SLID 2025-008 Petition and Exhibits-La Aurora-Fully Executed.pdf

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When Recorded, Return to: 
Lucinda J. Aja, City Clerk 
City of Buckeye 
530 East Monroe Avenue 
Buckeye, Arizona 85326 
PETITION, WAIVER AND CONSENT TO FORMATION OF 
A STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 
BY THE CITY OF BUCKEYE 
 
LA AURORA (LOT 3 OF THE SHOPPES AT MILLER PARK) 
SLID-2025-008 
 
To: 
Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers, City of Buckeye, Arizona 
 
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2 (the 
“Improvement District Law”), the undersigned property owner(s) (the “Petitioner”) respectfully 
petitions the Mayor and City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of Buckeye, Arizona (the 
“City”), to order the formation of a street lighting improvement district under the Improvement 
District Law. In support of this Petition, Waiver and Consent to Formation of a Street Lighting 
Improvement District by the City of Buckeye (this “Petition”), the Petitioner agrees to waive 
certain rights under the Improvement District Law and hereby consents to the formation of a street 
lighting improvement district encompassing the land shown on Exhibits A, B, and C attached 
hereto and incorporated by reference herein. 
1. 
Name of District. The Petitioner hereby requests the proposed district to be named 
the “City of Buckeye Street Lighting Improvement District No. SLID-2025-008” (the “District”). 
2. 
Area of District. The property comprising the proposed District is described by a 
legal description, Assessor’s Parcel Number(s), and a map or plat of the area, all as set forth in 
Exhibits A, B, and C. Such property is entirely within the corporate boundaries of the City. The 
Petitioner respectfully requests that the property shown on Exhibits A, B and C be included within 
the District.  The proposed District consists of an aggregate of 2.308 acres (100,545.628 square 
feet) which are entirely within the corporate boundaries of the City.  The Petitioner respectfully 
requests that the land shown on Exhibits A, B and C be included within the District.  The 
Assessor’s parcel number set forth in Exhibit B is for convenience only. Should either the legal 
description set forth in Exhibit A or the Assessor’s parcel number set forth in Exhibit B conflict 
with Exhibit C, Exhibit C shall govern. 
3. 
Ownership. The Petitioner is the sole owner of all non-public real property within 
the proposed District. 
4. 
Purpose. The District is proposed to be formed for the purpose of purchasing, and 
not generating, energy for street and public park lighting.

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5. 
Public Convenience and Necessity. Public convenience, necessity and welfare 
will be promoted by the formation of the District, the inclusion of the property described in 
Exhibits A, B, and C within the District, and the levying of an annual ad valorem tax or equal 
apportionment of taxes upon all of the non-public real property within the District as provided in 
A.R.S. § 48-616(C). 
6. 
Fees and Reimbursement. The Petitioner has paid all application fees for the 
formation of the District and further agrees to reimburse the City for all reasonable legal and 
engineering fees and costs incurred by the City with respect to the formation of the District. 
7. 
Expansion of or Annexation to the District. The Petitioner waives any objection 
to, or protest against, any future enlargement or enlargements of the District and also waives all 
notices of such enlargement or enlargements, whether required to be published, posted, or mailed 
with respect to the later enlargement of the District’s boundaries. The Petitioner further waives 
any objection to, or protest against, the consolidation of the District with any other similar district 
or districts. 
8. 
Waiver and Consent. The Petitioner, with full knowledge of its rights being 
waived hereunder, hereby expressly waives: 
a) 
The right to challenge or object to any and all irregularities, illegalities or 
deficiencies which may exist in the acts or proceedings resulting in the resolution of 
intention and the resolution ordering the work relating to the formation of the District; 
 
b) 
The right to challenge or object to any and all irregularities, illegalities or 
deficiencies which may exist in the acts or proceedings that result in the adoption of 
any and all future resolutions of intention, resolutions ordering work, resolutions 
enlarging the District, and notices pertaining thereto; 
 
c) 
Any necessity for publication, posting, mailing, or recording of any 
resolution(s) of intention, resolution(s) ordering work, resolution(s) enlarging the 
District, or notices of proposed improvements as described in A.R.S. §§ 48-578 and 
48-581; 
 
d) 
All protest rights whatsoever under A.R.S. § 48-579(A) and (B), which 
provide for protests against the work; 
 
e) 
All objections to the extent of the District under A.R.S. § 48-579(C); 
 
f) 
All objections to the lack of plans and specifications, the engineer’s estimate 
and an assessment diagram, all of which are unnecessary for completion of the 
District’s formation or purpose; and 
 
g) 
Any necessity for any notice or hearing with respect to land owned 
by the Petitioner now within the proposed boundaries of the District.

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9. 
Equal Apportionment. The Petitioner hereby petitions the City Council to equally 
apportion the District’s annual taxes based on the number and classification of properties within 
the District pursuant to A.R.S. § 48-616(J). The Petitioner further requests that no publicly owned 
land or property owned by a homeowners’ association shall be liable to pay any expenses of the 
District. 
 
10. 
Waiver of Petition. This Petition shall be deemed to be a petition of more than 
one-half (1/2) of the taxable property units and more than one-half (1/2) of the assessed valuation 
within the District and as such shall also be deemed to be a waiver of any and all requirements to 
file a petition under A.R.S. § 48-576, as amended. 
11. 
Public Benefit. The purchasing of energy to operate street lighting improvements 
within the District is of more than local or ordinary public benefit and should be charged against 
the property within the District, all of which will benefit thereby. 
12. 
Successors and Assigns. To the extent permitted by law, this Petition shall be 
binding on all successors or assigns of the Petitioner who hereafter own or have an interest in the 
property described in Exhibits A, B, and C attached hereto. 
13. 
Authority to Sign Petition. The individual signing this Petition represents and 
warrants to the City that he/she is duly authorized to (i) sign the Petition to form or enlarge the 
District, as applicable; (ii) bind the Petitioner to the matters set forth in this Petition; and (iii) agree 
to hold the City harmless for, from and against any claims in connection with the formation or 
enlargement of the District. 
14. 
Recordation. This Petition may be recorded in the office of the Maricopa County 
Recorder and in the office of the Superintendent of Streets of the City. 
 
The Petitioner hereby requests the City Council of the City to adopt a resolution of 
intention to order the proposed improvements and to proceed with the improvements requested 
herein.

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RECEIPT this  
 day of  
 
, 2025, 
of the foregoing Petition is hereby acknowledged by 
the City Clerk of the City of Buckeye, Arizona,  who 
will deliver said Petition to the City Council for 
action. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lucinda J. Aja, City Clerk

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W. SOUTHERN AVENUE
S. MILLER ROAD
EXHIBIT C
BOUNDARY MAP
CITY OF BUCKEYE STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
SLID-2025-008
LOT 3 OF THE SHOPPES AT MILLER PARK
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