Attachment B-Approval Report 210050.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2022-07-01)

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 210050 
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) 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 January 20, 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 
January 20, 2022 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 210050 
Project# 99-817 
Quarter Section: 19-22     
District#: 5 
Location: 
Applicant: 
Request to abandon: 
Purpose of request: 
Northeast Corner of 29th Avenue and 
Georgia Avenue 
Baird Fullerton 
25-foot PUE abutting Lots 11 and 12 and 
the 16-foot public utility easement abutting 
the east side lots 5, 6, and 7 and the west 
side of 16,17,18 in the Pennie Tract 
subdivision recorder on Book 43, Page 51 
of the Maricopa County Recorder.
The applicant states the abandonment would 
increase land for redevelopment.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
Street Transportation Department – Maja Brkovic  
“No comments.” 
PDD Traffic Department – Derek Fancon 
“Recommend approval.” 
Street Lights – Jason Fernandez 
“Recommend approval.” 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Don Gerkin 
“I recommend APPROVAL for this ABND case.  No Issues/Comments.  I reviewed this case for 
the existence of City owned storm water infrastructure.  There are no city owned storm water 
infrastructure in the abandonment area.” 
Water Services Department – Don Reynolds 
25’ PUE proposed for 
abandonment 
16’ PUE proposed for 
abandonment

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“The entire right of way and PUE shall be retained as a water and sewer easement or as may be 
modified by the affected utilities with 24-hour maintenance access subject to the following 
standard stipulations: 
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. 
OR 
The applicant/property owners shall abandon all affected water and sewer utilities or relocate all 
affected water and sewer utilities into an alternate easement or right of way prior to the Resolution 
of Abandonment in accordance with plans submitted to and approved by the Planning and 
Development Department, or as otherwise approved by the Water Services Department.  All work 
is to be done by a licensed contractor at no expense to the City of Phoenix.” 
 
Village Planner – Nick Klimek 
No Comments Received  
 
Neighborhood Services- Lynda Lee 
No Comments Received  
 
Utility Provider Comments and Recommendations: 
 
SRP – Sherry Wagner 
“Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the Right of way/PUE of Georgia 
Avenue between 29th Ave and 28th Drive. 
 
Salt River Project DOES object to the abandonment of the PUE going south of Georgia Avenue 
between 29th Ave and 28th Drive. At this time there is an overhead line with poles in this area. 
Once the electric facilities have been removed/relocated SRP can give approval.” 
 
APS – James Generoso 
“APS has no objection to ABND210050, the subject property is outside of our service territory. 
 
Cox Communications – Zach Lawson 
“ABND 210050 is a new conflict review that will go with the abandonment/ conflict review I sent 
earlier this month (ABND 210041).” 
 
Southwest Gas – Tami Garcia 
“After reviewing the plans for the above-referenced project, it has been determined that  
there are no apparent conflicts between the Southwest Gas system and your  
proposed abandonment of the public utility easements. Southwest Gas would like to  
recommend abandonment of the public utility easements located at the above referenced 
location.” 
 
Centurylink – Mary Hutton 
No comments received.

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Streets Utility Coordination – Rozanna Brown 
No Comments Received  
 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval 
 
The request of abandonment ABND 210050 is conditionally approved, and the following 
stipulations 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. 
 
2. The applicant/property owners shall relocate all affected water and sewer utilities into an 
alternate easement or right of way prior to the Resolution of Abandonment in accordance 
with plans submitted to and approved by the Planning and Development Department, or 
as otherwise approved by the Water Services Department. 
 
3. The abandonment must be completed within two years from the conditional approval 
decision dated January 20, 2022.  
  
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Maggie Dellow, Abandonment Coordinator  
 
cc 
Baird Fullerton, Applicant/Representative 
 
Christopher DePerro, Team Leader Site Planning 
2/14/22