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Ford said the downtown alleys east and west of Main Street are narrow — many originally platted at 12 feet — and already contain a mix of underground and overhead infrastructure for power, communications, natural gas, water, sewer and sanitation. \"Our office is not currently looking at putting these utilities on the ground. This is truly just to start the conversation,\" Ford said, describing the presentation as a conversation-starter rather than an active construction program.

Ford explained several constraints to burying utilities: limited physical space in the alleys for pedestals and transformer banks (some pieces of electrical equipment can be \"as large as 8 foot by 6 foot by 6 foot\" with clearance zones), the presence of existing underground utilities that leave little room for additional equipment, and privately owned meter and service equipment that might need replacement if services are converted. He also noted that some power voltages served from overhead transformers cannot be provided with existing underground equipment and would require building- or customer-side upgrades.

Ford said full alley reconstruction would be required in many locations — an open cut reconstruction rather than a single bore — and that phasing and night work would be necessary to maintain business operations during cutovers. He estimated a high-level cost of about $1.5 million per block to place overhead utilities underground and rebuild the alley surfaces. Ford said the downtown area includes about six blocks on the west side and four on the east side that would be involved in a full conversion.

Council members asked whether franchise fees or the public-benefit fund could be applied; staff said franchise fees flow into a public-benefit fund that can be used for right-of-way enhancement, easements, undergrounding and beautification, but that the franchise fee fund would not cover the full cost. Members also asked about widening alleys; Ford said widening would be possible but would likely require right-of-way acquisition and could be difficult on Main Street.

Ford closed by reiterating that the presentation was an early-stage feasibility discussion; further work would require coordination with utilities, formal design and a funding plan before any commitments or construction.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sheridan - Study Session - Mar 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Project manager David Ford outlined the technical, physical and cost challenges of moving overhead power and communications lines underground in downtown Main Street alleys; staff called the study an initial conversation and estimated roughly $1.5 million per block for full alley reconstruction and conversion.","taxTitle","Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming","taxId",68760,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625814,"Sheridan utilities staff: water, wastewater and landfill capacity adequate for decades but planning needed",1202,953000,2155000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2756357-4f2859f0e2d3c07f53515eb6fd5d5e77&start=953&end=2155","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2756357-4f2859f0e2d3c07f53515eb6fd5d5e77/thumbnail_953000.jpg","/articles/6625814/Sheridan/Sheridan-County/Wyoming/Sheridan-utilities-staff-water-wastewater-and-landfill-capacity-adequate-for-decades-but-planning-needed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625814-c8c521cdabd33916de4017f44431be1a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775218878&Signature=A6km9IOMt44-3CjX6NHyJtnKSxF4TC0wSKPXzTFQFUV3dgUt6AUO-p2mVE4bgCGKrTZZ21ZIDKtCX-PBvYQv9ULYbKcss84nVXsK~XDSQPkFvhnj7pL4ZDq8zg-5fnQWdYpXrQhrifUeoXYK8Hn2citeJVO278Im5si9SeUxLBdtB1saPfHFnRfn8Q2mavKm4KVQR1tO9aPUZukH4BH2IeaLG4ZouCmxx0t4AnX7GVyrv8Tuaupc5ffRkXXi37ysQeArWY4pStUAE-DPL8U7sWcxJ4u5S~jMQS~FLpz020rzqCyX9XG0cjW8hOoIDpHoIaP7hQ4R-zmfpsev5veSxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Utilities Director Dan Roberts presented an update on Sheridan’s utility service potential at the March 24 study session, outlining projections for wastewater, water supply and landfill capacity and the planning work that will be required as the city grows.

Roberts said city planning documents and recent master plans show the systems can serve the projected growth for many decades. \"Sheridan historically grows at about 1%,\" Roberts said, noting that the city’s steady growth makes long-range planning more predictable. He told council that the recently adopted wastewater system master plan projects treatment capacity adequate at least through 2052 and that a typical planning trigger to add capacity occurs when systems approach about 80% of capacity — a threshold Roberts said could come into play around 2047 for wastewater.

On water, Roberts said the water system has capacity to serve roughly 56 years of population growth under current assumptions — a projection that takes the city into the late 2070s — but added that large-scale supply options, such as Lake DeSmet, still require study and confirmation. \"Lake DeSmet has been the one that we've identified as a large enough supply that could meet those future needs,\" he said, but cautioned the project would need more study to confirm viability.

Roberts said the city obtained a lifetime permit for its landfill and that current permitted capacity would allow landfill operation through about 2078 while serving the county. He said the city has 110 acres south of the current landfill that could be used for future cells and that, if needed, permitting and site preparation should start a few years before projected capacity is exhausted.

Roberts and council discussed conservation and demand-management tools. He said Sheridan has drought-response plans and a tiered water-rate structure but does not currently run an active conservation program; he noted some conservation measures may be difficult because much of the city’s water rights are direct-flow rights rather than stored supplies. Council members asked about annexation policy, the cost and mechanics of converting irrigation rights to municipal supply, and the process for increasing density in Planned Unit Developments. Planning staff later clarified that PUD amendments must come before the governing body.

