1. Complete the Abandonment Application
Abandonment Application(PDF, 235KB)
- Required inclusions:
- Check payable to the City of Mesa for the non-refundable fee in the amount of:
- $500 (plus the value of land*) for single-family residential property or;
- $750 (plus the value of land*) for all other properties.
- Drawing/map and legal description of the area to be abandoned.
- Petition to Abandon Right-of-Way signed by property owners affected by the request to abandon the street right-of-way.
2. Mail the the completed application and inclusions to:
City of Mesa Real Estate Services
PO Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211
3. Real Estate Services will solicit the approval from City departments, as well as utility companies (Centurylink, SRP, Cable and Gas Companies, etc.) that may be affected by the abandonment of the street right-of-way. Applicant will be notified of any denials or stipulations to the abandonment request.
4. Public Utilities and Facilities Easements will be retained over abandoned street right-of-way where public utilities exist or are planned, and where ingress and egress is necessary to maintain those utilities.
5. Real Estate Services will submit the request to abandon the street right-of-way for City Council authorization.
6. The process to abandon street right-of-way normally takes eight (8) to twelve (12) weeks to complete after the applicant has submitted the Abandonment Application to Real Estate Services.
7. Street right-of-way that has been abandoned is returned to the land from which it originally came in accordance with Arizona Revised Statute, Section 28-7205.
*Per Mesa City Code 9-10-1 to 9-10-5 and City of Mesa Schedule of Fees and Charges- Engineering, the value of the abandoned land must be paid to the City of Mesa. This is normally paid at the end of the abandonment process.