2026-05-21_ - PC 2214 -PAB-0319-REPORT-TO-BOS.DOCX

Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case Number/Title: 
PAB-0319 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
1st Meeting Date: 
June 10, 2026
2nd Meeting Date: 
August 19, 2026
Supervisorial District:
3
Applicant: 
Department of Transportation 
Request:
Approve the abandonment of that portion of the Patent Easement Number 
1200711 as proposed by the owner of the property located at 637 West 
Tanya Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85086 and being identified as Assessor 
Parcel Number 211-23-025A.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection, MCDOT recommends to abandon that portion 
of Patent 1200711 lying within the North half of the Northwest quarter of the 
Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 29, Township 6 North, 
Range 3 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa 
County, Arizona, being more particularly described as follows: The South 25 
feet of the North 50 feet, EXCEPT the West 40 feet and also EXCEPT the 
East 450 feet; Together with the East 10 feet of the West 50 feet, EXCEPT 
the North 25 feet.
Presented by: Jesse Gutierrez, P.E, 
Director of Transportation
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 2025, and results sent to the applicant in October 2025. 
The Application was circulated for review in February 2026. MCDOT has 
received no objections.
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

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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