Attachment B - Approval Report 230052.pdf

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 230052 
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 the Abandonment Coordinator at (602) 262-7403 
for questions and notification of your completion of the stipulations.  
Upon completion of the stipulations your request will be scheduled 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 two years from the date of your 
conditional approval (your expiration date is April 25, 2026), this request will then expire.  At 
that time a new submittal will be required along with the required payment for the abandonment 
process. A one time, one year extension can be requested prior to the expiration date, with 
applicable extension fee due. 
ATTACHMENT B

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
April 26, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 230052 
Project# 21-4492 
Council District: 1 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
Southwest of North 20th Avenue, West of 
West Monona Drive, Northeast of Tonopah 
Drive and South of North 21st Avenue 
 
 
Applicant:  
Andrew Dutton 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon a portion of the existing 
drainage easement that is within Tract A 
that was declared as a common area with 
the dedication of a drainage easement over 
it. Tract A is located on APN 209-18-423 
which was recorded with the Final Plat for T 
C A Plaza (Fee No. 2010-0767398, 
9/03/2010, Book 1064, Page 42). 
  
 
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states that a portion of the 
existing drainage easement is no longer 
required for conveyance of offsite flows 
based upon the latest grading and drainage 
and site plan for the area.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Michelle Flores 
Civil recommends for approval. The G&D plan (CPGD 2304744) has been submitted pending 
review and a new drainage easement will be dedicated per PLAT 230025 to account for the 
offsite flows that the DE within Tract A was retaining. 
 
PDD Site Planner – Dru Maynus 
Recommend approval based upon comments within PRLM 2300538. 
 
PDD Traffic – Derek Fancon 
Recommend approval. 
 
Street Transportation Department– Joshua Rogers 
Streets doesn’t have any comments.

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Public Works Solid Waste– Robert Lopez 
Recommend approval, proposed abandonment will have no impact on public works solid waste 
services. 
Water Service Department  – Donald Reynolds 
WSD has One Stipulation for this abandonment. 
1. The 30’ ft. water easement shall be retained or maybe modified by the affected utilities 
with 24-hour maintenance access subject to the following standard stipulations: 
a. No structure of any kind and/or block wall shall be constructed or placed within 
the easement except removable type fencing and/or paving.  No planting except 
grass and/or approved ground cover shall be placed within the easement.  It shall 
be further understood that the City of Phoenix shall not be required to replace 
any obstructions, paving or planting that must be removed during the course of 
required maintenance, reconstruction and/or construction. 
 
 
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 230052 APN 209-18-423 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. 
 
Arizona Public Service – Kimberly Paxson 
APS has no objection to this abandonment. 
 
CenturyLink – Tori Jacoby 
No comments received. 
 
Salt River Project – Michael Laguna 
Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the Drainage Easement as shown in 
the abandonment package. This is in an Arizona Public Service serving area.

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Stipulations of Conditional Approval   
 
The request of abandonment ABND 230052 is conditionally approved, and the following 
stipulation will need to be met:  
 
1. All utilities must be removed or relocated to locations approved by each affected utility 
company. All work is to be done by each affected utility company at no expense to the 
affected utility company. Verification of removal or relocation must be done by the 
applicant and provided to the City of Phoenix, Planning and Development Department. 
 
2. Abandonment shall be recorded concurrently with PLAT 230025. 
 
3. The above stipulations must be completed within two years from the conditional 
approval decision dated April 26, 2024.  
 
 
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
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Andrew Dutton, Applicant/Representative  
 
Ramzi Georges Atwell, Applicant/Representative 
 
Miguel Victor, Deputy Director of PDD 
 
Aracely Herrera, Site Planning Supervisor, Planner lll 
 
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