Attachment B - Approval report 230024.pdf

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 230024 
 
 
 
   
 
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 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 June 13, 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  
 
 
June 13, 2023 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 230024 
Project# 01-21134 
Quarter Section: 37-25 
District: 3 
 
 
 
Location: 
 
 
 
 
 
17217 North 17th Avenue 
 
 
Applicant:  
APSP Phoenix LLC, c/o Andover 
Properties, LLC 
 
 
Request:  
To abandon the 16-foot wide public utility 
easement ("PUE") 99-feet south of the 
northern property line of APN# 208-08-
007W. 
 
 
Purpose of request:  
Applicant states: the public utility easement 
serves no purpose.

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City Staff Comments 
This request was routed to various City departments for their recommendations. Listed below 
are the responses from each department.  
 
Street Transportation Department – Maja Brkovic 
 
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No right-of-way may be abandoned within 30-feet of the monument line along 17th 
Avenue.  
Street Transportation Utility Coordination Department– Rozanna Brown 
Street Transportation Utilities has no comment.  
 
PDD Traffic Department – Derek Fancon 
Recommend approval.  
 
PDD Planning Department – Craig Messer 
Recommend approval.  
 
Streetlights – Jason Fernandez 
No comment received.

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Solid Waste - Robert Lopez 
No comment received.  
 
Water Services – Don Reynolds 
No stipulations.  
 
PDD Village Planner – Sarah Stockham 
Village Planning has no comment.  
 
PDD Civil Department – Roxanne Tapia 
Recommend approval.  
 
Neighborhood Services – Yvette Roder 
No comment received.  
 
Public Transit Department – Michael Pierce 
Public Transit has 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 finds that there is no conflict between the proposed project and Cox infrastructure.  
 
Southwest Gas – Susan R. Mulanax 
SWG approves of ABND 230024. 
 
Arizona Public Service – James Generoso 
APS has no objection to the abandonment of the PUE requested in ABND 230024. 
 
CenturyLink – Glady Zeilstra 
CenturyLink has no conflicts  
 
Salt River Project – Micheal Luna 
SRP has no objection to ABND 230024 
 
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. 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: __________ 
6/14/23

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REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Alyssa Neitzel, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
cc: 
Applicant/Representative, APSP Phoenix LLC, c/o Andover Properties, LLC 
Christopher DePerro, Abandonment Hearing Officer