Attachment B - Approval Report 200504.pdf

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – 200504 
 
 
 
   
 
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 Robert G. Martinez at (602) 495-0806 for questions 
and notification of your completion of the stipulations.  
 
Upon completion of the stipulations Robert G. Martinez will schedule your request 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 one year from the date of your 
conditional approval (your expiration date is April 24, 2021), this request will then expire.  At 
that time a new submittal will be required along with the required payment for the abandonment 
process.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ATTACHMENT B

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Planning and Development Department  
 
April 24, 2020 
Consolidated Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 200504 
Project# 14-3002 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
 
 
 
 
 
NWC of Grandview and 19th Ave 
 
 
Applicant:  
Hunter Engineering; Paul Engle 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon public utility easements, 
located on NWC of 19th Ave & Grandview 
Rd (208-14-846); NWC (APN 208-14-827) & 
NEC (208-14-840) of 21st Ave & Grandview; 
and SEC of 21st Ave & Bell Rd (APN 208-
14-835). 
 
  
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states: that Hunter 
Engineering is proposing new public utility 
easements that will replace the existing 
improvements with new improvements 
within the portions to be abandoned.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations 
  
PDD Civil Reviewer:  Recommend approval. 
PDD Planner:  No comments received. 
PDD Traffic Reviewer:  Recommend approval. 
Street Transportation: No comments. 
Street Transportation, Lights: Recommend approval. 
Street Transportation, PDP: No comments received. 
WSD Water Reviewer:   WSD has No stipulations or Conflicts with abandonment of easements 
and proposed new public easements. 
WSD Sewer Reviewer: WSD has No stipulations or Conflicts with abandonment of easements 
and proposed new public easements. 
Planning & Zoning: No comments received. 
NSD Reviewer:  No comments received. 
Light Rail:  No comments received. 
Floodplain Management:  Recommend approval. 
Solid Waste:  Recommend approval. 
Public Transit:  Public Transit does not have comment.

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Utility Comments 
The request was also routed to outside utility companies for their input. Listed below are the 
responses from each utility. 
 
Cox – Kenny Hensman 
COX has Active Plant thru 21st Av & Grandview and 19th Av & Grandview Areas.  A Conflict 
Review by the Requester needs to be Submitted to:  Conflict Review: 
Email to: natlconsttrafficmgmtteam@cox.com 
 
A Cover Letter for the Conflict Review. 
 
A set of the Project’s Site Plans, for the Construction Planner to Review to determine the 
possible work involved and possible costs for the COX Plant Relocation within the Site of the 
Project.  Include Zip Code for the Site Area for proper Construction Planner Assignment. 
 
Southwest Gas – Nancy Almanzan 
After review, SWG has determined that there are existing or proposed facilities in all or a portion 
of the area proposed to be vacated and has no objection to the request for vacation as 
presented; however, in order to protect these facilities, SWG requests a perpetual easement be 
saved and reserved to SWG as a condition of the Order of Vacation. 
 
Arizona Public Service – Roger Watkins 
Recommends approval with the following stipulations:  Easements for existing Arizona Public 
Service equipment would need to be acquired or applicant would need to relocated Arizona 
Public Service equipment in new public utilities easement.  Roger.Watkins@aps.com 
 
CenturyLink – Glady Zeilstra 
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 our rights to 
any other existing easement or rights we have 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.  
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this action further, please contact Matt Reese 
at matthew.reese@centurylink.com. 
 
Salt River Project – Sherry Wagner  
Salt River Project has no objection to the abandon of the PUE on the NEW of 19 Ave and 
Grandview Rd as shown in in your application ABND 200504.  This is in the Arizona Public 
Service serving area 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval   
 
The request of abandonment ABND 200504 is conditionally approved and the following 
stipulations will need to be met:  
 
 
1. All utilities shall be relocated to locations approved by the affected utility company. All 
work is to be done by the affected utility company at no expense to the affected utility

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company. 
 
2. The above stipulations must be completed within one year from the conditional approval 
decision dated April 24, 2020.  
 
 
 
  
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
Date: 6/1/2020 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Robert G. Martinez, Senior Engineering Technician  
Cc:  Hunter Engineering; Paul Engle