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Report to the Board of Supervisors Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation Case Number/Title: PAB-0222 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment 1st Meeting Date: May 5, 2023 2nd Meeting Date: July 26, 2023 Supervisor District: 3 Applicant: Department of Transportation Request: Approve the abandonment of that portion of the Patent Easement #1184995 as proposed by the owner of the property located in the general vicinity of Quartz Rock Road and 3rd Avenue and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 210-13-034B. Department Recommendation: Having received no objection MCDOT recommends the following: Abandon that portion of the easement described in Patent 1184995, lying in the Northwest quarter of Section 5 – T4N, R3E of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona being described as follows: The East 33 feet, except the South 25 feet together with the North 8 feet of the South 33 feet, except the West 155 feet, all within Assessor’s Parcel Number 210-13-034B as described in Deed Instrument No. 2021-0628176 Maricopa County Records. Presented by: Jesse Guttierrez, P.E, Interim Director of Transportation Support/Opposition: Request for comment has been circulated to all affected parties pursuant to County Ordinance P-34, Section 2d. An Initial Determination was circulated for review in September of 2022, and results sent to the applicant in October of 2022. The Application was circulated in review in February of 2023. MCDOT received no objections. Discussion: Laws 2013, Chapter 46 amended Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 11-251.16 to allow a county, at the request of a property owner, to abandon a federal patent easement established by the Small Tract Act of 1938. On May 7, 2014 the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved Ordinance No. P- 34, adopting procedures for the abandonment of Federal Patent Easements. The Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has considered and processed this request for abandonment in strict accordance with A.R.S. Section 11-251.16 and Ordinance No. P-34. Attachments: Application / Proof of Ownership / Aerial Exhibit / Initial Determination Request / Legal Exhibit and Description