MARICOPA COUNTY ANNEXATION ORDINANCE.DOC

ORDINANCE
C-06-23-431-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 Mesa passed and adopted Ordinance 
No. 5741 declaring the deannexation of the territory described as follows:
A portion of the northwest quarter of Section 24, Township 1 North, Range 7 East, of 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 Mesa 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:
The existing roadway is owned/operated/maintained by MCDOT.  The southeast corner of Signal Butte 
Rd and Mercury Dr is currently in development as a residential subdivision requiring roadway 
improvements.  These improvement require the deannexation of 15 feet along Signal Butte Rd to 
accommodate an arterial roadway and 25 feet along both Mercury Dr and Boston Street to accommodate 
local roadways.  This annexation will ensure the roadway is fully within unincorporated Maricopa County 
and reduce conflict of liability.  The roadway improvements are a necessary improvement to the traveling 
public.
 
WHEREAS, after such notice as was appropriate and legally required, the Maricopa County Board 
of Supervisors scheduled a hearing on the matter on January 25, 2023; 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 City of Mesa Ordinance No. 5741 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 February 8, 2023.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County, Arizona, this ___ day 
of ___________, 20__.
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Clint Hickman, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
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Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board