PAB-0176 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2022-03-23)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
        Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title:
PAB-0176 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date:
January 12, 2022
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 an unassigned address west of 1648 West 
Briles Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85085 and being identified as Assessor Parcel 
Number 210-11-005J.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the 
following: Abandon the East 23 feet of the West 33 feet of the following 
described property: That part of lot G.L.O. Lot 19, lying within the Northwest 
quarter of Section 6, Township 4 North, Range 3 East of the Gila and Salt River 
Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, G.L.O. Lot 19 being shown on 
Bureau of land management Supplemental Plat of Section 6, officially filed 
December 28th, 1954, being more particularly described as follows: The South 
526.00 feet of G.L.O. Lot 19 of said Section 6; EXCEPT the East half thereof; and 
EXCEPT the South 262.00 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 2021, and results sent to the applicant in July 2021. The 
Application was circulated in review in August 2021. The following responses 
were received: 
County Departments – No Objection: Transportation, Planning and 
Development, Real Estate, and Flood Control District.

Utilities – No Objection: Arizona Public Service, and Cox.
Agency – No Objection: Arizona State Land Department, and 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