2026-01-08_ - PC 1877 -PAB-0277-REPORT-TO-BOS.DOCX

Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case Number/Title: 
PAB-0277 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
1st Meeting Date: 
January 28, 2026
2nd Meeting Date: 
April 8, 2026
Supervisor District: 
4
Applicant: 
Department of Transportation 
Request:
Approve the abandonment of that portion of the Patent Easement Number 
1198278 as proposed by the owner of the property located at 24895 North 
114th Avenue, Sun City, Arizona 85373 and being identified as Assessor 
Parcel Number 201-22-027B.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection, MCDOT recommends the following: Abandon 
that portion of the easement described in Patent Number 1198278, lying in a 
portion of GLO Lot 8, Section 07 – T4N, R1E, of the Gila and Salt River 
Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona being described as follows: The East 33 
feet of the North half of said GLO Lot 8.
Presented by: Jesse Gutierrez, P.E, 
Director of Transportation
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 June 2024, and results sent to the applicant in July 2024. The 
Application was circulated in review in October 2025. MCDOT has received 
no objections.
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

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Ordinance Number 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 Number P-34. 
Attachments:
Application / Proof of Ownership / Aerial Exhibit / Initial Determination 
Request / Legal Exhibit and Description