1-PAB-0187 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2022-07-27)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
        Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title:
PAB-0187 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date:
July 27, 2022
Supervisor District:
2
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 6540 East Ocupado Drive, Cave Creek, 
Arizona 85331 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 216-50-021E.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the 
following: Abandon the portion of the easement described in Patent 1186280, 
lying in the Northwest quarter of Section 15 – T5N, R4E, of the Gila and Salt 
River Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona being described as follows:
The West 8 feet of the East 33 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said 11Section 
15, except the South 28 feet thereof; and together with
The North 5 feet of the South 33 feet of the East Half of said Southeast Quarter 
of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
Section 15, except the East 33 thereof; and together with
The North 5 feet of the South 33 feet of the East 33 feet of the West Half of said 
Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the 
Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Except the West 7.20 feet of the East 42.50 feet of the North 1.10 feet of the 
South 29.10 feet of said Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the 
Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15. 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 October 2021, and results sent to the applicant in October 2021. The 
Application was circulated in review in May 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: Phoenix Water, Arizona Public Service, and 
CenturyLink.
Agency – No Objection: Phoenix Traffic, City of Scottsdale.
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