Attachment B - Approval Report ABND 200550.pdf

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 200550 
 
 
 
   
 
Your abandonment request was granted CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.  
  
This request will NOT be completed until all the stipulations have been met and this request is 
formally adopted by City Council. It is the APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY to ensure that all 
stipulations are satisfied. Please contact Maggie Dellow at (602) 262-7399 for questions and 
notification of your completion of the stipulations.  
 
Upon completion of the stipulations Robert G. Martinez will schedule your request for City Council 
formal approval. You will receive a copy of the abandonment document after it has been recorded 
with Maricopa County. 
 
If the stipulations of abandonment are not completed within one year from the date of your 
conditional approval (your expiration date is November 17, 2021) (NEW EXPIRATION DATE IS 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025), this request will then expire.  At that time a new submittal will be required 
along with the required payment for the abandonment process.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attachment B

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Planning and Development Department  
 
November 17, 2020 
Consolidated Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 200550 
Project# 16-86 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
 
 
 
 
 
North of Roeser Road and West of 36th 
Street 
 
 
Applicant:  
 
 
 
 
 
Tim Mathewson; Candelaria Design 
Association 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
 
 
 
To abandon 5-foot public utility easement 
on Lot 3, subdivision “El Dorado Industrial 
Plaza Unit #, per Book 167 Page 6; 
recorded with Maricopa County Recorder. 
 
  
Purpose of request:  
 
 
 
Owner of both parcel plans to build a new 
facility and would like to abandon the public 
utility easement, running north/south within 
the combined lot to accommodate the 
building design.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations 
  
PDD Civil Reviewer: No comments received. 
PDD Traffic Reviewer: “Recommend approval.” 
Street Transportation: No comments.  
Street Transportation, Lights: “Recommend approval.” 
Street Transportation, PDP:  No comments received. 
WSD Water & Sewer Reviewer: “WSD has No stipulation. No Conflicts.” 
Planning & Zoning:  No comments received. 
NSD Reviewer:  No comments received. 
Light Rail:  No comments received. 
Floodplain Management:  No comments received. 
Solid Waste: “Recommend approval.” 
Public Transit: “Public Transit Department does not have comment.”  
 
Utility Comments and Recommendations 
 
Cox: “Recommends Approval” 
Southwest Gas: “After reviewing the plans for the above-referenced project, it has been 
determined that there are no apparent conflicts between the Southwest Gas system and your 
proposed abandonment of the 5’ public utility easement on Lot 3, subdivision El Dorado 
Industrial Plaza. Southwest Gas would like to recommend abandonment of the public utility 
easement located at the above-referenced location.”

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Arizona Public Service: “I have researched our records and found that the subject property is 
not situated within the APS service territory. Therefore, APS does consent to the release.” 
CenturyLink: “Qwest Corporation, d/b/a CenturyLink QC (“CenturyLink”) has reviewed the 
request for the subject matter and has determined that it has no objections with respect to the 
changes proposed as shown and/or described for the property on Exhibit “A”, said Exhibit “A” 
attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. It is the intent and understanding of 
CenturyLink that this shall not reduce our rights to any other existing easement or rights we 
have on this site or in the area. This response is submitted WITH THE STIPULATION that if 
CenturyLink facilities are found and/or damaged within the area as described, the Applicant will 
bear the cost of relocation and repair of said facilities. Contact TJ Eich 
(Tamara.Eich@centurylink.com) with any questions.”  
Salt River Project: “Salt River Project does not approve of the abandonment of the PUE as 
shown in your application ABND 200550 at 36th Street and Roeser Road.  At this time there are 
existing electric facilities within the PUE.  If the customer would like to have the facilities 
relocated/removed have them contact SRP Customer Service on 602-236-8833.  After the 
facilities have been relocated/removed we will re-evaluate the request.” 
 
 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval   
 
The request of abandonment ABND 200550 is conditionally approved and the following 
stipulations will need to be met:  
 
1. All utilities shall be relocated to locations approved by the affected utility company. All work 
is to be done by the affected utility company at no expense to the affected utility company. 
 
The above stipulations must be completed within one year from the conditional approval decision 
dated October 2, 2020.  
 
 
 
  
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY:  Emily Dawson, Abandonment Coordinator  
Cc:  Tim Mathewson; Candelaria Design Association 
       Christopher DePerro; Abandonment Hearing Officer and Site Planning Team Leader  
September 18, 2024