PAB-0212 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2022-12-07)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
        Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title:
PAB-0212 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
1st Meeting Date:
12/7/2022
2nd Meeting Date:
2/8/2023
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 1412 W Parsons Rd, Phoenix, Arizona 
85085 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 210-09-014H.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection MCDOT recommends the following: Abandon the 
portion of the easement described in Patent 1149648, lying in the Northwest 
quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 6 – T4N, R3E, of the Gila and Salt 
River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona being described as follows: 
The East 33 feet of the South 293.77 feet of the West half of the Northwest 
quarter of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of said Section 6. 
EXCEPT the South 33 feet thereof.  
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 July of 2022, and results sent to the applicant in July of 2022. The 
Application was circulated in review in September of 2022. The following 
responses were received: 
County Departments – No Objection: Transportation, Planning and 
Development, Real Estate, and Flood Control District.

Utilities – No Objection: APS
Agency – No Objection: City of Phoenix
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