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ORDINANCE #93-24
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #93-04 AND SECTIONS 17.09.210,
17.09.220 AND 17.09.230 OF CHAPTER 17.09, TITLE 17, OF THE MOAB MUNICIPAL
ORDINANCES REGARDING SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS AND
PROCEDURES APPLICABLE WITHIN ZONES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MOAB CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
That Sections 17.09.210, 17.09.220 and 17.09.230 of Chapter 17.09, Title 17, of the
Moab Municipal Ordinances be and the same are hereby amended and shall read as
follows:
17.09.210 Off-street parking and loading --Generally. The regulations set out in Sections
17.09.220 through 17.09.230 are established to increase safety and lessen congestion in the public streets,
to provide adequately for parking needs associated with the development of land and increased
automobile usage, to set standards for off-street parking according to the amount of traffic generated by
each use, and to reduce the on -street storage of vehicles. There shall be provided minimum off-street
parking spaces with adequate provisions for ingress and egress by standard sized vehicles in accordance
with the requirements of this code at the time of erection of any main building or at the time such
buildings are structurally enlarged or converted to increase the use or capacity of the buildings. Parking
arrangement must be approved by the zoning administrator to ensure safe and convenient traffic
circulation. In required zones hard -surfaced parking for five or more vehicle spaces shall mean covered
with concrete, asphalt or other hard surfacing material approved by the zoning administrator; four inches
of gravel may be allowed for parking lots less than five spaces if the spaces are delineated and are
maintained weed -free.
17.09.220 Off-street parking and loading --Number of spaces. The following required off-street
parking spaces for the particular use are minimum requirements:
A. Residential structures, not including boarding and rooming houses and bachelor dwellings,
shall have parking spaces per dwelling unit as follows:
1. One -family dwellings and mobile homes, two spaces;
2. Two-family dwellings, four spaces;
3. Multiple -family dwellings, one and one-half spaces per dwelling unit.
B. Boarding houses and bachelor dwellings shall have one parking space for each one hundred
square feet of floor space devoted to bedrooms or one space for each two persons domiciled in the
premises, whichever is greater.
C. Hospitals shall have one visitor parking space per two patient beds; plus one parking space for
each employee at work in the hospital during daylight hours.
D. Convalescent, nursing and other such institutions shall have one visitor parking space per three
patient beds, plus one parking space for each employee at work in the home during daylight hours.
E. Hotels and motels shall have one parking space per room or suite.
F. Private clubs and lodge halls shall have one parking space per two hundred square feet of floor
area.
G. Commercial recreation uses shall have one parking space per two hundred square feet of floor
area; outdoor commercial recreation uses shall have one parking space per three patrons based on the
design capacity of the facility.
H. Churches shall have one parking space per four seating spaces in the main assembly room.
I. Theaters, auditoriums, sports arenas, and places of assembly shall have one parking space per
four seating spaces.
J. Mortuaries or funeral parlors shall have one parking space per four seating spaces in the main
assembly room.
K. Medical clinics shall have one parking space per two hundred square feet of floor area.
L. Restaurants, taverns and lounges shall have one parking space per two hundred square feet of
floor area.
M. Banks shall have one parking space per two hundred square feet of floor area in the building.
N. Retail stores, professional offices, personal service shops and other business buildings not
specifically mentioned elsewhere in this section shall have one parking space per three hundred square
feet of floor area, except that in any zone designated as central commercial zone, parking space may be
reduced to three spaces per one thousand square feet of floor area. Retail and wholesale stores that
exceed 10,000 square feet of floor area require one parking space per 100 square feet of floor area for the
amount of floor area that exceeds 10,000 square feet.
O. Industrial, manufacturing and wholesale establishments shall have one parking space per two
employees based on the largest shift.
P. Uses Not Mentioned. The required off-street parking for any building, structure or use of land
of a type which is not listed in this section shall be determined by the board of adjustments. The board of
adjustments shall be guided by comparison with the requirements for similar uses which are listed.
17.09.230 Off-street parking and loading --Location and control of facilities. The off-street parking
facilities required by this title shall be located on the same lot or parcel of land as the use they are
intended to serve except for approved shared parking or payment -in -lieu of parking.
A. Shared parking facilities may be used jointly with parking facilities for other uses when
operations are not normally conducted during the same hours, when peak uses or seasonal uses vary, and
that shared parking lots be located within 300 feet of all businesses being served by such lots. Requests
for shared parking are subject to conditional use approval of the Moab Planning Commission. The
minimum conditions includes the following:
1. Proposal must show sufficient evidence that there will be no substantial conflict in the periods of
peak demand of uses for which the joint use is proposed;
2. A site plan showing the number and location of proposed parking spaces, location and size of
buildings, parcel boundaries, streets, sidewalks, driveways and curb cuts;
3. A written agreement executed by all parties concerned which shall be filed with the Moab City
Recorder.
B. In the event that the Zoning Administrator determines that off-street parking cannot be
reasonably provided in accordance with the provisions of this title, a commercial property owner may be
allowed to make a payment -in -lieu of providing parking spaces, according to the following conditions:
1. A commercial property owner must fill out a payment -in -lieu of parking application and pay a review
fee as established by resolution.
2. The Moab Planning Commission must review any payment -in -lieu of parking requests and after
holding a public hearing, may approve or disapprove such requests.
3. The established payment -in -lieu rate shall be established by resolution and an annual maintenance fee
shall also be established by resolution. Such fees shall be deposited into a parking facilities development
fund and all expenditures from this fund shall be directly spent or encumbered only for the purpose of
operation, maintenance and administration of parking or transit facilities. The fee shall be paid to the
City of Moab according to the following schedule: 50% of the fee shall be paid prior to an issuance of a
building permit and the remaining 50% shall be paid prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy
permit. The City shall annually assess the property to cover the necessary maintenance costs.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage.
DONE IN OPEN COUNCIL this l6th day of November , A.D. 93.
Thomas A Stocks,
Mayor of Moab City
ATTEST•
Joh . West
Re order , f Moab City