Council approves Riverstone Park Phase 2 final plat for 37 single‑family lots at Dovetail Lane

The Sheridan City Council approved Resolution 14-25 on May 19, adopting the final plat for Riverstone Park Phase 2, a subdivision located at 1150 Dovetail Lane. The approval clears a 98.41-acre property for development into 39 lots (two reserved for future development) with 37 single-family lots in the current phase.

Why this matters: the subdivision is governed by the Villages master plan (adopted April 2024) and the Gateway zoning district; approval commits the city and developer to specified road, utility and platting standards and requires a developer’s agreement with financial assurances before acceptance of infrastructure.

What the council heard: City planner Kelly Schroeder said the phase lies within the master plan’s residential area; single-family detached lots in this phase range from about 8,000 to 15,000 square feet and the parcel’s portion under consideration is roughly 10.66 acres for calculation of density. The master plan allows up to five units per acre; at that density the area could host up to 53 lots, and the developer’s proposal of 37 lots is within the allowable density.

Infrastructure and access notes in staff presentation: - Roadways: Dovetail Lane will be extended as a major street with a 60-foot right-of-way and a 39-foot pavement width with detached sidewalks; Kearney Court and Timberland Drive are local streets with 60-foot right-of-way and 36-foot pavement width with attached sidewalks. - Emergency/secondary access: an emergency secondary access will connect Dovetail Lane to Yellowtail (called Yellowtail/Yellowstone in different slides) to provide circulation and future phase access. - Utilities: a sanitary sewer main is shown between lots 24 and 25 placed in a 25-foot utility easement; that segment will not be accepted for city maintenance until future phases connect, and future phases required to connect must construct a manhole at developer expense and provide designated hard-surface access. - Other: Planning Commission held public hearings on the preliminary plat (Feb. 10, 2025) and recommended approval of the final plat; staff sent notices to 26 surrounding property owners and received no public comments for this final plat.

Council procedure and vote: Planner Schroeder recommended the plat meets municipal code subdivision criteria (Appendix B §204(a) and Appendix C §202(a)). A motion to approve Resolution 14-25 passed with aye votes from council members; the council recorded passage and directed the developer agreement and financial assurances be recorded with the final plat prior to acceptance of infrastructure.

Next steps: the developer will record a developer’s agreement and provide required financial assurances and will construct the public improvements to city standards; future subdivision phases will be required to dedicate open space shown conceptually in the Villages master plan and to place required parkland and pathways when those phases are platted.