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ORDINANCE NO. 6030 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 INT O 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, a 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 313-25-859U, 313-25-859W, 313-25-953 and 304-35-004E. 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; and 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: 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 west half and a portion of the southeast quarter of Section 27, and a portion of the north half of Section 34, Township 1 South, Range 7 East, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the west quarter corner of said Section 27 from which a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the southwest corner thereof bears south 01°06'43" east, 2628.92 feet; Thence south 89°32'36" east, 65.02 feet along the east-west mid-section line of said Section 27 to the point of beginning; Thence north 01°06'38" west, 239.73 feet along a line which is 65.00 feet east of and parallel with the west line of the northwest quarter of said Section 27; Thence leaving said parallel line, north 06°01'56" east, 204.48 feet along the southerly right of way line of State Route 24 according to the final order of condemnation recorded in document no. 2021-1099259, Maricopa County records; Thence north 00°19'18" east, 6.22 feet along said southerly right of way line; Thence leaving said southerly right of way line, north 88°53'22" east, 80.52 feet; Thence north 01°06'38" west, 50.00 feet; Thence south 88°53'22" west, 79.27 feet to the said southerly right of way line; Thence the following sixteen (16) courses along said southerly right of way line: Thence north 00°19'18" east, 176.24 feet; Thence north 45°59'43" east, 34.94 feet; Thence south 88°19'52" east, 161.50 feet; Thence south 56°38'42" east, 321.57 feet; Thence south 47°48'20" east, 301.83 feet; Thence south 50°33'15" east, 510.34 feet; Thence south 50°33'15" east, 15.99 feet; Thence south 46°10'19" east, 479.23 feet; Thence south 39°37'08" east, 892.96 feet; Thence south 35°04'05" east, 293.61 feet; Thence south 38°18'59" east, 708.27 feet; Thence south 32°54'14" east, 309.97 feet; Thence south 26°16'52" east, 433.05 feet; Thence south 31°25'27" east, 199.58 feet; Thence south 31°25'27" east, 4.83 feet; Thence south 37°52'05" east, 205.50 feet; Thence south 44°56'24" east, 284.05 feet; Thence south 13°35'22" east, 20.71 feet; Thence leaving said southerly right of way line, south 60°23'46" west, 47.00 feet; Thence south 29°36'14" east, 70.00 feet; Thence south 60°23'46" west, 60.00 feet; Thence south 29°36'14" east, 80.00 feet to aforesaid southerly right of way line; Thence the following two (2) courses along said southerly right of way line: Thence south 60°23'46" west, 535.45 feet; Thence south 28°54'47" east, 13.52 feet to the northerly right of way line of Williams Field Road recorded in document no. 2021-0967909, Maricopa County records; Thence the following two (2) courses along said northerly right of way line: Thence south 62°16'40" west, 231.05 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve concave northwesterly, having a radius of 1090.00 feet; Thence southwesterly along said curve to the right, through a central angle of 67°00'04", an arc length of 1274.63 feet; Thence north 50°43'16" west, 283.00 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve, concave southwesterly, having a radius of 1220.00 feet; Thence northwesterly along said curve to the left, through a central angle of 35°59'45", an arc length of 766.46 feet to a non-tangent line; Thence north 03°16'59" east, 10.00 feet to a non-tangent curve, concave southerly, having a radius of 1230.00 feet, the center of which bears south 03°16'59" west; Thence westerly along said curve to the left, through a central angle of 04°37'56", an arc length of 99.44 feet to a tangent line; Thence south 88°39'03" west, 460.56 feet; Thence north 46°15'28" west, 7.06 feet; Thence north 01°09'59" west, 400.11 feet along a line which is 65.00 feet east of and parallel with the west line of the northwest quarter of said Section 34; Thence north 01°06'43" west, 2628.93 feet along a line which is 65.00 feet east of and parallel with the west line of the southwest quarter of said Section 27 to the point of beginning. Except 1: Commencing at a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the west quarter corner of said section 27 from which a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the southwest corner there of bears south 01°06'43" east, 2628.92 feet; Thence south 01°06'43" east, 583.26 feet along the west line of the southwest quarter of said Section 27; Thence leaving said west line, north 88°54'06" east, 85.02 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence north 01°05'54" west, 50.00 feet; Thence north 88°54'06" east, 70.00 feet; Thence south 01°05'54" east, 50.00 feet; Thence south 88°54'06" west, 70.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Except 2: Commencing at a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the west quarter corner of said Section 27 from which a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the southwest corner there of bears south 01°06'43" east, 2628.92 feet; Thence south 01°06'43" east, 1617.60 feet along the west line of the southwest quarter of said Section 27; Thence leaving said west line, north 88°54'06" east, 85.02 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence north 01°06'43" west, 50.00 feet; Thence north 88°53'17" east, 70.00 feet; Thence south 01°06'43" east, 50.00 feet; Thence south 88°53'17" west, 70.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Except 3: Commencing at a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the west quarter corner of said Section 27 from which a found 3 inch brass cap in hand hole accepted as the southwest corner thereof bears south 01°06'43" east, 2628.92 feet; Thence north 01°06'38" west, 604.32 feet along the west line of the northwest quarter of said Section 27; Thence leaving said west line, north 88°53'22" east, 94.51 feet to the southerly line of an electric easement as recorded in document no. 2020-0751442, Maricopa County records; Thence the following five (5) courses along said southerly line: Thence south 72°04'07" east, 127.27 feet; Thence south 55°14'18" east, 733.77 feet; Thence south 48°24'52" east, 709.68 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence south 48°24'52" east, 33.93 feet; Thence south 40°34'21" east, 41.46 feet to a point herein referred to as Point "A"; Thence leaving said southerly line, south 41°35'32" west, 76.35 feet; Thence north 48°24'28" west, 75.00 feet; Thence north 41°35'32" east, 81.99 feet to the Point of Beginning. Except 4: Commencing at aforementioned Point "A"; Thence the following three (3) courses along said southerly line: Thence south 40°34'21" east, 703.98 feet; Thence south 37°28'42" east, 338.15 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence south 37°28'42"' east, 75.00 feet to a point herein referred to as Point "B"; Thence leaving said southerly line, south 52°31'08" west, 82.00 feet; Thence north 37°28'52"' west, 75.00 feet; Thence north 52°31'08" east, 82.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Except 5: Commencing at aforementioned Point "B"; Thence the following six (6) courses along said southerly line: Thence south 37°28'42" east, 49.71 feet; Thence south 35°03'54" east, 74.14 feet; Thence south 38°18'48" east, 214.38 feet; Thence south 36°26'27" east, 712.65 feet to the point of beginning; Thence south 36°26'27" east, 33.29 feet; Thence south 27°03'39"' east, 42.28 feet; Thence leaving said southerly line, south 53°33'23" west, 83.11 feet; Thence north 30°21'13" west, 75.43 feet; Thence north 53°33'23" east, 82.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said parcel contains 8,553,067 square feet or 196.351, acres, more or less. 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, Arizona, on September 14, 2026. ____________________________ Mark Freeman, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Holly Moseley, City Clerk Effective Date: __________________ City of Mesa ANX25-00893 196± Acres City of Mesa j2f Legal Control Point - City of Mesa Boundary = Quarter Section □Proposed Annexation Boundary EXHIBIT 'A'