PAB-0253 - PC 770 -REPORT TO BOS RECD 662024.DOCX

Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case Number/Title: 
PAB-0253 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
1st Meeting Date: 
June 26, 2024
2nd Meeting Date: 
September 11, 2024
Supervisor District: 
2
Applicant: 
Department of Transportation 
Request:
Approve the abandonment of that portion of the Patent Easement #1204326 
as proposed by the owner of the property located at 6725 East Maria Drive, 
Cave Creek, Arizona 85331 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 
216-50-148.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection, MCDOT recommends the following: Abandon 
that portion of the easement described in Patent #1204326, lying in the 
Northwest quarter of Section 15 – T5N, R4E, of the Gila and Salt River 
Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona being described as follows: The East 20 
feet of the West 33 feet of the NW4SE4NE4NW4 of said Section 15. EXCEPT 
the North 33 feet thereof.
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 2023, and results sent to the applicant in November

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2023. The Application was circulated in review in April 2024. 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 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