, {Maricopa County}, AZ. Based upon the supplied drawings/exhibits that you’ve 
submitted it has been determined that COX has no facilities within the easement and therefore 
we approve your request to abandon.   
 
Please note that although Cox Communications approves this abandonment, we do so with the 
understanding that we will not assume any construction, relocation and/or repairs costs 
associated or in result of this abandonment.  
 
Southwest Gas – Susan R. Mulanax 
After review, SWG has determined that there are no existing or proposed facilities within the 
area proposed and have no objection to the request as presented. 
 
Nothing in this is intended or shall be construed to affect, reduce, or diminish any other existing 
property rights or easement SWG may have at this site or within the area affected. SWG retains 
the right to use any other reservations, easements, licenses or other property rights in which it 
may have an interest or that otherwise may be located within the area proposed. 
 
If you or the applicant have any questions; or if the applicant wishes to discuss this matter 
further, please contact Conflict Review at 602-484-5301. 
 
Arizona Public Service – Kimberly Paxson 
APS has no objection to ABND 230059.  
 
CenturyLink – Tori Jacoby 
CenturyLink of Arizona, Inc. d/b/a CENTURYLINK (“CenturyLink”) has reviewed the request for 
the subject vacation and has determined that it has no objections with respect to the areas 
proposed for vacation as shown and/or described on Exhibit “A”, said Exhibit “A” attached 
hereto and incorporated by this reference. 
 
It is the intent and understanding of CenturyLink that this Vacation shall not reduce our rights to 
any other existing easement or rights we have on this site or in the area. 
 
This vacation response is submitted WITH THE STIPULATION that if CenturyLink facilities are 
found and/or damaged within the vacated area as described, the Applicant will bear the cost of 
relocation and repair of said facilities. 
 
If you have any questions please contact Tori Jacoby at (361) 275-4316 or 
tori.jacoby@lumen.com 
 
Salt River Project – Michael Laguna 
Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the drainage easements as shown on 
the application of the portion of the 20 feet water/sewer easement per Book 333 page 26. This 
is in an Arizona Public Service serving area.

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The request of abandonment ABND 230059 is conditionally approved and will be 
forwarded to Council for formal adoption and recordation. 
 
 
 
  
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
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Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
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Iron Mountain Data Centers, Applicant/Representative  
 
Holly Tanaka, Applicant/Representative 
 
Miguel Victor, Deputy Director of PDD 
 
Aracely Herrera, Site Planning Supervisor, Planner lll 
 
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