HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD-CC-2000-07ORDINANCE 2000-07
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.09.090 OF CHAPTER 17.09, TITLE 17, OF THE •
MOAB MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE STORAGE OF LARGE VEHICLES WITHIN
CERTAIN ZONES OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS the Moab City Council on advice of the Moab Planning Commission deems it is
necessary to amend the Moab City Code with respect to allowing the storage of large vehicles within
certain zones for a limited amount of time:
That Section 17.09.090 shall be amended in the Moab Municipal Code to read as follows:
17.09.090 Storage of large vehicles prohibited. It is unlawful to park any vehicle that exceeds
twenty-five feet in length or has a rated capacity of two tons or more for a period of over two hours on
any public street or private property zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, RA-1, 0-1, C-1 or C-5.
A. Commercial or construction vehicles otherwise subjected to this section shall be exempt
when stored or parked incident to construction activity taking place on the property, provided
such vehicles shall not be stored on any site for a period exceeding one year.
B. Agricultural or farm machinery otherwise subject to this section shall be exempt when stored
or parked incident to farming operations on property located within any zone permitting
agricultural uses.
C. Recreation vehicles or campers otherwise subject to this section shall be exempt when stored
or parked on the private property of the vehicle owner.
D. Vehicles used for the specific purpose of moving households from one location to another
that would be subject to this section are exempt, provided such vehicles shall not be parked
for a period not to exceed forty-eight hours.
E. Vehicles used for the express propose of delivery are also exempt for a period not exceed one
hour while deliveries are being made.
F. Vehicles in for repair at an auto repair shop within a C-5 zone shall be exempt.
G. Violations of this section shall be punishable, at the option of the city, either as an infraction,
or by appropriate civil action to enjoin or abate the violation. In any such civil action the
violator shall be liable for fines not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per violation, together
with court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Governing Body of the City of Moab in open session
this 12t day of December, 2000. This shall take effect immediately upon passage.
DONE IN OPEN COUNCIL this 1281 day of December, A.D., 2000.
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Karla R. Hancock
Mayor of Moab City
Rachel Ellison
Moab City Recorder