MC SIGNED ORDINANCE 10.23.24.PDF

ORDINANCE
C-06-25-110-X-01

WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 9-471.02 and 9-471.03 provide a method for deannexation of land from a
municipality to a county; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-471.03(C), the City of Phoenix passed and adopted Ordinance
No. S-50749 declaring the deannexation of the territory described as follows:

Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 1 East, of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa
County, Arizona

WHEREAS, it is the desire of Maricopa County to receive the certain deannexed territory now
within the corporate limits of the City of Phoenix; and

WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be severed and returned to Maricopa County meets the
conditions outlined in A.R.S. § 9-471.03; and

WHEREAS, Maricopa County Department of Transportation conducted an analysis of the impact of
the Deannexation as follows:

MCDOT Analysis: This roadway/intersection is currently a MCDOT roadway identified as a
Principal Arterial requiring additional right of way to achieve ultimate width for intersection
improvements. A portion of the required right of way lies within the jurisdiction of the City of Phoenix.
The Deannexation will ensure that all required right of way lies within County jurisdiction allowing
consistent roadway design, maintenance, and enforcement abilities; and

WHEREAS, after such notice as was appropriate and legally required, the Maricopa County Board
of Supervisors scheduled a hearing on the matter on October 23, 2024; and

WHEREAS, it was determined at such hearing that requirements pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-471.03 (C,
D and E) have been satisfied; and

WHEREAS, it is the determination of the Board of Supervisors that the public interest is served by
the deannexation; and

WHEREAS, no protests were filed before the Board of Supervisors,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona,
that the territory earlier described in the City of Phoenix Ordinance No. S-50749 is hereby declared to be
returned to Maricopa County contingent on the remaining requirements of A.R.S. § 9-471.03 including the
final public hearing scheduled for November 20, 2024.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona, this 23rd day

of October 2024.

VA Jack Sellers, Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors

ATTEST -
he val
came Clerk of the Beard