17.10.020 Scope and applicability.
In landscaped areas or where landscaping is required, such landscaping shall comply with the requirements set forth in this title for the specific use and location. The specific requirements relating to landscaping standards shall comply with the level of associated requirements based on scale of development, outlined in the review and procedures section of this title. Exemptions and exceptions are outlined in the review procedures.
A. Required Landscaping.
1. In addition to the specific sections of the Moab Municipal Code requiring landscaping, screening, or buffering, the requirements and regulations specified in this title shall apply to all provisions and processes requiring landscaping, including:
a. Permitted residential uses, including single-household dwellings, two-household dwellings, and multi-household dwellings between three and six units, shall require at least seventy percent of the area contained within a required front or side yard adjacent to a street in any residential or residential-agricultural zone shall be landscaped.
B. Reserved Landscaping Standards.
1. Where specific landscaping standards apply through requirements of a particular use or approval criteria, the more direct requirements of that section shall apply in addition to the standards included in this chapter relating to water conservation methods.
2. Any governing documents, such as bylaws, operating rules, covenants, conditions, and restrictions that govern the operation of a common interest development, are void and unenforceable if they:
a. Prohibit, or include conditions that have the effect of prohibiting, the use of water-conserving plants as a group; or
b. Have the effect of prohibiting or restricting compliance with this chapter. (Ord. 23-08 § 3, 2023)