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ORDINANCE
C-06-27-017-X -01
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 9-471.02 and 9-471.03 provide a method for deannexation of land
from a municipality to a county; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-471.03(C), the City of Avondale passed and adopted
Ordinance No. 2018-0626 declaring the deannexation of the territory described as follows:
A portion of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 1 North, Range 1, East of the Gila
and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, District No. 5.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Maricopa County to receive the certain deannexed territory
now within the corporate limits of the City of Avondale; and
WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be severed and returned to Maricopa County meets
the conditions outlined in A.R.S. § 9-471.03; and
WHEREAS, Maricopa County Department of Transportation conducted an analysis of the
impact of the Deannexation as follows:
MCDOT Analysis: MCDOT has found that Miami Avenue is a MCDOT Maintained Roadway
classified as a Major Collector requiring a 40-foot half street. The south seven feet of the
required 40 feet is within Avondale. The Deannexation will allow the seven feet to be within the
County and complete the required ROW for the roadway. and
WHEREAS, after such notice as was appropriate and legally required, the Maricopa
County Board of Supervisors scheduled a hearing on the matter on July 15, 2026; and
WHEREAS, it was determined at such hearing that requirements pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-
471.03 (C, D and E) have been satisfied; and
WHEREAS, it is the determination of the Board of Supervisors that the public interest is
served by the deannexation; and
WHEREAS, no protests were filed before the Board of Supervisors,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County,
Arizona, that the territory earlier described in the City of Avondale Ordinance No. 2018-0626. is
hereby declared to be returned to Maricopa County contingent on the remaining requirements of
A.R.S. § 9-471.03 including the final public hearing scheduled for August 19, 2026.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona, this
15 day of July, 2026
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Kate Brophy McGee, Chair of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
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Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board