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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD-CC-1998-05MOAB CITY ORDINANCE NO. 1998- 05 An ordinance enacting a six month temporary moratorium on the issuance of building permits in the C-1 and C-5 zoning districts within the Moab City limits for the purposes of allowing revisions to height and buffering requirements for development within those zones. WHEREAS many residents of Moab City have expressed dissatisfaction with the height, buffering, and landscaping requirements for commercial development in the C-1 zone adjoining existing residential neighborhoods; and WHEREAS the intent behind the creation of the both the C-1 and C-5 zones was to allow limited commercial development to proceed in harmony with residential uses; and WHEREAS there is a compelling public interest in preventing commercial development that harms residential areas, and existing zoning code provisions may prove inadequate for that purpose; and WHEREAS U.C.A. 10-9-404 permits the adoption of temporary zoning regulations for a period not to exceed six months. NOW THEREFORE, MOAB CITY, upon action of the governing body, enacts as follows: 1. No building permits shall issue, nor shall any person engage in any construction or alteration of existing buildings or structures, or otherwise engage in land development of real property located within the C-1 and C-5 zones within the Moab City limits. No petitions to rezone real property currently denominated as C-1 and C-5 shall be accepted for filing during the effective period of this ordinance. 2. The Moab City Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to enforce this ordinance, as provided under existing City Codes. 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage, and shall expire no later than six months following the effective date, unless rescinded upon action by the Governing Body. Passed and adopted by action of the Governing body of Moab City in open session this )Q day of �e r , �,�, , 1998. MOAB CITY CORPORATION yor Karla Hancock Attest: Sandra E. Beaurega d A�t4n4g-City Recorder �eP��y ✓��/gaJ