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ORDINANCE
C-06-26-162-X-01
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 9-471.02 and 9-471.03 provide a method for deannexation of land
from a municipality to a county; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-471.03(C), the City of Avondale passed and adopted
Ordinance No.2035-1025 declaring the deannexation of the territory described as follows:
(Legal description from Exhibit “A”): Section 22, Township 1 North, Range 1 West of the Gila
and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Maricopa County to receive the certain deannexed territory
now within the corporate limits of the City of Avondale, and
WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be severed and returned to Maricopa County meets
the conditions outlined in A.R.S. § 9-471.03; and
WHEREAS, Maricopa County Department of Transportation conducted an analysis of the
impact of the Deannexation as follows:
MCDOT Analysis: This roadway provides regional connectivity as a minor arterial roadway.
Development directly fronts this roadway and improvement, including accommodating the
intersection at Litchfield Road and Lower Buckeye Road, necessitate additional right of way to
ensure public safety. and
WHEREAS, after such notice as was appropriate and legally required, the Maricopa
County Board of Supervisors scheduled a hearing on the matter on November 19, 2025; and
WHEREAS, it was determined at such hearing that requirements pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-
471.03 (C, D and E) have been satisfied; and
WHEREAS, it is the determination of the Board of Supervisors that the public interest is
served by the deannexation; and
WHEREAS, no protests were filed before the Board of Supervisors,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County,
Arizona, that the territory earlier described in City of Avondale Ordinance No. 2035-1025 is
hereby declared to be returned to Maricopa County contingent on the remaining requirements of
A.R.S. § 9-471.03 including the final public hearing scheduled for December 10, 2025.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona, this
19th day of November 2025.
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Thomas Galvin, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
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Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board