PAB-0153 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2021-06-09)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title: PAB-0153 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date: June 9, 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 25839 North 19th Avenue, Phoenix,
Arizona 85085 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 210-11-001C.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the
following: Abandon the South 33 feet and the East 33 feet of the South half of
Lot 28 of said Section 6; EXCEPT the West 70 feet for roadway.
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 November 2020, and results sent to the applicant in December 2020.
The Application was circulated in review in March 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: AT&T, Arizona Public Service, Cox, CenturyLink, and
Southwest Gas.
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