Attachment B - Approval Report 220028.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2024-05-29)

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 220028 
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) 534-7321 for questions regarding this report.  
Upon receipt of the legal description from our Real Estate division, 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  
 
 
 
January 19, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 220028 
Project# 99-4234 
Quarter Section: 37-25 
District#: 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
1712 and 1728 W Bell Road 
 
 
Applicant:  
S.M.G. Investments, LLC 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
Portions of the 8’ wide public utility 
easements dedicated through The Deer 
Valley Plaza plat, in book 172 page 14 of 
the Maricopa County recorder, as illustrated 
in the attached exhibit (only the portion of 
PUEs under the existing building is 
being requested at this time) 
  
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states, “the easement set forth 
in the 1975 plat conflicts with existing 
improvements.”

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations:  
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Roxanne Tapia 
“Recommend approval.” 
 
Water Services Department – Don Reynolds 
“WSD has NO stipulations for this abandonment. No conflicts.” 
 
PDD Site Planner – Maggie Dellow 
“There are no site planning issues related to this abandonment request.  
 
Village Planner – Sarah Stockham 
No Comments Received  
 
Neighborhood Services- Lynda Lee 
No Comments Received  
 
 
Utility Provider Comments and Recommendations: 
 
SRP – Sherry Wagner 
No objection. This is in the Arizona Public Service serving area.” 
 
 
APS – James Generoso 
“It appears that APS has existing facilities within the portion of the PUE proposed for abandonment that 
runs in an east-west direction along the north property line, north of the building.” 
 
No objection to the north-south PUE portion of the request. 
 
 
Cox Communications – Zach Lawson 
“This will be a conflict review. Cox has facilities running along the back side of the building for service in 
the abandonment area.” 
 
No objection to the north-south PUE portion of the request. 
 
 
Southwest Gas – Susan Mulanax 
“After reviewing your request, it has been noted that we have a gas line running in the North 10-foot area 
proposed for abandonment. Permission is NOT granted to abandon that public utility easement. Should 
there be interest in relocating the gas facilities, the requestor would be responsible for the relocation 
costs. Please contact Conflict Review at (480) 730-3845.” 
 
We have no issues with the two (2) 8-foot PUEs running north/south through the properties. 
 
 
Centurylink – Mary Hutton 
“CenturyLink has active facilities located within the project…but not beneath the existing building” 
 
 
Streets Utility Coordination – Rozanna Brown 
No Comments Received

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The request of abandonment ABND 220028 is conditionally approved and will be forwarded 
to Council for formal adoption and recordation. 
  
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Craig Messer, Principal Planner, Site Planning Division  
 
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S.M.G. Investments, LLC, Applicant/Representative 
 
Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
January 19, 2024