AVONDALE NO BUILD EASEMENT FINAL.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2026-07-15)

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NO-BUILD EASEMENT AGREEMENT 
GRANTOR: MARICOPA COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona (the 
“County”) 
 
GRANTEE: 
CITY OF AVONDALE, an Arizona municipal corporation (the “City”) 
 
THIS NO-BUILD EASEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into on 
 
, 2026, by and between the County and the City for the purposes set forth 
below. 
 
RECITALS 
 
A. 
The County is the record owner of certain real property at the location identified on 
Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Easement Area”).  The 
Easement Area is a part of the County-owned parcel assigned Assessor’s Parcel Number 500-26-003B. 
 
B. 
The County and the City desire to enter into this Agreement for the County to grant to the 
City a non-exclusive, perpetual easement (the “No-Build Easement”) together with a covenant restricting 
construction within the Easement Area, and the necessary right of access, ingress and egress over the 
Easement Area, for purposes of installing, inspecting, accessing, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or 
removing a fence or wall, within the Easement Area. This easement is non-exclusive and Grantor retains 
all rights not expressly granted herein.  
 
C. 
The City owns the property contiguous to the Easement Area and assigned Assessor’s 
Parcel Number 500-26-003C (the “City Parcel”).  The City is building housing on the City Parcel, and 
requires the No-Build Easement to complete its transitional housing project.   
 
 
 
 
[AGREEMENT BEGINS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] 
 
 
 
When Recorded Mail To: 
City Clerk 
City of Avondale 
11465 West Civic Center Drive, Suite 200 
Avondale, Arizona 85323 
This Easement is exempt from recording fee 
and Affidavit of Property Value pursuant to 
A.R.S. §11-1134(A)(2)

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AGREEMENT 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are incorporated 
herein by reference and the mutual covenants set forth below, and other good and valuable 
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto 
agree as follows: 
 
1. 
Grant of Easement. The County hereby grants and conveys unto and for the benefit 
of the City the Easement Area for the following purposes: (i) installing, operating, inspecting, 
accessing, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or removing a fence, wall or barrier in the Easement 
Area; (ii) creating an open and unoccupied area in which no buildings or structures may be built; 
and (iii) complying with the separation and distance requirements of the City’s Zoning Code and 
Building Code.   
 
2. 
Grantor’s Uses. The County shall not use the Easement Area in a manner that 
materially interferes with the rights granted to the City under this Agreement.  The County shall 
not grant or convey any rights related to the Easement Area that conflict or interfere with the rights 
herein given to the City.  
 
3. 
Notice Before Non-Emergency Work. Except in emergency situations, Grantee 
shall provide Grantor at least forty-eight (48) hours prior notice before commencing construction, 
excavation, or major maintenance activities within the Easement Area. 
 
4. 
Improvements and Vegetation. Grantee shall have the right (but not the obligation) 
to trim, cut, and clear away trees, brush, or other vegetation on the Easement Area whenever 
reasonably necessary for its use, operation, maintenance of, and access to the  Easement Area. 
Grantee shall promptly restore the Easement area disturbed by Grantee’s activities to a condition 
substantially similar to that existing before such disturbance. Grantee shall be solely responsible 
for maintenance, repair, replacement, and removal of all fences, walls, barriers and related 
improvements installed by Grantee. 
 
5. 
Ownership and Authority to Execute. The County represents and warrants that the 
County is the owner of the Easement Area. The individual(s) executing this document represent 
and warrant that: (i) he or she is authorized to do so on behalf of Grantor; and (ii) he or she has 
full legal power and authority to bind Grantor in accordance with the terms herein and, if necessary, 
has obtained all required consents or delegations of such power and authority. 
 
6. 
Governing Law, Venue, Jurisdiction, Construction, and Severability. This 
instrument shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. A party shall 
bring any action related to a dispute arising out of this Agreement in a court of appropriate venue 
and jurisdiction in Maricopa County, State of Arizona. If any provision of this Agreement is or 
becomes illegal, or is found to be null or void for any reason, or is held unenforceable by a court 
of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and 
effect. 
 
