Attachment B - Approval Report ABND 240038.pdf

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
 
 
 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 240038 
 
 
 
 
 
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. It is the APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY to ensure that all 
stipulations are satisfied. Please contact the Abandonment Coordinator at (602) 262-7403 
for questions and notification of your completion of the stipulations.  
 
Upon completion of the stipulations your request will be scheduled for City Council formal 
approval. You will receive a copy of the abandonment document after it has been recorded with 
Maricopa County. 
 
If the stipulations of abandonment are not completed within two years from the date of your 
conditional approval (your expiration date is October 29, 2026), this request will then expire.  
At that time a new submittal will be required along with the required payment for the 
abandonment process. A one time, one year extension can be requested prior to the expiration 
date, with applicable extension fee due. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attachment B

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Planning and Development Department  
 
 
October 28, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 240038 
Project# 04-4082 
Council District: 2 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
5353 (Lot 10) & 5275 (lot 13) East City 
North Drive 
 
 
Applicant:  
Ryan Companies US, Inc., Kaushik Gandhi 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon an existing sewer easement 
located on both 5353 (Lot 10) & 5275 (Lot 
13) East City North Drive properties and 
within E City North Drive (private drive). The 
sewer easement was recorded within the 
Final Plat for City North (Recording No. 
20210787583, 7/20/2021, Book 1606, Page 
3). 
  
 
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states the existing sewer 
easement is no longer needed due to the 
future development of the site.

City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Jonathan Bunch 
This sewer easement abandonment is approved. Please note the sewer abandonment in City 
North Dr (PVT Accessway) roadway has an overlapping 16’ drainage easement that is not being 
abandoned per this application. 
No building or permanent structures will be allowed to encroach on a water or sewer easement 
(Design Standards Manual for Water and Wastewater Systems, III.B.5).
Water Services Department – Donald Reynolds 
WSD cannot allow abandonment of any portion of this Easement as it contains a very important 
sewer main that drains most of City North properties through it to the existing 36- inch sewer 
main on the south side of the properties. Along with a 48-inch RGRCP storm drain runs through 
it and along the side of the easement being requested to be abandoned. Sewer Easement 
Encroachments (Gravity) 
Buildings, building slabs or structures proposed outside of the easement but parallel to a sewer 
main at a horizontal distance less than or equal to the depth (invert) of the sewer main, shall be 
required to submit structural analysis and a geotechnical soil survey report with each signed and 
sealed by an Arizona Registered Professional Engineer. These reports shall be submitted to the 
City for review and approval. The reports shall v3 
erify the integrity of the proposed structure 
under the condition of a sewer main failure, as well as verifying that the proposed structure and

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its foundations will not compromise the structural integrity of the sewer main. 
 
Street Transportation Department Utility Coordination  – Andrea Diaz 
No comment.  
 
PDD Site Planner – Dru Maynus 
No comments received. 
 
 
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 240038 APN 212-35-585 & APN 212-35-
582, 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 
After reviewing the plans for the above-referenced project, it has been determined that there are 
no apparent conflicts between the Southwest Gas system and your proposed abandonment of 
the public utility easement. Southwest Gas would like to recommend abandonment of the public 
utility easement located at the above-referenced location. 
 
Thank you for your cooperation on this project. Please contact me if you have any questions or 
require additional information. 
 
Arizona Public Service – Kim Paxon 
APS has no objection to this abandonment.  
 
CenturyLink – Bill Paul 
CenturyLink of Arizona, Inc. d/b/a CENTURYLINK (“CenturyLink”) has reviewed the request 
CenturyLink Engineering has No Reservations with this request. 
 
It is the intent and understanding of CenturyLink that this Abandonment shall not reduce our 
rights to any other existing easements or rights we have on this site or in the area. 
 
This abandonment response is submitted with the stipulation that if CenturyLink facilities are 
found and/or damaged within the abandonment area as described, the Applicant will bear the 
cost of relocation and repair of said facilities. 
 
If you have any questions, please contact Bill Paul 727-494-3544 or bill.paul@lumen.com 
 
Salt River Project – Michael Laguna 
Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the existing 50’ sewer easement as 
shown in the abandonment package. This is in an Arizona Public Service serving area.

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If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact me on 602-
236-3116. 
 
 
Recommended Stipulations of Approval  
The request of abandonment, if approved by the Abandonment Hearing Officer, will be subject 
to the following stipulations:  
1. Either a or b shall be complied with: 
a. All utilities shall be relocated to locations approved by each affected utility company.  
All work is to be done by each affected utility company at no expense to the affected 
utility company. An appropriate performance agreement, in an approved form and 
cost amount, must be posted with the Planning and Development Department to 
guarantee the improvements. 
 
b. All easement areas shall be retained as a public utilities easement with 24-hour 
vehicle maintenance access.  
 
2. All stipulations must be completed within two years from the Abandonment Hearing 
Officer’s decision.  
 
For assistance regarding the above stipulations, please contact the Abandonment 
Coordinator at 602-262-7403. 
 
 
 
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
cc 
Ryan Companies US, Inc., Kaushik Gandhi, Applicant/Representative  
 
Miguel Victor, Deputy Director of PDD 
 
Aracely Herrera, Site Planning Supervisor, Planner lll 
 
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