Ordinance

ORDINANCE NO. 6029
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING AND INCREASING THE CORPORATE 
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA, PURSUANT TO THE 
PROVISIONS OF TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 7, ARIZONA REVISED 
STATUTES AND AMENDMENTS THERETO BY ANNEXING CERTAIN 
TERRITORY INTO THE EXISTING LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MESA. 
Whereas, on July 23, 2026, the City of Mesa filed in the office of the Maricopa County Recorder 
a blank petition setting forth a description and an accurate map of the entire area to be annexed, 
showing the exterior boundaries of territory, and showing any county rights-of-way and roadways 
within or contiguous to the exterior boundaries. 
Whereas,  notice and copy of the filing was given to the Clerk of the Maricopa County Board of 
Supervisors and to the Maricopa County Assessor. 
Whereas, notice of public hearing to consider the proposed annexation was given as required by 
A.R.S. Section 9-471(A)(3) and the public hearing was held on August 17, 2026. 
Whereas, at least thirty (30) days have elapsed since the filing of the blank petition with the 
Maricopa County Recorder's Office. 
Whereas, a written petition has been filed in the office of the Maricopa County Recorder and 
signed by the owners of one-half or more in value of the real and personal property and more than 
one-half of the persons owning real and personal property that would be subject to taxation by the 
City of Mesa in the event of annexation within the territory and land hereinafter described as shown 
by the last assessment of said property. 
Whereas, the petition was circulated and filed in the office of the County Recorder within one (1) 
year after the last day of the thirty (30) day waiting period under the statute. 
Whereas, an affidavit was filed with the County Recorder along with said petition verifying that 
no part of the territory for which the filing is made is already subject to an earlier filing for 
annexation. 
Whereas, said territory is surrounded by the corporate limits of the City of Mesa on four sides and 
is not currently embraced within its limits, and the petition is asking that the property more 
particularly hereinafter described be annexed to the City of Mesa, and that the corporate limits of 
the City of Mesa be extended and increased so as to embrace said territory. 
Whereas, the Mayor and Council of the City of Mesa desire to comply with said petition and extend 
and increase the corporate limits of the City of Mesa to include said territory. 
Whereas, said petition sets forth a true and correct description of all the exterior boundaries of the 
entire area proposed to be annexed to the City of Mesa, and has attached to it an accurate map of 
the territory desired to be annexed.

Whereas, no alterations increasing or reducing the territory sought to be annexed have been made 
after said petition was signed by a property owner. 
 
Whereas, no state lands were encompassed in this annexation except for state land utilized as state 
rights-of-way. 
 
Whereas, said annexation consists of Maricopa County Assessor parcel number 313-25-859P. 
 
Whereas, the Assessor parcel number has pre-annexation Maricopa County zoning classification 
of IND-2. 
 
Whereas, the City of Mesa zoning classification and zoning entitlements for the territory annexed 
by this ordinance permit densities and uses that are no greater than those permitted by Maricopa 
County immediately before annexation. 
 
Whereas, proper and sufficient certification and proof of the foregoing facts are now on file with 
the City of Mesa together with the original petition referred to herein. 
 
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA: 
 
Section 1.   That the following described territory is annexed into the City of Mesa and that the 
present corporate limits are extended and increased to include the following described territory 
surrounded on four sides by present City of Mesa limits, as shown on the map of the boundaries, 
attached hereto as Exhibit A, and as legally described below: 
 
A parcel located in a portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 1 South, 
Range 7 East of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, being more 
particularly described as follows: 
 
Commencing at a found Maricopa County 2" aluminum cap accepted as the east quarter 
corner of said Section 34, from which a found 3" Maricopa County brass cap flush accepted 
as the northeast corner of said Section 34, bears North 00°41'42" West, 2631.77 feet; 
 
Thence North 00°41'42" West, 601.93 feet along the east line of the Northeast Quarter of 
said Section 34 to the southerly Right of Way line of State Route 24 (SR 24) according to 
the Order of Immediate Possession recorded in Document No. 2019-0309832, Maricopa 
County Records; 
 
Thence leaving said east line, North 89°36'07" West, 19.82 feet along said southerly Right 
of Way line; 
 
Thence continuing along said southerly Right of Way line, North 06°41'37" West, 151.81 
feet to the easterly prolongation of the southwesterly line of that certain Salt River Project 
(SRP) electric easement described within Document No. 2020-0751442, Maricopa County 
Records, being the point of beginning;

Thence leaving said southerly Right of Way line, North 64°14'29" West, 489.96 feet along 
said easterly prolongation and said southwesterly line; 
Thence continuing along said southwesterly line, North 60°22'57" West, 824.06 feet; 
Thence continuing along said southwesterly line, North 42°18'10" West, 793.38 feet to the 
southerly Right of Way line of said SR 24; 
Thence the next seven (7) courses along said southerly right of way line; 
Thence North 62°23'57" East, 65.63 feet; 
Thence North 89°16'24" East, 48.82 feet; 
Thence South 42°18'10" East, 407.82 feet;  
Thence South 51°09'41" East, 620.91 feet; 
Thence South 62°17'24" East, 725.62 feet; 
Thence South 64°50'50" East, 186.56 feet; 
Thence South 06°41'37" East, 131.17 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. 
The above-described parcel contains a computed area of 228,075 sq. ft. (5.2359 acres) more or 
less and being subject to any easements, restrictions, rights-of-way of record or otherwise. 
Section 2. On the effective date of this Ordinance, the zoning of the annexed territory shall be 
zoned City of Mesa Light Industrial (LI).  
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Mesa, on September 14, 2026. 
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Mark Freeman, Mayor 
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ATTEST: 
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Holly Moseley, City Clerk 
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 2026