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Report to the Board of Supervisors
Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title:
PAB-0144 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date:
December 9, 2020
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 31st
Avenue and Twin Peaks Lane and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 202-
11-031E.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the
following: Abandon the North 33 feet and the South 33’ of the West 105.10 feet
of the East 505.3 feet of Lot 31 (also known as the N2 SE4 SE4 SW4) of said
Section 26.
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 August 2020, and results sent to the applicant in August 2020. The
Application was circulated in review in September 2020. The following
responses were received:
County Departments – No Objection: Transportation, Planning and
Development, Real Estate, Parks and Recreation, and Flood Control District.
Utilities – No Objection: Arizona Public Service, CenturyLink, and Southwest
Gas.
Agency – No Objection: Arizona State Land Department.
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