Moab City Zoning Code
17.42 R-1
Single-Household Residential Zone
17.42.010 Objectives and characteristics.
The objective in establishing the R-1 residential zone is to encourage creation and maintenance of a residential area within the City which is characterized by large lots on which single-household dwellings are situated, surrounded by well-kept lawns, trees and other plantings, or other normally accepted landscaping. A minimum of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and quiet residential conditions favorable to household living and the rearing of children shall also be characteristic of this zone.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this title and to promote the characteristics of this zone, the regulations set out in this chapter shall apply in the R-1 residential zone. (Ord. 19-13 § 21 (part), 2019; prior code § 27-15-1)
17.42.020 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. 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-1 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 eight residents per home (excluding supervisory personnel).
5. Home occupations subject to the requirements set forth in Section 5.80.050.
6. One-household dwellings and accessory uses.
7. 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.
8. Planned unit developments subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter 17.66.
9. 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.
10. Public libraries.
11. Public parks and public recreation buildings.
12. 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. (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. 95-17 (part), 1995; prior code § 27-15-2)
17.42.030 Area requirements.
An area of not less than ten thousand square feet shall be provided and maintained for each one-household dwelling and uses accessory thereto and at least twenty thousand square feet for all other buildings.
An area of not less than five acres shall be provided and maintained for each planned unit development, except that there shall be no area requirements for additions to an approved planned unit development. (Ord. 19-13 § 21 (part), 2019; prior code § 27-15-3)
17.42.040 Width requirements.
The minimum width of any building site for a dwelling shall be ninety linear feet. (Ord. 97-25 (part), 1997)
17.42.050 Location requirements.
A. Front Setback. All buildings and structures shall be set back at least twenty-five feet from the front lot line or fifty-five feet from the centerline of any public street, whichever is greater.
B. Side Setback. All dwellings shall be set back from the side property line a distance of at least ten feet and the total distance of the two side setbacks shall be at least twenty-four feet. On corner lots, the side setback from any street shall not be less than twenty feet from the property line.
C. Rear Setback. For interior lots, all dwellings and other main buildings shall be set back from the rear property line a distance of at least fifteen feet. For corner lots, all dwellings and other main buildings shall be set back from the rear property line a distance of at least twenty feet.
D. The minimum side setback for accessory buildings on interior and corner lots is listed in Section 17.09.560, Accessory use or structure. (Ord. 19-13 § 10, 2019; Ord. 10-14, 2010; Ord. 97-25 (part), 1997: prior code § 27-15-4)
17.42.060 Special requirements.
The following special provisions shall apply in this zone in order to protect its essential characteristics and to promote the purpose of this title:
A. The ground floor area of the primary dwelling shall be at least one thousand two hundred square feet.
B. No dust, odor, smoke, vibration, directed illumination, or intermittent glare or noise shall be emitted which is discernible beyond the premises, except for normal traffic movements.
C. The maximum density in a planned unit development shall not exceed five dwellings per acre of land contained within the development. (Ord. 23-14 § 4, 2023; Ord. 18-01 (part), 2018: Ord. 97-25 (part), 1997: prior code § 27-15-5)
17.42.070 Supplementary regulations.
See also Supplementary Requirements and Procedures Applicable Within Zones (Chapter 17.09 of this title). (Ord. 97-25 (part), 1997: prior code § 27-15-6)