Resolution No. 26-39 Draft

Draft 7/20/2026 
 
RESOLUTION NO. 26-39 
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RESOLUTION NO. 26-39 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, DECLARING THAT A PORTION 
OF A DEDICATED PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED ON ADJACENT 
TO PINAL COUNTY PARCEL NUMBERS 101-23-004E, 101-23-
007A AND 101-23-009A ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR 
PUBLIC USE AS A ROADWAY AND ARE HEREBY ABANDONED AS 
PRESENT AND FUTURE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. 
 
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction, an Arizona municipal 
corporation, “City” is the holder of a dedicated public right-
of-way over certain parcels of real property described in 
Exhibit A and depicted in Exhibit B; and 
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to Apache Junction City Code, Vol. I, 
Chapter 13, Article 13-2, § 13-2-4(A), the City may abandon any 
dedicated public right-of-way it determines appropriate; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the existing right-
of-way has no beneficial use for the public; the right-of-way 
was dedicated via plat in 1965 and has sporadically been used by 
the public as right-of-way; and 
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to Apache Junction City Code, Vol. I, 
Chapter 13, Article 13-2, § 13-2-4, the director of public works 
on July 1, 2026, sought comment on the abandonment from the 
development services director, the public safety director, the 
Superstition Fire and Medical District, as well as all public 
utility providers; and 
 
WHEREAS, the abandonment request, if approved, would not 
leave a parcel in separate ownership without access to an 
established public roadway or easement connecting such lands 
with another public roadway or easement; and 
 
WHEREAS, the city engineer has determined value of the 
dedicated public right-of-way to be de mininus based on the fair 
market property values of comparably sized parcels in the nearby 
area; and

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WHEREAS, based upon comments from staff and responding 
utilities, the public works director recommended abandonment of 
the noted public right-of-way. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:  
 
1)  The mayor and city council find that the dedicated 
public right-of-way, as described in Exhibit A and depicted in 
Exhibit B, is no longer necessary for public roadway purposes 
and, as the adjoining property owner has agreed to accept the 
property in question, is hereby abandoned for public roadway 
right-of-way purposes to the adjoining owner. 
 
2)  Nothing in this approval extinguishes any utility 
easement interest of any public utility agency or entity on the 
subject right-of-way. 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS ___  DAY OF  _____ 
, 20 ___. 
 
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS   
 DAY OF  ____ ____ , 20 ___. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WALTER “CHIP” WILSON 
Mayor  
 
ATTEST:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EVIE MCKINNEY 
City Clerk  
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RICHARD J. STERN  
City Attorney

EXHIBIT A 
 
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT B 
 
MAP 
 
 
 
UNAVAILABLE UNTIL COUNCIL MEETING