Attachment B - Approval Report 210027.pdf

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 210027 
 
 
 
   
 
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) 256-3487 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 June 30, 2023), 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.

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
June 30, 2021 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 210027 
Project# 21-889 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
Southwest Corner of Union Hills and 11th 
Avenue 
 
 
Applicant:  
Jeff A. Giles 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
The north 20 feet of the existing 33’ PUE as 
dedicated on the final plat in Boon 335 Page 
16.   
 
  
Purpose of request:  
A private accessway is proposed to be 
constructed within the area to be abandoned. 
In order to construct public water and sewer 
facilities within the private accessway, this 
portion of the existing P.U.E. is required to be 
abandoned.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
  
Civil Review – Michelle Flores: 
“Recommend approval.” 
 
PDD Site Planner – Emily Dawson: 
“Recommend approval. I do not have any comments on this abandonment.” 
 
Traffic – Derek Fancon: 
“Recommend approval.” 
 
Water Services Department – Donald Reynolds: 
“WSD has No conflicts with this abandonment.” 
 
Solid Waste – Michael Dwyer: 
“Solid Waste approves abandonment.” 
 
Neighborhood Services Department – Lynda Lee: 
No comments received. 
 
Village Planner – David Simmons:

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No comments received. 
 
Utility Provider Comments and Recommendations: 
 
SRP – Sherry Wagner: 
“Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the 20’ as shown in your application 
ABND210027 on the southwest corner of 11th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.  This is in the 
Arizona Public Service serving area.” 
 
APS – James Generoso: 
“APS opposes this abandonment request and recommends denial of it. APS operates and 
maintains an existing overhead 69kV electric transmission line running east-west within the 33’ 
PUE of which the applicant is seeking to abandon the northerly 20’. The proposed abandonment 
would leave only a 13’ wide PUE which would create inadequate access and workspace for 
APS to maintain this electric transmission line.” 
 
Cox Communications – Zach Lawson: 
“I have reviewed the abandonment request at ABND 210027 - APN 208-03-299C 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 easements 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 – Steve Salazar: 
“The partial release of this Federal Patent Easement has been approved and signed by our Vice 
President.” 
 
Centurylink – Mary Hutton: 
“Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC(“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 its rights to 
any other existing easement or rights it has 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.” 
 
Streets Utility Coordination – Rozanna Brown: 
“The Street Transportation Utility Coordination Section has no comments.” 
 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval 
 
The request of abandonment ABND 210027 is conditionally approved and the following 
stipulations will need to be met:

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1. All utilities shall be 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. An appropriate performance agreement, in an approved form and cost 
amount, must be posted with the Planning and Development Department to guarantee 
the improvements. 
 
2. The abandonment must be completed within two years from the conditional approval 
decision dated June 30, 2021.  
 
 
  
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Maggie Dellow, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
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Applicant/Representative, Jeff A. Giles, Applicant 
 
Christopher DePerro, Team Leader Site Planning 
 
6/30/21