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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
AUGUST 29, 2018
Call to Order and Attendance: The Moab City Council held a Special Workshop Meeting on the above
date in the Council Chambers at the Moab City Center, located at 217 East Center Street, Moab, Utah. A
recording of the meeting is archived at http://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html. Mayor Emily Niehaus
called the meeting to order at 12:03 PM. In attendance were Councilmembers Kalen Jones, Rani
Derasary, Mike Duncan and Karen Guzman -Newton. Also in attendance were City Manager David
Everitt, City Recorder/Assistant City Manager Rachel Stenta, Senior Projects Manager Tracy Dutson,
Records Specialist Eve Tallman, Planning Director Jeff Reinhart and Development Services Manager
Sommar Johnson. Two members of the public and media were present.
Conditional Uses in Residential Zones: The workshop consisted of a discussion between Planning staff
and the Mayor and Council members regarding former conditional uses that are proposed changes for
the residential zones and the R-1 zone in particular. Topics discussed included daycare facilities, group
homes, parking demands and traffic concerns, accessory dwelling units, public facilities, churches and
primary dwelling size. Discussion ensued regarding definitions and considerations such as parking and
landscaping for units variously referred to as boarding houses, rooming houses, and bunkhouses. The
Council agreed to further discuss this topic at a future meeting.
During the meeting the following individuals expressed a potential conflict of interest: Mayor Niehaus,
Councilmember Jones and Councilmember Guzman -Newton.
Adjournment: Councilmember Guzman -Newton moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Duncan
seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Guzman -
Newton and Duncan voting aye. Mayor Niehaus adjourned the meeting at 2:06 PM.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
Emily S. Niehaus, Mayor Rachel E. Stenta, City Recorder
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