2026-01-08_ - PC 1879 -PAB-0303-REPORT-TO-BOS.DOCX

Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case Number/Title: 
PAB-0303 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
1st Meeting Date: 
January 28, 2026
2nd Meeting Date: 
April 8, 2026
Supervisor District: 
3
Applicant: 
Department of Transportation 
Request:
Approve the abandonment of that portion of the Patent Easement #1156284 
as proposed by the owner of the property located at 25411 North 16th 
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85085 and being identified as Assessor Parcel 
Number 210-10-032B.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection, MCDOT recommends the following: Abandon 
that portion of the easement described in Patent Easement Number 1156284, 
lying in the Southwest quarter of Section 06 – T4N, R3E, of the Gila and Salt 
River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona being described as follows:
Parcel No. 210-10-032B (Patent Easement Number 1156284): The West, the 
East, and the South 33 feet of the S2 W2 SE4 NE4 SW4 of said Section 06.
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 March 2025, and results sent to the applicant in April 2025. The 
Application was circulated for 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

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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