7. 
Indemnification. Each party (as “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify, defend, and 
hold harmless the other party (as “Indemnitee”) from and against any and all third-party Claims

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arising out of bodily injury of any person (including death) or property damage, but only to the 
extent that such Claims arise out of or are related to the use of the Easement Area and are caused 
by the act, omission, negligence, misconduct, or other fault of the Indemnitor, its officers, officials, 
or employees. The indemnity, duty to defend, and hold harmless requirements stated in this No-
Build Easement shall include, but are not limited to, any and all claims for injury to persons, loss 
of life, or damage to property. For the purpose of this No-Build Easement, the term “Claims” 
means, collectively, all claims, demands, fines, penalties, costs, expenses, damages, losses, 
obligations, judgments, liabilities, and suits (including attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees and court costs 
associated with all such matters). Nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of any defense, 
immunity, or limitation of liability available under Arizona law. 
 
8. 
Running of Benefits and Burdens. All provisions of this Agreement, including the 
benefits and burdens, run with the land and are binding upon and inure to the assigns and 
successors of the parties hereto. 
 
9. 
Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by recording, in the office of 
the Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, an instrument in writing reciting such amendment, 
bearing the acknowledged signatures of both Grantor and Grantee, or their successors and assigns. 
 
10. 
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which are 
identical, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which counterparts, when executed, 
taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 
11. 
Cancellation by City. This Agreement may be cancelled by the City or the Grantor 
pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-511 at which time, Grantor and Grantee will execute and record  an easement release 
or termination instrument and the Easement shall revert back to the Grantor. 
 
[SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date first set 
forth above. 
 
GRANTOR: 
MARICOPA COUNTY, 
a political subdivision of the State of Arizona 
 
 
 
By: ________________________________ 
Its:  Chair, Board of Supervisors  
Date 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
 
________________________________  
Clerk of the Board 
Date 
 
 
Approved as to form: 
 
________________________________  
Deputy County Attorney 
Date 
 
 
(ACKNOWLEDGMENT) 
 
 
STATE OF ARIZONA 
) 
) ss. 
COUNTY OF MARICOPA 
) 
 
This instrument was acknowledged before me on  
, 2026, by 
 
,  
 of Maricopa 
County, a subdivision of the State of Arizona, on behalf of the Maricopa County. 
 
 
 
Notary Public in and for the State of Arizona 
 
 
(affix notary seal here)

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ACCEPTED: 
 
GRANTEE: 
 
CITY OF AVONDALE, 
an Arizona municipal corporation 
 
 
 
Ron Corbin, City Manager  
 
(ACKNOWLEDGMENT) 
 
 
STATE OF ARIZONA 
) 
) ss. 
COUNTY OF MARICOPA ) 
 
 
This instrument was acknowledged before me on  
, 2026, 
by Ron Corbin, the City Manager of the CITY OF AVONDALE, an Arizona municipal 
corporation, on behalf of the City of Avondale. 
 
 
 
Notary Public in and for the State of Arizona 
 
(affix notary seal here)

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EXHIBIT A 
TO 
NO-BUILD EASEMENT 
BETWEEN 
THE CITY OF AVONDALE 
AND 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
[Legal Description 
and map]  
See following pages

PAGE 1 OF 1 
 
 
Bowman • 1600 N Desert Drive, Suite 210 • Tempe, Arizona 85288 • P: 480.629.8830 
June 24, 2026 
Project # 052383-01-001 
 
 
LEGAL DESCRIPTION 
NO-BUILD EASEMENT 
 
A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION ELEVEN (11), TOWNSHIP ONE 
(1) NORTH, RANGE ONE (1) WEST, OF THE GILA & SALT RIVER MERIDIAN, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA 
AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 
 
COMMENCING AT A FOUND CITY OF AVONDALE BRASS CAP IN HAND HOLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF 
WESTERN AVENUE AND DYSART ROAD, BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER (SW) OF SECTION 11 FROM 
WHICH A FOUND CITY OF AVONDALE BRASS CAP IN A HAND HOLE AT THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF 
SAID SECTION 11, BEARS NORTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,644.68 
FEET; 
 
THENCE ALONG SAID LINE NORTH 01 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1322.27 
FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF DYSART ROAD AND RILEY DRIVE; 
 
THENCE ALONG SAID CENTERLINE OF RILEY DRIVE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST, A 
DISTANCE OF 1535.81 FEET; 
 
THENCE DEPARTING SAID LINE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 
302.19 FEET; 
 
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 45.00 FEET TO THE POINT 
OF BEGINNING; 
 
THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 6.00 FEET; 
 
THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 450.00 FEET; 
 
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 6.00 FEET; 
 
THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 450.00 FEET TO THE POINT 
OF BEGINNING. 
 
CONTAINING 2,700 SQ.FT. OR 0.0620 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.