17.65.060 Supplementary regulations.
A. Commercial Establishment Size Limits. The gross floor area of any single retail commercial establishment, building or commercial tenant space within any master planned development shall not exceed twenty-five thousand square feet.
B. Site Layout for Residential and Commercial Buildings. Buildings shall be oriented to the street, pedestrian plazas or landscaped courtyards, and streetscapes shall include pedestrian-friendly amenities such as wider sidewalks, enhanced landscaping, pedestrian-scale lighting, and street furnishings.
1. Ground-floor residential units shall be directly accessed from landscaped courtyards or pedestrian plazas when not adjacent to public streets.
2. Townhomes and all other multihousehold dwelling units with private exterior ground-floor entries shall provide at least twenty square feet of landscaping adjacent to the entry. Landscaped area may be shared between units at a minimum of ten square feet per unit.
3. Single-Household Detached, Two-Household Dwelling Housing and Cottage Housing. All proposed ground-floor single-household units shall contain a minimum of four and a maximum of twelve cottages/units located in a cluster to encourage a sense of community among the residents. A development site may contain more than one cottage housing development.
a. All cottages shall be within sixty feet walking distance of the common open space or pedestrian amenities.
C. Pedestrian Priority. Pedestrian priority areas are areas within a mixed-use MPD development where primary design consideration shall be given to pedestrians rather than vehicles. Such areas shall be subject to the following provisions:
1. All mixed-use developments shall include at least one pedestrian priority area.
2. A pedestrian priority area shall be located between all residential and nonresidential areas or uses and shall be designed to integrate the different types of land uses to the greatest extent practicable.
3. Additional pedestrian priority areas may be required based on site design variables such as the number and location(s) of residential and nonresidential components. In all cases there shall be at least one pedestrian area meeting the requirements of this section for each three hundred feet of public street frontage.
4. The required pedestrian area, plaza or similar gathering space shall have a minimum area of one thousand square feet and a minimum dimension of twenty feet.
5. Outdoor seating areas used by restaurants may be counted toward the total open space and pedestrian priority area requirement.
6. The developer(s) and/or property owner(s) of a mixed-use development shall establish an arrangement to assure the City of a continued standard of maintenance and responsibility of the common open space and recreational facilities. The management and maintenance arrangement shall be approved by the City prior to the occupancy of any buildings within the development.
7. Applicants must successfully demonstrate how the proposed pedestrian area meets all of the following criteria:
a. Paved walking surfaces of either concrete or approved alternative paving;
b. At least two linear feet of seating area (bench, ledge, etc.) or one individual seat per sixty square feet of plaza area or open space (up to fifty percent of seats may be moveable);
c. Location in areas with significant pedestrian traffic to provide interest and security, such as adjacent to a building entry; and
d. Utilization of decorative pavement patterns, tree grates, artwork, landscaping, information kiosks, lighting, fountains or other visual amenities.
D. Sidewalks. Sidewalks and pathways along the facade of mixed-use and retail buildings shall include an eight-foot minimum unobstructed walking surface and street trees placed no more than thirty feet on center per landscaping requirements.
E. Perimeter Setbacks. Perimeter setbacks shall be no less than ten feet in width and shall be adequately landscaped. A landscape plan must bear the stamp of a Utah licensed landscape architect or landscape designer approved by the City.
F. Parking. All off-street parking areas within a mixed-use MPD shall be, when possible, located at the rear or side of a building or complex of buildings, away from public streets and screened from view. Shared drive access routes between commercial developments and parking areas are encouraged to reduce the number of curb-cuts and pedestrian conflicts on a public street.
1. The total number of parking spaces required for a mixed-use project may be reduced by five percent.
2. A reduction of parking standards up to twenty percent may be granted based upon justification shown within a parking impact study. The study shall be subject to review and modification by the City of Moab planning and engineering staff.
G. Facade Transparency. A minimum of fifty percent of any street-facing building facade between three feet and eight feet in height shall be comprised of windows that allow views into and out of indoor spaces. Where unavoidable conflicts with mechanical or other engineering structures occur, this requirement may be reduced and substituted with staff approved architectural detailing.
H. Entrances and Doors. Commercial or mixed-use buildings adjacent to public streets shall have a primary entrance door facing a public sidewalk. Entrances at building corners are encouraged and may be used to satisfy this requirement for corner lots with two public street frontages.
I. Landscaping and Trees Required. In addition to the landscaping requirements of Chapters 17.09 and 12.24, Tree Stewardship, the following landscaping treatments shall be required of all mixed-use MPD in established commercial zones:
1. Street trees of an approved variety shall be planted along all public streets unless otherwise agreed upon during the pre-application conference. All trees shall be a minimum of two inches caliper measured at four feet above the root ball at the time of planting and shall be planted at minimum intervals of thirty feet on center.
2. As an alternative to some of the required street trees, developments may provide pedestrian-scaled light fixtures at the same spacing. However, no less than one tree per sixty lineal feet of the required walkway shall be required. To increase business visibility and accessibility, the responsible official may allow breaks in the required tree coverage adjacent to major building entries.
3. Nonvegetative ground covers, including but not limited to rocks and small stones, crushed rock, cinders, and bark, shall cover no more than twenty percent of the landscaped ground surface. Areas covered by such non-vegetative ground covers shall be broken up as much as possible by live plant materials.
4. A landscape plan must be submitted and bear the stamp of a Utah licensed landscape architect or landscape designer approved by the City. (Ord. 19-13 § 21 (part), 2019; Ord. 15-04 (part), 2015: Ord. 13-09 (part), 2013; Ord. 06-17 (part), 2006)