City planner presents package rezoning to B2 for nine properties and easement vacation at 130 West Coy

Kelly Schroeder, Sheridan city planner, presented staff’s recommendation to rezone nine properties between North Main, Canfield and Coy streets from B1 to B2 and separately briefed council on a petition to vacate a 16-foot utility easement on Lot 1 of the Mac Subdivision at 130 West Coy Street.

Schroeder told council the nine parcels are owned by seven owners and include a mix of active commercial, equipment storage and a single-family residence. She listed the parcels and owners by address: 190 Canfield (ACH Investments), 133 Canfield (Trent and Heidi Stewart), 124 Canfield (DNP Investments), 2420 North Main, 2048 North Main and 52 West Coy (all owned by Barney R. Averill, trustee of the Bar T Trust), 130 West Coy (7 Pillars Resources LLC), 251 West Coy (Richard J. Mack) and 252 West Coy (currently single-family residential).

Schroeder said the properties were annexed into the city in 1973 and carry B1 zoning from that time; she said the area now functions more like B2 — with larger lots, warehousing, equipment storage and light industrial uses — and that rezoning would better match historic development and current uses. She described the difference between districts: B1 lists a limited set of 11 allowed uses (small-scale retail, offices, restaurants, small bakeries, etc.), while B2 allows any use except a list of 47 restricted heavier-industrial activities.

Staff received signed, notarized petitions from all seven property owners for the nine parcels. Schroeder said notices were mailed to 33 nearby property owners, a legal ad was published in the Sheridan Press and signs were posted on the properties. She reported one inquiry from an adjacent property owner concerned about potential future uses at 130 West Coy.

On the easement vacation, Schroeder said the utility easement was created during a recent replat (Mac Subdivision) to preserve a now‑abandoned water service line; City utilities confirmed the line was abandoned and staff notified public and private utility companies twice by certified mail and mailed notices to 17 nearby property owners with no objections reported. Staff will recommend council approve the 16-foot easement vacation at 130 West Coy.

Schroeder said Planning Commission will be asked to recommend approval to City Council; if advanced, the City Council public hearing and first reading were scheduled for June 2, second reading for June 16 and third reading for July 7. No formal council action occurred at the study session; Schroeder fielded council questions about whether the rezoning was applicant-driven (she said property owners initiated and paid associated costs), whether the change could be considered spot zoning (staff said not in this case because of existing surrounding commercial uses), and whether the single-family parcel included in the petition had been asked to participate (Schroeder said all seven owners petitioned to be included).