Attachment B - Approval Report 240005.pdf

City of Phoenix — Formal (2024-06-26)

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Planning and Development Department 
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL – ABND 240005 
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 February 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  
 
 
February 29, 2024 
Abandonment Staff Report: ABND 240005 
Project# 22-2990 
Council District: 6 
 
 
 
 
 
Location: 
5108 East Taylor Street 
 
 
Applicant:  
Blue Box Holdings LLC 
 
 
Request to abandon:  
To abandon a 24-foot public utility 
easement (PUE); a 24-foot  street 
maintenance easement (ST MAINT) for the 
private accessway, curbs, and gutters; 
emergency and service easement; and a 
24-foot refuse collection easement (RCE). 
  
 
Purpose of request:  
The applicant states the existing 
abandonments were in conjunction with a 
previous development that never was 
constructed. The site is planned as a new 
development that doesn’t require the 
easements.

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City Staff Comments and Recommendations: 
 
PDD Civil Reviewer – Alejandro Hernandez 
Recommend approval with no stipulations.  
 
PDD Traffic – Derek Fancon 
Recommend approval.  
 
Water Services Department – Donald Reynolds 
WSD has no stipulations for this abandonment. 
 
PDD Site Planner – Matthew Roth 
No comment received. 
 
Street Transportation Department Utility – Rozanna Brown 
No comment received. 
 
Street Transportation Streetlight Section – Jason Fernandez 
Recommend Approval with the following stipulation.

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1. Future development will require 2 new underground feed streetlights along Taylor St and 
51st Street. 
 
Public Works Solid Waste– Robert Lopez 
Recommend approval, proposed abandonment will have no impact on public works solid waste 
services. . 
 
 
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 240005 APN 125-05-042A 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. 
 
Arizona Public Service – Kimberly Paxson 
APS has no objection to this/these abandonment(s). 
 
CenturyLink – Tori Jacoby 
CenturyLink of Arizona, Inc. d/b/a CENTURYLINK (“CenturyLink”) has reviewed the request for 
the subject Vacate/Abandonment and has determined that to protect its facilities CenturyLink 
must deny the request at this time for the abandonment of a portion of the Tract A-1 24’ 
Easement for Public Utilities, Maintenance of Private Accessway, Refuse Collection, Emergency 
& Service Type Vehicles, Bk. 184, Pg. 31, on APN 125-05-042A Doc. No. 2016-198064 M.C.R. 
for the purpose of site development. 
 
Lumen facilities may be located within the 24’ Tract A-1. Recommend to have Lumen’s facilities 
located on a Results of Survey and submit for further consideration. If Lumen’s facilities are 
found to be within the Tract A-1, Lumen would approve an abandonment request provided the 
owner pays for the relocation of Lumen’s facilities or dedicates a new easement protecting them 
in place. 
 
In the event Lumen facilities need to be removed, all associated costs will be at the expense of 
the sponsoring agency/owner.

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Salt River Project – Michael Laguna 
Salt River Project has no objection to the abandonment of the 24’ Tract A-1 Easement Lot (APN 
125-05-042A). This is in an Arizona Public Service serving area.  
 
 
Stipulations of Conditional Approval   
 
The request of abandonment ABND 240005 is conditionally approved, and the following 
stipulation will need to be met:  
 
1. All utilities within the subject PUEs 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. 
 
2. The above stipulations must be completed within two years from the conditional 
approval decision dated February 29, 2024.  
 
 
This conditional approval has been reviewed and approved. 
 
 
 
 
Signature: ____________________________________________    Date: ________________ 
 
 
 
REPORT SUBMITTED BY: Dru Maynus, Abandonment Coordinator 
 
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Blue Box Holdings LLC, Applicant/Representative  
 
Miguel Victor, Deputy Director of PDD 
 
Aracely Herrera, Site Planning Supervisor, Planner lll 
 
3.18.24
Stipulations no longer apply. 
No conflicts or existing utility 
services exist within the 
easement to be abandoned. 
C. Messer 5.24.24