City of Maricopa - File #: ORD 26-15

• File #: ORD 26-15
• Version: 1
• Name: Annexation (ANX) 26-01
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Regular Agenda
• File created: 9/9/2026
• In control: City Council Regular Meeting
• On agenda: 10/6/2026
• Title: An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, extending and increasing the corporate limits of the City of Maricopa, Pinal County, State of Arizona, pursuant to the provisions of Title 9, Chapter 4, Article 7 Arizona Revised Statues and Amendments thereto, by annexing thereto certain territory contiguous to the existing city limits of the City of Maricopa, consisting of 73 acres, more or less, located in a portion of Sections 26 and 27 of Township 5 South, Range 4 East of the Gila and Salt River base meridian, Pinal County, Arizona, not currently within the corporate limits of the City of Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona, known as Annexation Case 26-01, and adopting initial zoning of CR-3 (Single Family Residential) for said territory. DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
• Sponsors: Rodolfo Lopez
• Indexes: Community Resources and Quality of Life Amenities, Economic Development, Fiscal Policies and Management, Safe and Livable Community , Well Planned Quality Growth and Development
• Related files: ANNX26-01, MISC 26-21

TITLE
An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, extending and increasing the corporate limits of the City of Maricopa, Pinal County, State of Arizona, pursuant to the provisions of Title 9, Chapter 4, Article 7 Arizona Revised Statues and Amendments thereto, by annexing thereto certain territory contiguous to the existing city limits of the City of Maricopa, consisting of 73 acres, more or less, located in a portion of Sections 26 and 27 of Township 5 South, Range 4 East of the Gila and Salt River base meridian, Pinal County, Arizona, not currently within the corporate limits of the City of Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona, known as Annexation Case 26-01, and adopting initial zoning of CR-3 (Single Family Residential) for said territory. DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The following provides the Mayor and City Council with the background information on Annexation 26-01 and outlines conformance with the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S. § 9-471). In addition, a recommendation to move forward with the adoption of the Annexation, by considering approval of Ordinance 26-15, if the Council so desires. The property is generally located along Anderson Road, generally one-mile south of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway
A blank petition was filed with the Pinal County Recorder's Office on August 12, 2026 (Recording Fee No. 2026-067182). The blank petition is accompanied by a signed and notarized affidavit, survey map, and legal descriptions of the proposed annexation territory, see Exhibit A. On October 1, 2026, the signed annexation petition was recorded with Pinal County, Fee # 2026-081712.
The proposal is to annex a 73-acre property, currently under the jurisdiction of Pinal County, and take ownership of the maintenance of Anderson Road, a distance of 1,208.01 feet (0.228 miles).
On September 1, 2026, the Mayor and City Council held a public hearing as required by State Law. Notification letters were sent to all residents within...