PAB-0152 REPORT TO BOS.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2021-09-15)

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Report to the Board of Supervisors
        Prepared by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Case #/Title:
PAB-0152 Federal Patent Easement Abandonment
Meeting Date:
September 15, 2021
Supervisor District:
4
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 10134 West Pinnacle Peak Road, Peoria, 
Arizona 85383 and being identified as Assessor Parcel Number 201-08-059E.
Department Recommendation:
Having received no objection to the full abandonment MCDOT recommends the 
following: Abandon the West 33 feet of the following described property: the 
North 222.00 feet of the South 387.00 feet of the West 210.00 feet of the SE4 
SW4 SE4 of said Section 8.  
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 November 2020, and results sent to the applicant in December 2020. 
The Application was circulated in review in June 2021. 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, Cox, and CenturyLink.
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