17.45.020 Permitted uses and regulations.
A. Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted-by-right. If a use is not listed it is prohibited.
1. Accessory dwelling units as per Chapter 17.70. Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 ADUs are permitted uses.
2. Agriculture.
3. Day care. Day care shall be permitted to operate subject to the following standards:
a. City of Moab business license is required.
b. A valid day care license or certificate as issued by the State of Utah is required.
c. Applicants for a City business license shall submit a conceptual site plan that indicates:
i. Ingress and egress to the property;
ii. Drop off/pick up areas;
iii. Traffic circulation;
iv. Off-street parking (single-household residence plus space for each FTE staff member);
v. Landscaping;
vi. Buffering or separation from dissimilar uses;
vii. Open space for older kids.
d. Compliance with all applicable City regulations regarding noise, odor and glare.
4. Foster care homes.
5. Group home.
a. Such homes must be licensed by the State of Utah.
b. All exterior aspects of a group home, including its scale and off-street parking configuration, shall conform with the requirements of the R-2 zone.
c. Such homes shall provide off-street parking pursuant to Sections 17.09.210 through 17.09.340.
d. Such homes may provide living arrangements for not more than twelve residents per home (excluding supervisory personnel).
6. Home occupations subject to the requirements set forth in Section 5.80.050.
7. One-household dwellings and accessory uses.
8. Places of worship. All places of worship shall be subject to the regulations established by Utah State Code Annotated (“UCA”). The Planning Department, in accordance with Chapter 17.67, shall receive a complete site plan which demonstrates that:
a. Traffic impacts are minimized so that on-street vehicle flows will not be impeded.
b. Noise, odor, and glare is contained on the property.
c. Landscaping shall be completed in accordance with the provisions outlined in Chapter 17.10, Landscaping Standards. A minimum of fifteen percent of the interior of the parking areas must be landscaped. Trees shall be utilized to provide shade for vehicles and must be of a sufficient size and placement to provide shade to forty percent of the parking area within three years.
d. Possible impacts on adjacent streets, sidewalks, and bike/pedestrian routes have been identified and reduced to minimum levels.
e. Adequate parking for the intended use is provided.
9. Planned unit developments subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter 17.66.
10. Public facilities. This type of use shall be allowed in compliance with the following standards:
a. The proposed use shall be situated on a tract of land sufficient in size to provide for the activities of the use as well as required landscaping, off-street parking, and trails;
b. Landscaping, screening, and fencing shall be installed and maintained to mitigate impacts on surrounding residential uses;
c. Parking areas shall be an all-weather surface such as concrete, asphalt or sealed gravel that will not generate dust or deposit gravel on paved roadways;
d. Compliance with all applicable City regulations regarding noise, odor and glare;
e. Outside storage of equipment, materials, and supplies shall be contained and located within a building or a sight obscuring fence;
f. The use shall demonstrate that there is a benefit to the neighborhood or community;
g. The proposed use shall not generate traffic in excess of the level of traffic associated with the number of residential dwellings that could be permitted on the parcel.
11. Public libraries.
12. Public parks and public recreation buildings.
13. Schools. All schools shall be subject to the regulations established by Utah State Code Annotated. The City, in accordance with Chapter 17.67, shall receive a complete site plan showing that:
a. Traffic impacts are minimized so that on-street vehicle flows will not be impeded.
b. Possible impacts to adjacent streets, sidewalks, and bike/pedestrian routes have been identified and reduced to minimum levels.
14. Two-household dwellings and accessory uses. (Ord. 23-15 § 2, 2023; Ord. 21-16 § 3, 2021; Ord. 19-13 § 21 (part), 2019; Ord. 18-01 (part), 2018: Ord. 12-05 (part), 2012; Ord. 11-01 (part), 2011; Ord. 97-26, 1997; prior code § 27-16-2)