17.04.050 Map amendment policy declaration.
For the purpose of establishing and maintaining sound, stable and desirable development within the City of Moab, zoning map amendments are to be discouraged. Zoning map amendments shall only be approved if the applicant establishes that one or more of the following standards apply to the subject real property:
A. The land to be zoned was zoned in error and, as presently zoned, is inconsistent with the policies and goals of the City’s General Plan.
B. The area for which a map amendment is requested has changed or is changing to such a degree that it is in the public interest to encourage a redevelopment of the area.
C. The proposed map amendment is necessary in order to provide land for a use which was not anticipated at the time of the adoption of the City’s General Plan, and that such change will be consistent with the policies and goals of the plan. Special consideration shall be given to existing conditions on and around the area in question, including the changing nature of the area, land uses, densities, and the height and scale of both existing and proposed structures. (Ord. 08-03 (part), 2008)