Ivins extends Black Desert developer's road agreement to May 2027

The Ivins City Council voted 5-0 on June 18, 2026 to extend its memorandum of understanding and agreement with ENLAW LLC, the developer of Black Desert Resort, regarding the Western Corridor through May 31, 2027. Council Member Wayne Pennington made the motion and Council Member Dillon Hurt seconded it. ^[1]

According to the minutes, the developer needed more time for required roadway improvements because of project timing and coordination with adjacent development. The extension allows certificates of occupancy for completed homes in North Village while part of Hamblin Parkway is deferred until the adjacent development is ready. ^[1]

Why the road is being phased

Staff told the council that a partial roadway would end without public access and raise safety concerns. The minutes say the city is protected by an existing completion bond. They do not state the bond's amount. ^[1]

The minutes record no disclosures or conflicts of interest at the meeting. The council approved the June 18 minutes on July 16, 2026. ^[1][2]

The same June 18 agenda included a discussion, without a vote, of the effects of the Black Desert Resort and Shivwits projects on emergency services, transportation, utilities and sewer. ^[1]

Roundabout landscaping

On July 16, 2026, the council voted 5-0 to spend $40,000 in budgeted city funds on landscaping in the Hamblin Parkway roundabout and center medians. The minutes put the total installation cost at about $85,600, with Black Desert Resort funding the remainder and maintaining the new landscaping under an existing maintenance agreement. ^[2]

The fiscal 2027 budget lists $40,000 for Hamblin roundabout landscaping. Its fiscal 2026 columns list $1,068,680 budgeted and $1,230,000 estimated for the Snow Canyon/Hamblin Parkway roundabout. ^[3]

The original agreement

The city's June 18 agenda attaches the original agreement between Ivins and ENLAW, LLC, not the extension. A 12-page scan, it is effective March 5, 2026, runs through July 31, 2026, and carries signatures for ENLAW, the mayor and the city recorder. ^[5]

The agreement separates the North Village subdivision's improvement security from the Hamblin Parkway work. It says that to obtain the city's temporary final acceptance of the subdivision improvements, the developer will complete them and separate $813,000 of the improvement bond for the North Village road section. After final acceptance the city releases the subdivision improvements bond, except for the $813,000, which the city holds until the road section obligations are completed. ^[5]

It sets two warranty amounts. A one-year subdivision warranty bond of $431,450 starts on final acceptance of the subdivision. The road section's own one-year warranty, $81,300, starts only after the developer completes that section and the city accepts it. The agreement says Hamblin Parkway improvements are not part of the subdivision punch list. ^[5]

On certificates of occupancy, the agreement says the city will issue final certificates for North Village homes that otherwise qualify after satisfactory completion of the punch list and inspections, during the agreement's term. When the term ends, unless the parties agree otherwise, the city will require completion of the North Village road section as a condition of further certificates. Changes must be in writing and signed by all parties. ^[5]

These are the contract's terms. They are not a current balance, evidence that any security was released, city debt or proof that work is complete. The June 18 vote described above authorized an extension through May 31, 2027, and the original document's July 31 date does not reverse it. ^[5][1]

Developer deposits

At June 30, 2025, the city's General Fund reported $4,426,749 in developer deposits as a liability. The financial statements do not break that total down by developer or project. ^[4]

The Ledger has not obtained the signed extension document or records of the security now held for the North Village roadway work. It has the original March 2026 agreement, described below. ^[5]