Attachment B - Approval Report 240009.pdf

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 240009 
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. Please contact the Abandonment Coordinator at (602) 
262-7403 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  
 
 
April 16, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 240009 
Project# 18-1329 
Council District: 3 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
16400 N 19TH Avenue 
 
 
Applicant:  
Megan Le 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon a 8-foot public utility easement 
that is located on a property at 16400 N 
19th Avenue . 
  
 
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states the easement 
abandonment will aid in the redevelopment 
of the site.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – BreAnne Richter 
There are no existing storm drains or drainage structures within this easement per GIS and 
Landbase. There is open/empty land all around this easement, so it is not being used as a 
drainage easement at this time. No grading and drainage plan or report is needed. Recommend 
approval with no stipulations.  
 
Street Transportation Department – Josh Rogers 
No comments, drainage easement.  
 
PDD Traffic – Derek Fancon 
Recommend approval.  
 
Water Services Department – Donald Reynolds 
WSD has NO stipulations for this Abandonment. The proposed property has existing water and 
sewer mains that can potentially serve the development. 
 
PDD Site Planner – Dru Maynus 
Recommend approval.

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Street Transportation Department Utility – Rozanna Brown 
No comments received. 
 
Street Transportation Streetlight Section – Jason Fernandez 
Recommend approval. 
 
Public Works Solid Waste– Robert Lopez 
Recommend approval. The proposed abandonment will have no impact on PW Solid Waste 
Services. 
 
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 240009 APN 208-14-988 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 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 public utility easement. Southwest Gas would like to recommend abandonment of the public 
utility easement located at the above-referenced location. 
 
Arizona Public Service – Kimberly Paxson 
APS has no objection to this requested abandonment. 
 
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. 
 
Salt River Project – Michael Laguna 
Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the 8' Public Utility Easement as 
shown in the abandonment package for ABND 240009. This is an Arizona Public Service 
serving area.

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The request of abandonment ABND 240009 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: Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
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Megan Le, Applicant/Representative  
 
Miguel Victor, Deputy Director of PDD 
 
Aracely Herrera, Site Planning Supervisor, Planner lll 
 
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