PAB-0165 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2021-06-23)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title: PAB-0165 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date: June 23, 2021
Supervisor District: 3
Applicant: Department of Transportation
Request: Approve the abandonment of that portion of the Patent Easement as proposed
by the owner of the property located at 25918 North 15th Lane, Phoenix, Arizona
85085 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 210-11-023E.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the
following: Abandon the West 33 feet, Except the North 33 feet and the South
445 feet, And also the South 8 feet of the North 33 feet, Except the East 25 feet,
And also the West 8 feet of the East 33 feet, Except the North 33 feet and the
South 445 feet, All within the W2 SE SE NW of said Section 6..
Presented by: Jennifer Toth, P.E.,
Director of Transportation/County Engineer
Support/Opposition: Request for comment has been circulated to all affected parties pursuant to
County Ordinance P-34, Section 2d. An Initial Determination was circulated for
review in March 2021, and results sent to the applicant in March 2021. The
Application was circulated in review in April 2021. The following responses were
received:
County Departments – No Objection: Transportation, Planning and
Development, Real Estate, Parks and Recreation, and Flood Control District.
Utilities – No Objection: Arizona Public Service.
Agency – No Objection: City of Phoenix, and Arizona State Land Department.

Discussion: Laws 2013, Chapter 46 amended Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 11-251.16 to
allow a county, at the request of a property owner, to abandon a federal patent
easement established by the Small Tract Act of 1938. On May 7, 2014 the
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved Ordinance No. P-34,
adopting procedures for the abandonment of Federal Patent Easements. The
Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has considered and
processed this request for abandonment in strict accordance with A.R.S. Section
11-251.16 and Ordinance No. P-34.
Attachments: Application / Proof of Ownership / Aerial Exhibit / Initial Determination Request
/ Legal Exhibit and Description