Roberts summarized the takeaway as: the systems are fundamentally sound and provide years to plan and equitably spread costs across future ratepayers, but the city should continue monitoring localized bottlenecks and begin studies and property-planning steps well before projected triggers arrive.","Utilities Director Dan Roberts briefed council on long-term utility planning. Staff said wastewater capacity will likely need upgrades first (by about 2047), water supply planning (including Lake DeSmet study) is a multi-decade issue and landfill capacity is sufficient through about 2078.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625819,"Sheridan staff to offer city-initiated special exemptions for certain M1 industrial uses",821,26000,847000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2756357-4f2859f0e2d3c07f53515eb6fd5d5e77&start=26&end=847","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2756357-4f2859f0e2d3c07f53515eb6fd5d5e77/thumbnail_26000.jpg","/articles/6625819/Sheridan/Sheridan-County/Wyoming/Sheridan-staff-to-offer-city-initiated-special-exemptions-for-certain-M1-industrial-uses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625819-223e370d775ad40c73c282053c8fc285/orig.mp4?Expires=1775218878&Signature=TdTU-psCIr~WxKlgmTKBiJKeXJO81JRRQQEA7CralG7IW7Wd1jblI2J9Ty~gWQSYW5o0-DBeUwQI-0zX3gSB-KDN0LEsZjGxZPN8NmlYvpCAmuujXaVA0mW25f7F-k-XGYP-AEUIlaj6zAxIRhfpFWUkQrUKCITicg6OOsUCp4HgTIEQPugiGlfroN1si0uEMFPKkRLNDHiH40RcdfF1Gqy8D57M0BrRBdcJAqxVqKlZOmTPczzPWQOwByrauzKeq2~JVzuBgeqUjvP~mxHAXELS8J2XDApeZbkqdv9FHrYDOZDsrXuFOu5QEqg2411OFgbgxAkCWCvlv5kSteG~pA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Planner Kelly Schroeder told the City Council at its March 24 study session that staff will ask the council next week to approve Resolution 13-25, a measure authorizing the governing body to grant city-initiated special exemptions to M1 industrial properties whose existing heavy industrial uses would be made nonconforming by proposed ordinance 2287.

Schroeder said the city is adding an item to the M1 Industrial District use table to require a special exemption for ‘‘heavy industrial uses’’ and that the change could affect a small number of properties. \"These updates may make a limited number of existing heavy industrial properties non conforming,\" Schroeder said, adding she estimates about \"3 to 5 properties\" would be affected. She described examples that could be affected as salvage or junkyards and asphalt manufacturing facilities, including the city streets building where the city manufactures its own asphalt.

The ordinance language presented in the study session would define heavy industrial uses as those \"typically associated with noxious impacts that are not easily contained or mitigated,\" and Schroeder listed possible impacts as \"excessive odor, noise, dust, smoke, vibration, or the potential for fire and explosive hazards.\" She said examples include heavy manufacturing, storage/processing of hazardous substances, raw material or mineral extraction and processing, animal stockyards and slaughterhouses, incineration facilities, salvage or junkyards, and any use requiring special permitting through the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

Schroeder said the city would offer an opt-in, city-initiated special exemption process for affected property owners so those existing uses would be in full compliance with the new M1 rules and so staff would not have to regulate nonconforming uses. Under the plan presented, eligible property owners would need to apply to the planning office no later than Oct. 6, 2025 — six months after the anticipated adoption of ordinance 2287 — and provide the applicant’s name, property owner name, property address, the use believed to be heavy industrial, and how long that use has been conducted on the property. Schroeder said the special-exemption document would be prepared by staff and presented to council at the next regularly scheduled meeting as applications are received.

Schroeder described the alternative process if a property owner missed the Oct. 6 deadline: special-exemption requests received after that date would go before the Board of Adjustment and the property owner would be responsible for the Board of Adjustment application fee. Schroeder said there is also a $75 recording fee for the document. She answered several council questions clarifying that the city would proactively contact owners it identified as potentially affected and that a formal land survey would not be required to participate in the city-initiated exemption process.

Council members questioned outreach and fairness. One council member urged staff to contact the small number of identified properties directly to make sure owners do not miss the six-month window; Schroeder said she has already contacted some owners and planned to reach others. Another council member said property owners also bear responsibility to follow this recurring public process and that staff need not mail notices to every property in the jurisdiction. No formal vote took place during the study session; Schroeder recommended the governing body approve Resolution 13-25 at a future meeting.

Upcoming steps listed by staff include finalizing ordinance 2287, adopting the M1 industrial district changes, and moving forward with the city-initiated special exemption filings and council review. Schroeder said staff will present special-exemption resolutions to council as they are received rather than batching them.","City planner Kelly Schroeder briefed council on Resolution 13-25, a proposal to offer city-initiated special exemptions to existing heavy industrial uses made nonconforming by forthcoming M1 zoning changes; staff estimated 3–5 properties would be affected and recommended council approve the resolution at the next meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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City examines burying Main Street alley utilities; staff estimate ~$1.5M per block

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Sheridan staff to offer city-initiated special exemptions for certain M1 industrial uses