PAB-0190 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2022-06-22)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
        Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title:
PAB-0190 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date:
June 22, 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 826 North 111th Place, Mesa, Arizona 
85207 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 220-07-031A.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the 
following: Abandon the West 33 feet of the W2 W2 S2 SE4 SE4 NW4 of said 
Section 13. EXCEPT the North 8 feet and South 40 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 November 2021, and results sent to the applicant in December 2021. 
The Application was circulated in review in April 2022. The following responses 
were received: 
County Departments – No Objection: Transportation, Planning and 
Development, Real Estate, and Flood Control District. 
Utilities – No Objection: Cox, CenturyLink, and Salt River Project.
Agency – No Objection: City of Mesa, and City of Apache Junction.
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