PAB-0209 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2022-09-28)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
        Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title:
PAB-0209 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date:
September 28, 2022
Supervisor District:
4
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 23915 N. Lake Pleasant Parkway, Peoria, 
Arizona 85383 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 201-16-038L.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the 
following: Abandon the East 33 feet and North 33 feet of the property as 
described in Maricopa County Recorder Document 2018-0487320.
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 May 2022, and results sent to the applicant in June 2022. The 
Application was circulated in review in July 2022. The following responses were 
received: 
County Departments – No Objection: Transportation, Planning and 
Development, Real Estate, Parks and Recreation, and Flood Control District. No 
objections were received. 
Utilities – No Objection: APS, Cox, CenturyLink, Sunrise Water Company
Agency – No Objection: City of Peoria, Arizona State Land Trust
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