Attachment B - Approval Report 240012.pdf

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 240012 
Your abandonment request was granted CONDITIONAL APPROVAL. 
This request will NOT be completed until all the stipulations have been met and this request is 
formally adopted by City Council. Please contact the Abandonment Coordinator at (602) 
262-7403 for questions regarding this report.
Upon receipt of the legal description from our Real Estate division, your request will be 
scheduled for City Council formal approval. You will receive a copy of the resolution from the 
City Clerk after Council adoption. 
ATTACHMENT B

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
April 18, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 240012 
Project# 18-1329 
Council District: 1 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
2001 W Bell Road 
 
 
Applicant:  
Larry Talbott - Hunter Engineering 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon a portion of an existing 20-foot 
wide by 623-foot-long drainage easement 
that is located at 2001 W Bell Road. 
  
 
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states the existing drainage 
easement is not necessary for the proposed 
development of the site.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Darren Chapman 
Recommend approval. 
 
Street Transportation Department – Josh Rogers 
No comment received .  
 
PDD Traffic – Derek Fancon 
Recommend approval. 
 
PW Solid Waste – Robert Lopez 
Recommend approval, the proposed abandonment will have no impact on PW Solid Waste 
Services. 
 
PDD Site Planner – Dru Maynus 
Recommend approval. 
 
Water Services Department – Donald Reynolds 
WSD has NO stipulations for this Abandonment. The proposed property has existing water

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and sewer mains that can potentially serve the development. 
 
 
Utility Comments 
The request was also routed to outside utility companies for their input. Listed below are the 
responses from each utility. 
 
Cox – Zach Lawson 
I have reviewed the abandonment request at ABND 240012 APN 208-14-989 in Phoenix, 
{Maricopa County}, AZ. Based upon the supplied drawings/exhibits that you’ve submitted it has 
been determined that COX has no facilities within the easement and therefore we approve your 
request to abandon.   
 
Please note that although Cox Communications approves this abandonment, we do so with the 
understanding that we will not assume any construction, relocation and/or repairs costs 
associated or in result of this abandonment.  
 
Southwest Gas – Susan R. Mulanax 
Southwest Gas Corporation (“SWG”) has reviewed your request on behalf of Larry Talbott, 
Hunter Engineering, to abandon a Drainage Easement located on APN 208-14-989. 
 
After review, SWG has determined that there are no existing or proposed facilities within the 
area proposed to be abandoned and have no objection to the request for abandonment as 
presented.  
 
Nothing in this Vacation or response is intended or shall be construed to affect, reduce, or 
diminish any other existing property rights or easement SWG may have at this site or within the 
area affected. SWG retains the right to use any other reservations, easements, licenses, or 
other property rights in which it may have an interest or that otherwise may be located within the 
area being vacated. 
 
Arizona Public Service – Kimberly Paxson 
APS has no objection to this requested abandonment. 
 
CenturyLink – Tori Jacoby 
CenturyLink of Arizona, Inc. d/b/a CENTURYLINK (“CenturyLink”) has reviewed the request for 
the subject vacation and has determined that it has no objections with respect to the areas 
proposed for vacation as shown and/or described on Exhibit “A”, said Exhibit “A” attached 
hereto and incorporated by this reference. 
 
It is the intent and understanding of CenturyLink that this Vacation shall not reduce our rights to 
any other existing easement or rights we have on this site or in the area. 
 
This vacation response is submitted WITH THE STIPULATION that if CenturyLink facilities are 
found and/or damaged within the vacated area as described, the Applicant will bear the cost of 
relocation and repair of said facilities. 
 
Salt River Project – Michael Laguna 
Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the Drainage Easement as shown in 
the abandonment package for ABND 240012. This is an Arizona Public Service serving area.

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The request of abandonment ABND 240012 is conditionally approved and will be 
forwarded to Council for formal adoption and recordation. 
 
 
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
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Larry Talbott, P.E., Applicant/Representative  
 
Miguel Victor, Deputy Director of PDD 
 
Aracely Herrera, Site Planning Supervisor, Planner lll 
 
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