2026 0921 - Ordinance No 22-26 ROW Annexation Van Buren St V4.pdf

When Recorded Return to:
City of Buckeye
ATTN: Summer Stewart, Interim City Clerk
530 East Monroe Avenue
Buckeye, Arizona 85326
ORDINANCE NO. 22-26
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUCKEYE,
ARIZONA APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND
ROADWAYS SITUATED AT VAN BUREN STREET WEST OF SUN VALLEY
PARKWAY, LYING IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5 AND THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 4
WEST, OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER BASE AND MERIDIAN, MARICOPA
COUNTY, ARIZONA, WITH A REPUTED STREET NAME OF VAN BUREN
STREET ALIGNMENT.
WHEREAS, Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) § 9-471(O) provides that a county right-
of-way or roadway may be transferred to an adjacent city or town by mutual consent of the
governing bodies of the county and the receiving city, if the county and the city each approve the
proposed transfer as a published agenda item at regular public meetings of their respective
governing bodies; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-471(O), property so transferred shall be treated as
though it were newly annexed territory; and
WHEREAS, the Maricopa County rights-of-way and roadways to be transferred pursuant
to this Ordinance are located at Van Buren Street West of Sun Valley Parkway, lying in the
Southeast Quarter of Section 5 and the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 1 North,
Range 4 West, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, with a
reputed street name of Van Buren Street alignment, as legally described and depicted in the
attached Exhibit A and Exhibit B respectively, incorporated herein by this express reference.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Buckeye, Arizona, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. § 9-471(O), the City hereby approves
and consents to the transfer by Maricopa County to the City of the County rights-of-way and
roadways described and depicted in Exhibits A and B.
Section 3. Upon approval by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, the rights-
of-way and roadways described and depicted in Exhibits A and B shall be treated by the City as
newly annexed territory, and the City will be responsible for maintaining these rights-of-way and
roadways.
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to record a certified copy of this
Ordinance, together with all exhibits hereto, with the Maricopa County Recorder’s office
immediately after this annexation becomes final.

Section 5. The Mayor, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk are hereby
authorized and directed to take all steps and to execute all documents necessary to carry out the
purpose and intent of this Ordinance, and to ensure that a copy of this Ordinance, together with
documentation of approval by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, is recorded in the
Office of the Maricopa County Recorder.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Buckeye, Arizona, this
6th day of October, 2026.
Eric W. Orsborn, Mayor
ATTEST:
Summer Stewart, Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tosca Henry, City Attorney
Attachments
Exhibit A: Legal Description
Exhibit B: Depiction

EXHIBIT A
TO
ORDINANCE NO. 22-26
Legal Description
(consisting of 2 pages)

LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ANNEXATION-VAN BUREN ROAD
SE 1/4 SEC. 5, T.1N., R.4W. &
NE 1/4 SEC. 8, T.1N., R.4W.
CITY OF BUCKEYE, ARIZONA
LOCATED WITHIN A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5 & THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, OF THE GILA AND SALT RIVER
MERIDIAN, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA.
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT A FOUND MONUMENT CAP IN HANDHOLE, ACCEPTED AS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST FROM WHICH A FOUND MONUMENT CAP IN
HANHOLE, ACCEPTED AS THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH,
RANGE 4 WEST, THEREOF BEARS N01°06'46"W A DISTANCE OF 2664.17 FEET;
THENCE, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 5, N90°00'00"W A DISTANCE OF 55.01 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE, LEAVING THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 5, S01°01'16"E A DISTANCE OF 40.01 FEET;
THENCE, N90°00'00"W A DISTANCE OF 606.58 FEET;
THENCE, N00°58'35"W A DISTANCE OF 95.01 FEET;
THENCE, N90°00'00"E A DISTANCE OF 586.42 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE
TO THE LEFT;
THENCE, NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE AN ARC LENGTH OF 31.20 FEET, WITH A RADIUS OF 19.62
FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 91°06'20";
THENCE, S01°06'24"E, A DISTANCE OF 75.02 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
EXCEPT ANY PORTION LYING WITHIN CITY ORDINANCE 9-90, RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.
1990-0379783, RECORDS OF MARICOPA COUNTY.
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THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL CONTAINS A COMPUTED AREA OF 57,703 SQUARE FEET OR 1.33
ACRES, MORE OR LESS AND IS SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, OR RIGHTS OF WAY OF
RECORD OR OTHERWISE.
THE DESCRIPTION SHOWN HEREON IS NOT TO BE USED TO VIOLATE ANY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
OF THE STATE, COUNTY AND/OR MUNICIPALITY OR ANY OTHER LAND DIVISION RESTRICTIONS.
PREPARED BY:
ATWELL, LLC
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85212
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DATE AUGUST 12TH, 2026 JAMES G.
SPRING
08-12-2026
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EXHIBIT B
TO
ORDINANCE NO. 22-26
Depiction
(consisting of 1 pages)

22282
JAMES G.
SPRING
08-12-2026