MID 2006-016 Expansion Petition Sun City Festival Parcel W1-Fully Executed.pdf

When Recorded, Return to:

City of Buckeye

ATTN: City Clerk, Lucinda J. Aja
530 East Monroe Avenue
Buckeye, Arizona 85326

PETITION, WAIVER AND CONSENT TO INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL LAND
WITHIN AN EXISTING MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
BY THE CITY OF BUCKEYE

SUN CITY FESTIVAL PARCEL W1
ANNEXATION TO MID-2006-016

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 (the "Petitioner") respectfully
petitions the City Council of the City of Buckeye, Arizona ("City Council") to order the
enlargement of the existing Maintenance Improvement District No. MID-2006-016 (the "District")
under the Improvement District Law. In support of this Petition, Waiver and Consent to Inclusion
of Additional Land within an Existing Maintenance 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 annexation and inclusion of the land shown on Exhibits A, B, and C to
be annexed into the District.

1. Area to be Added to District. The property comprising the proposed addition to the
existing District is described by a legal description, Assessor's parcel number and a map or plat of
the area, all as set forth in Exhibits A, B, and C, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference. The proposed enlarged District consists of an aggregate of 13.0673 acres (569,213
square feet) and is entirely within the corporate boundaries of the City of Buckeye, Arizona (the
"City"). The Petitioner respectfully requests that the land described and depicted on Exhibits A, B,
and C be annexed into and become 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 Assessor's parcel number set forth in Exhibit B conflict with Exhibit C, Exhibit C shall govern.

2. Authority. The Petitioner is the sole owner of all non-public real property within
the area proposed to be annexed to the District.

3. Purpose. The District was formed for the purpose for the purpose of providing for
operation, maintenance, repair and improvement of parkings, parkways, retention basins and
detention basins within, adjacent to, or that serve the District, and public landscaping, street lights,
all headwalls, pumps, piping, canals, washes, ditches, storm drain inlets, scuppers, dry wells, and
other adjuncts and appliances related to such parkings, parkways, retention basins and detention

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basins. To enhance such purposes the Petitioner grants to the City the public use of all such
parkings, parkways, retention basins and detention basins and access thereto across the Petitioner's
property to carry out all District purposes.

4. Public Convenience and Necessity. Public convenience, necessity and welfare
will be promoted by the expansion of the District by 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 annual
special assessment upon all of the non-public real property within the District.

5. Payment of Costs by Petitioner. The Petitioner agrees to pay the costs and expenses
of maintain the parkings, parkways, retention basins and detention basins within, adjacent to, or
that serve the District within and surrounding the proposed addition to the District that operate
prior to July 1, 2026, because the District will not be able to levy taxes for such expenses of the
area added to the District prior to the City's fiscal year 2026/2027. Tax collections of taxes levied
on the addition to be annexed to the District will not be posted to the City until on or about July 1,
2026, and the City does not expect to receive taxes from the property described and depicted in
Exhibits A, B, and C before November 1, 2026.

6. Reimbursement. The Petitioner agrees to reimburse the City for all reasonable legal
and engineering fees and costs incurred by the City with respect to the enlargement of the District.

7. Expansion of or Annexation to the District. The Petitioner waives any objections
to, or protest against, 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 the
resolution of intention and the notice of proposed improvements pursuant to
ARS. § 48-578;

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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 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.

9. Fees. The Petitioner has paid, or will pay, any and all District application fees.

10. Waiver. This Petition shall also 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 proposed addition to 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 operation, maintenance, repair and improvements of parkings,
parkways, retention basins and detention basins within, adjacent to, or serving the District is of
more than local or ordinary public benefit and the costs and expense thereof 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 and depicted in Exhibits A, B, and C.

13. Authority to Sign Petition. The individual signing this Petition represents and
warrants to the City that he 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.

PROPERTY: See attached Exhibits A, B, and C

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned authorized representative has executed this
Petition as of the 27day of Angust 2025.

Pulte Home Company, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company the successor upon the
conversion of Pulte Home Corporation, a Michigan corporation

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VERIFICATION

al We) v , after being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and
states:

That I am the authorized signer of Pulte Home Company, LLC, a Michigan limited liability
company; I have been duly authorized to sign this Petition and make this Verification in that capacity;
that I have read the foregoing Petition, and I know the contents thereof to be true.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO by _-Todd Knayao before me, the
undersigned notary public, this 271 day of August "2025.

CINDY R. COATES
Eps May 31, 2028
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Notary Publi¢ /

(Seal and Expiration Date)

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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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