Attachment B - Approval Report 220048.pdf

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 220048 
 
 
 
   
 
Your abandonment request was granted CONDITIONAL APPROVAL by Christopher DePerro, 
Abandonment Hearing Officer.  
  
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 Alyssa Neitzel 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 action.  
 
If the stipulations of abandonment are not completed within two years from the date of your 
conditional approval (your expiration date is October 13, 2024), 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 
October 13, 2022  
Preliminary Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 220048 
Project# 22-2533 
 Quarter Section: 11-28 
District#: 7 
Location: 
701 North Central Avenue 
Applicant: 
Vela Development Partners 
Request to abandon: 
The 8-foot public utility easement adjacent to 
the south, west, and north property lines, as 
well as the 8-foot sidewalk easement and 
landscape easement adjacent to the west 
property line of the parcel identified by APN 
111-43-150.
Purpose of request: 
Applicant states: “the easements are no 
longer necessary to service the block and 
their 
abandonment 
will 
allow 
for 
redevelopment of the property with a modern 
high-rise mixed-use building.” 
Hearing date: 
October 13, 2022

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Hearing Summary 
Mr. Christopher DePerro, the Abandonment Hearing Officer calls the meeting to order on October 
13, 2022. He asks Ms. Alyssa Neitzel, the Abandonment Coordinator to introduce the case 
220048. 
Ms. Alyssa Neitzel, introduced abandonment ABND 220048 and read the case into the record by 
stating the applicant, location, and purpose of the request, as well as City staff research. 
Mr. DePerro then started the discussion by asking the applicant if they would like to add any 
additional comments regarding the abandonment request.  
Mr. Maerowitz presents Power Point presentation. 
Ms. Alyssa Neitzel reads stipulation recommendations from various city departments as well as 
stipulations of approval. 
Mr. DePerro removes stipulations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as they are not needed. Stipulation number 
8 remains and renamed as number 2.  
The Hearing Officer grants conditional approval for abandonment 220048 subject to stipulations 
in staff report. 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval 
The request of abandonment is conditionally approved by the Abandonment Hearing Officer. 
The following stipulations will need to be met:  
1. Either a or b shall be complied with:

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a. 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.
b. All right-of-way shall be retained as a public utilities easement with 24-hour vehicle 
maintenance access.
2. All stipulations must be completed within two years from the Abandonment Hearing
Officer’s decision.
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved by the Abandonment Hearing Officer. 
Hearing Officer Signature: ____________________________________    Date: __________ 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Paulina Hernandez, Abandonment Secretary 
cc: 
Applicant/Representative, Vela Development Partners 
Christopher DePerro, Abandonment Hearing Officer 
1.20.23