Attachment B - Approval Report 240002.pdf

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 240002 
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 February 29, 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  
 
 
February 29, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 240002 
Project# 21-23 
Council District: 5 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
South of Indian School Road, North of 
Mitchell Drive, East of 97th Avenue, and 
West of State Route 101 
 
 
Applicant:  
Lennar Arizona, LLC & Nexmetro Western 
Garden, LLC 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon existing drainage easements 
located on APN 102-26-722 and 102-26-
720. Both of which were recorded with the 
Final Plat for Western Garden Phase 1 (Fee 
No. 2023-0483721, 9/15/2023, Book 1757, 
Page 47).. 
  
 
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states the existing drainage 
easements configurations do not cover the 
newly design improvements of the 
development. As a result, the easements 
will be re-recorded with the modified 
boundary.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Alejandro Hernandez 
Recommend approval with stipulation DEDI 230107 & PLAT 230046 recorded. 
 
PDD Site Planner – Jacob Pretzman 
No comments received. 
 
 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval   
 
The request of abandonment ABND 240002 is conditionally approved, and the following 
stipulation will need to be met:  
 
1. Abandonment shall be recorded concurrently with PLAT 230046 and DEDI 230107. 
 
2. The above stipulations must be completed within two years from the conditional 
approval decision dated February 29, 2024.

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This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
cc 
Lennar Arizona, LLC, Applicant/Representative  
 
Nexmetro Western Garden, LLC, Applicant/Representative 
 
Miguel Victor, Deputy Director of PDD 
 
Aracely Herrera, Site Planning Supervisor, Planner lll 
 
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