2026-05-21_ - PC 2215 -PAB-0312-REPORT-TO-BOS.DOCX

Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case Number/Title: 
PAB-0312 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 
1175965 as proposed by the owner of the property located at 26202 North 
Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85085 and being identified as Assessor 
Parcel Number 210-13-008D.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection, MCDOT recommends to abandon that portion 
of Patent 1175965 lying in General Land Office (G.L.O.) Lot 28 of Section 5, 
Township 4 North, Range 3 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and 
Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona being more particularly described as 
follows: The West 21 feet of the East 33 feet and the North 21 feet of the 
South 33 feet of said Lot 28.   
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 August 2025, and results sent to the applicant in September 
2025. The Application was circulated for review in March 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