Attachment B - Approval report.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2023-12-06)

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 230010 
 
 
 
   
 
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) 534-7321 
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 March 10, 2025), 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  
 
 
March 10, 2023 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 230010 
Project# 06-27 
Council District: 8 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
Southwest Corner of 34th Street and 
Buckeye Road 
 
 
Applicant:  
John Detamore, Stonelake Capital Partners 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon the 5 foot wide Public Utility 
Easement running north/south on Parcel 
No. 122-72-045. 
 
  
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states that the easement no 
longer serves a public use.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Alex Hernandez 
Recommend approval. ” 
 
Street Transportation Department – Al Zubi 
No comment received.  
 
Street Transportation Utility Coordination Department– Rozanna Brown 
The Street Transportation Utility Coordination Department has no comments. 
 
PDD Traffic Department – Derek Fancon 
No comment received.  
 
PDD Planning Department – Craig Messer 
No comment received.  
 
Streetlights – Jason Fernandez 
Recommend approval.  
 
Solid Waste - Robert Lopez 
No comment received.  
 
Water Services – Don Reynolds 
WSD has NO stipulations for this Abandonment. The proposed property has existing water and 
sewer mains that can potentially serve the development.

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WSD has No Issues with the abandonment of the requested easements after the approval of 
the abandonment of the existing water main within the water easement. 
 
PDD Village Planner – Sarah Stockham 
No comment received.  
 
Neighborhood Services – Yvette Roeder 
NSD recommends approval.  
 
Public Transit Department – Michael Pierce 
No comment.  
 
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 
COX has no facilities within the easement and therefore we approve your request to abandon. 
 
Southwest Gas – Susan R. Mulanax 
SWG has 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 – James Generoso 
APS has no objection to the abandonment requested in ABND 230010, the subject properties 
are outside of APS service territory. 
 
CenturyLink – Cody Carson 
Qwest Corporation d/b/a CENTURYLINK QC (“CenturyLink”) has reviewed the request for the 
subject Vacate and has determined that in order to protect its facilities CenturyLink must deny 
the request at this time. 
 
It is the intent and understanding of CenturyLink that this Vacation shall not reduce our rights to 
any existing easement or rights we have on this site or in the area. 
 
Salt River Project – Michael Laguna 
SRP has no objection to ABND 230010. 
 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval   
 
The request of abandonment ABND 230010 is conditionally approved, and the following 
stipulation will need to be met:  
 
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.

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2. The abandonment must be completed within two years from the conditional approval 
decision dated March 10, 2023.  
 
 
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Alyssa Neitzel, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
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John Detamore, Stonelake Capital Partners, Applicant/Representative  
 
Christopher DePerro, Team Leader, Site Planning 
 
6/13/23