PAB-0028 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2015-12-09)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title: PAB-0028 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date: December 9, 2015 to set the hearing date.
Supervisor District Effected: 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 1625 West Parsons and being identified
as Assessor Parcel No. 210-10-006A.
Support/Opposition: Request for comment has been circulated to all affected parties pursuant to
County Ordinance P-34, Section 2d.
No comments in opposition have been received.
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.
Department Recommendation:
Having not received any written comments in opposition from other County
departments, other agencies, any utility or the public, the Department of
Transportation (MCDOT), in accordance with Ordinance P-34, is recommending
that the BOS approve the abandonment as requested.
The hearing for this abandonment is recommended to be held at the same
meeting as the abutting abandonment PAB-0018.
Presented by: Jennifer Toth, P.E.,
Director of Transportation/County Engineer
Attachments: Application / Proof of ownership / Application response checklist

Aerial Exhibit / Patent Easement
Initial Determination request / letter to requestor / Initial response checklist