MARICOPA COUNTY ANNEXATION ORDINANCE.DOC

ORDINANCE
C-06-23-479-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 Mesa passed and adopted Ordinance 
No. 5762 declaring the deannexation of the territory described as follows:
A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 1 
SOUTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE GILA & SALT RIVER MERIDIAN, MARICOPA 
COUNTY, ARIZONA
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Maricopa County to receive the certain deannexed territory now 
within the corporate limits of the City of Mesa; 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:
The existing roadway is owned/operated/maintained by MCDOT.  The adjacent area is 
currently under development for industrial uses requiring roadway improvements.  These 
improvements require the deannexation of 32 feet along Sossaman Road to 
accommodate an arterial roadway.  This deannexation will ensure the roadway is fully 
within unincorporated Maricopa County and reduce conflict of liability.  The roadway 
improvements are a necessary improvement to the traveling public., and
 
WHEREAS, after such notice as was appropriate and legally required, the Maricopa County Board 
of Supervisors scheduled a hearing on the matter on January 25, 2023; 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 City of Mesa Ordinance No. 5762 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 March 1, 2023.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona, this 1st day of 
March, 2023.
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Clint Hickman, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
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Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board