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Public hearing held on abandoning 10‑foot utility easement at 2643 Desert Foothills Blvd; staff says utilities raised no objections
Summary
A public hearing was held for a request to abandon a 10‑foot public utility easement at 2643 Desert Foothills Boulevard. Staff reported utility companies confirmed no facilities in the easement and said a dedicated drainage easement will be recorded separately; public commenters representing the HOA and nearby property owner supported the change.
The Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing June 4 on an application to abandon a 10‑foot public utility easement that lies within the parcel at 2643 Desert Foothills Boulevard (Lot 4 of Parkway Commercial at Desert Foothills Estates).
Staff explained the northern boundary of the property currently contains a 10‑foot public utility easement that is not being used for utilities and is instead functioning as drainage. Staff said they contacted all utility companies and received confirmations that no utilities occupy the easement and that there were no objections to the abandonment. Staff said the city will record a separate drainage easement to preserve the flow that carries water from the adjacent subdivision to the parkway.
Randy Daley, representing the Desert Hills Estates HOA, asked how the change affects residents in layman’s terms and clarified the drainage direction; staff confirmed the easement will be replaced with a drainage easement rather than used for utilities going forward. Tracy Browning, owner of 11 acres north of the easement and the contractor on the drainage work, said abandoning the utility easement is required for planned drainage work and to expedite connecting drainage to the parkway. Browning asked about associated permits; staff said they would check with public works.
The transcript records public comment and staff responses; it does not record an explicit, final commission vote on the abandonment in the provided segments. The matter was presented to the commission and public comment closed; staff indicated the drainage easement would be recorded as a separate instrument when the item goes to council.
