A. Pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. § 28-7201 et seq., the abandonment of all or part of a recorded right-of-way may be initiated by written petition to the city council. The petition shall be signed by all owners of real property in said right-of-way requesting abandonment of all streets, alleys and easements within said right-of-way and giving the legal description and recording information thereof.

B. After the abandonment application has been submitted to the city, reviewed and found to be complete, the applicant shall notify all public utilities serving the proposed abandonment area to request their review and comments.

C. City staff will schedule a public hearing to solicit input on the proposed abandonment. The applicant shall post a notice of the proposed abandonment at the subject location at least 10 days prior to the public hearing.

D. City staff will send letters to public agencies notifying them of the proposed abandonment. City staff will formulate a recommendation to city council following receipt and evaluation of comments from the public agencies.

E. In the event that the recommendation is to proceed with the abandonment, the affected property owners shall select an appraiser from the city’s approved list to establish the fair market value. After a fair market value has been established, the applicant shall submit a cashier’s check in that amount to the city.

F. In instances when an abandonment or compensation is not required, the zoning administrator and city engineer shall review each case for approval.

G. City staff will prepare a staff summary report with the city staff recommendation for the signature of the public works director and the request will be placed on an upcoming council agenda. The party requesting the abandonment shall be notified in writing of the date, time and place that said request will be heard by the city council.

H. The city council may, at its sole discretion, elect to abandon the right-of-way for a sum equal to the present fair market value or elect not to abandon said right-of-way. Upon adoption of council resolution, it shall be recorded in the office of the Pinal County Recorder. Upon receipt of the recorded ordinance, the said ordinance will be copied with one copy retained in electronic format in the public works department and the original ordinance forwarded to the city clerk’s office for recorded retention.

I. After city council approval of the abandonment of any streets, alleys and easements, and after city council approval of the abandonment resolution for the right-of-way, and after the abandonment resolutions are recorded with the county recorder’s office, the right-of-way is removed from the official maps.

J. If the abandonment of a street, alley or public utility easement or other recorded easement in a previously recorded subdivision is necessary, either a replat or a certificate of correction, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be processed concurrently with the abandonment and recorded immediately subsequent to the recordation of the abandonment. [Ord. 20-11 §2(14-4-10); Res. 20-31.]